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Balenciaga Paris destroyed sneaker campaign

Campaign · 2022 · Notable

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Destroyed sneaker images reached a Weibo hashtag with 390 million reported views.

julha

@julia_lourenco · May 9, 2022

os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser

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Original · @julia_lourenco

Carla Lemos 🌺✨

@carlinha · May 9, 2022

os novos tênis da Balenciaga são a prova de que todo a galera que trabalha na marca acorda e pensa “como é que a gente vai testar os rico hoje?”

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Post · @carlinha on X

Leo Bittencourt

@Leobiteco · May 9, 2022

Alguma fábrica da Balenciaga pegou fogo e os caras simplesmente não quiseram dar o braço a torcer.

julha@julia_lourenco

os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser

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Post · @Leobiteco on X

luscas

@luscas · May 9, 2022

a balenciaga vendendo tênis direto do lixão

julha@julia_lourenco

os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser

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Post · @luscas on X

Pop Base

@PopBase · May 10, 2022

Balenciaga releases new ‘Paris Sneakers’ collection for $1,850 a pair.

3.2K450
Post · @PopBase on X

Seth Fowler

@RealSethFowler · May 9, 2022

Alright, this is the worst sneaker I’ve seen today… Balenciaga has to be trollin

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Post · @RealSethFowler on X

Joe Pompliano

@JoePompliano · May 9, 2022

Balenciaga is releasing a new pair of shoes, and I have to assume they are just trolling people at this point.

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Post · @JoePompliano on X
os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser
@julia_lourenco on X
os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser
@julia_lourenco on X
os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser
@julia_lourenco on X
os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser
@JoePompliano on X
Balenciaga’s Paris sneaker campaign portraits, photographed by Leopold Duchemin.
Balenciaga / Leopold Duchemin
Balenciaga releases new ‘Paris Sneakers’ collection for $1,850 a pair.
@PopBase on X
Balenciaga releases new ‘Paris Sneakers’ collection for $1,850 a pair.
@PopBase on X
Balenciaga's $1,850 'full destroyed' sneakers raise eyebrows online
NBC News
THE SALVATION ARMY - Cloudfactory
Cloudfactory
1.450 Euro für ein Paar zerstörter Turnschuhe?! - Die Heilsarmee in Deutschland
The Salvation Army Germany
Alright, this is the worst sneaker I’ve seen today… Balenciaga has to be trollin
@RealSethFowler on X
Images from Balenciaga's latest campaign.
The Business of Fashion
$1,850 ‘Destroyed’ Sneakers by Balenciaga Trolled in China - RADII
RADII

Spread Score

How it works
Reach60ContagionNo data yetBreadth50Velocity29Longevity1844

Numbers

Weibo hashtag views (exposure; not unique users)
390M
As of May 17, 2022 · Open web · RADII
Peak date
Week of May 9, 2022
May 9 ’22 to Week of May 9, 2022
Platforms
5
Started on X
Origin
Seeded
Fashion & accessories

Mechanics

  • ControversyPrimary
  • Transgression
  • Scarcity drop
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Balenciaga seeded destroyed-shoe portraits to selected media and tastemakers. Ridicule and poverty criticism met a keep-forever defense. A Dutch Salvation Army derivative copied the storefront, using genuinely worn shoes and product copy to invite donations.

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  1. May 2022

    Balenciaga precursor · May 9 ’22

    Sent the destroyed portraits to selected media and tastemakers; BoF later reported that the brand largely stayed quiet.[10]

    Images from Balenciaga's latest campaign.
    Open the first post ↗
  2. @julia_lourenco seed · May 9 ’22

    Julha shared the sneaker pictures and invited readers to think what they wanted.[1]

    os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser
  3. Carla Lemos / Seth Fowler / Joe Pompliano backlash · May 9 ’22

    Carla Lemos mocked the launch; Fowler and Pompliano called it trolling.[2][4][5]

Origin
Seeded
Sector
Fashion & accessories
Region
Global
Weibo hashtag views (exposure; not unique users)
390M
As of May 17, 2022 · Open web · RADII
Evidence
Grade B

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13 more events on this chart

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  1. May 2022

    Balenciaga precursor · May 9 ’22

    Sent the destroyed portraits to selected media and tastemakers; BoF later reported that the brand largely stayed quiet.[10]

    Images from Balenciaga's latest campaign.
    Open the first post ↗
  2. @julia_lourenco seed · May 9 ’22

    Julha shared the sneaker pictures and invited readers to think what they wanted.[1]

    os novos tênis da balenciaga vou postar aqui e você pense o que quiser
  3. Carla Lemos / Seth Fowler / Joe Pompliano backlash · May 9 ’22

    Carla Lemos mocked the launch; Fowler and Pompliano called it trolling.[2][4][5]

  1. backlash · May 9 ’22

  2. backlash · May 9 ’22

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