Irony plays a large role in Demna’s Balenciaga offerings. The designer has created everything from platform Crocs to high-fashion Erewhon merch, and to understand his clothes, one must have a sense of humour (even if the jokes are questionable). This theme continued at the label’s spring/summer 2025 show in Paris today.
Sitting front row , Katy Perry wore a Balenciaga look that was certainly not your average LBD: her pocketed and zippered look was the dress equivalent of a bum bag. Yes, you know the bag I’m talking about: the kind your dad would wear fastened around his waist while touring a city on holiday. Perry’s dress had all the zippers and pockets required for your travelling needs, only they were fashioned into a fitted black dress and paired with leather Pantaboots and futuristic shield shades.
The unlikely look is exactly the kind that Demna has been mastering at Balenciaga – similar to his dust bag and towel skirts . And this is Paris Fashion Week, after all – a time to experiment. Not everyone is keen on leaving the house in a fanny pack-inspired look, but Katy Perry is clearly all in.
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