Balenciaga, the high-end retail outlet famed for its Triple S and very questionable Speed trainers, is getting into the game merchandise business with a Fortnite clothing range that will cost you just about an arm and a leg. Take the plain white shite featured in the lead image of this article: that will set you back $995. We are sure the clothing brand will argue the garment is manufactured with the most high-end materials available, but lads, it's a white shirt with the words "Fortnite Balenciaga" stitched into one side. Maybe the pocket just below the logo adds further value? We're not so sure.
If you wanted to splash even more cash, you could pair the shirt with a cap in the same colour featuring the same logo, except it also dons Fortnite location name Retail Row on the front, spelt out in different languages. Then there's also a rather standard t-shirt for $495, Nevermind Cat sunglasses are sold at $630 and are already out of stock, and a black sweatshirt for $1,150 — it too is already out of stock. If you really want to check out the full range, click through the link.
Alternatively, if you'd rather look like a real-life Balenciaga model within Fortnite, the Battle Royale game is offering a range of in-game items for purchase inspired by past looks the brand has offered. They include backpack back bling cosmetics, which would cost you $900 in the real world, and new pickaxes based on those horrible Speed trainers. So, if you've got a son or daughter that's currently obsessed with Fortnite, we suppose you've now found the Christmas present you've been looking for.
[source balenciaga.com, via pcgamer.com]
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PLAIN WHITE SH*TE
That’s not even a typo, that’s just straight facts 😂😂😂
If you're buying a non tailored plain white cotton shirt for more than £150 you're definitely wasting money, good for you. You can always just buy a Tesco shirt for about 8 quid and use a marker to write on it 'Not a mug' in marker.
I didn't know Ben Shapiro did modelling work on the side. He's absolutely rockin' those shades.
I'll have two please... NOT lol. Crazy.
Chose: PS5+XSX OR a shirt with "Fortnite" written onto it and weird sunglasses
When an outfit costs more than your car is when you know these clothes are not designed for people like you.
Wow what a great price lmfao
I can get that printed myself online for £10 💷😂
Forgetting about the money for a second... you could always just buy cheap knock-offs on the market and no one would be able to tell the difference... but why would anyone want to wear this stuff in the first place??? I think most people would think you were a complete bell*nd if they saw you walking down the street wearing this (even without knowing how much it cost).
Must be for the influencers and youtubers?
I'll give them $2 max and that's my final offer.
Looks like the sorta stuff they give Game staff to wear to promote a game…. The stuff they then can’t give away and if you end up with it in your house in becomes your painting shirt…. Who is buying that?!? Seriously?
@fR_eeBritney that is (and I’m not saying you are wrong” the biggest damning of influencers I’ve seen… who would want to wear this?!? Nobody…
Must be for you tubers and influencers who will wear and do anything for money…
I don't even have a 1,000, an I would sooner wipe my ass with that then buy fortnite anything.
Premium MTX tho
Yyeeeahh..... How about NO.
Is fresh yo ~ for one wear, then over time it gets pushed to the back of a very long rack.
Tax the rich, please.
$1000 is about what they'd have to pay me to wear that in public
Sadly someone will actually purchase this.
Tbf kids ( well not quite but still 17/18 case and point being my Mrs wee bro and has mates) who all live with their mum's on a part time wages/college yet somehow manage to spend 400 quid on their disgusting trainers. So I expect this still to sell.
Any time I see Balenciaga gear I can't help but laugh at the idiot tax they apply to their clobber.
Definately the right model used to advertise to nerdy teenage virgins, not trying to make it more appealing or anything lol, guess they just gotta embrace it by this point
Imagine being the parent of the teenager this is marketed towards whose friends all have one, they swear! "Dad I hate you, you're poor!. cries in which of my 200 Fortnite skins to choose"
Thanks Tim Sweeney, lol. You're really looking out for us gamers.
@solocapers In the Netherlands a lot of teenagers and even some adults live with their parents because there is no affordable housing and there are waiting lists of 10 plus years. And i dont need to worry i cant even afford these insane prices for a simple shirt and some ugly glasses. 🤪
Is this what end-game capitalism looks like?
Quite fetching.
@Flaming_Kaiser it's no different in the UK.. lucky if you get to your 30s and have enough deposit to buy a house.
It's more younger gen would rather spend 400 quid on trainers and appear to be well off when they pull, take someone home and have to be quiet for their parents.
Good luck with that.
@ShadowofSparta Why bother adding more tax? They'll get out of it with "philanthropic" donations.
@Subsided Virgins? If they're blowing this kinda cash they could get a couple of escorts for an hour for not a penny more. Yes, I used to have a friend that won money from gambling and was tired of not getting any action for a few years... Because he was always broke because of his gambling haha
@solocapers I know the issue of being home and sometimes its really some with some stupid choices made. But then again this problem is with kids that have these kinds of cash to start with.
I see they've taken a page out of Kanye West's book
@Flaming_Kaiser yea it's a little loose tbf. They don't have that money.. they have Klarna 😂
I hope Balenciaga knows exactly where he can shove his $1000 Fortnite shirt. Right where the sun don't shine.
@ShadowofSparta and the stupid to LOL
That shirt will go well with pants with big polka dots, oversized shoes, and a big bright orange afro wig. So yea, definitely worth a thousand bucks.
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