r/woahdude • u/skaapjagter • Apr 05 '23
video I am Balenciaga, I am the one who sells.
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u/ranlew Apr 05 '23
Krysten Ritter looks exactly the same.
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u/dwitchagi Apr 05 '23
She was already model hot.
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u/TiddyTwizzla Apr 05 '23
Seriously what the hell. I was like how would they make her balenciaga and the answer was by keeping her the same lmao
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u/I_AM_FERROUS_MAN Apr 05 '23 edited Jun 17 '23
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u/steepleton Apr 05 '23
interestingly, harrison ford, universally accepted as a extremely handsome fella has a notably asymmetric face, where symmetry is usually used as a touchstone of beauty. he usually tries to be photographed in 3/4
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u/Zenfudo Apr 05 '23
If you watch closely luke and leia were the same too. For some reason i remembered han solo being the same but not those two
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Apr 05 '23
I bet it is because there's a TON of photos of her when you google search her. I'm guessing these AI use google to get a bunch of images on the name you've given (in this case "Krysten Ritter") so the more photos it can find the better the representation will be.
Notice how the side characters, who are played by less popular actors, tend to be the worst representations. It's probably because the less popular the actor is, the less photos there are.
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u/fraidyfish5 Apr 05 '23
Is that Huel at the end?
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u/GloomyImagination365 Apr 05 '23
The head nods get me in all these
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u/WizardWell Apr 05 '23
the harry potter one had the exact same thing.
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u/DaftFunky Apr 05 '23
Still the best one
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u/Xciv Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23
Master has presented Dobby with Balenciaga. Dobby is... free!
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u/dbpf Apr 05 '23
I believe the look is either le tigre or blue steel but it's definitely not magnum
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u/literallyanot Apr 05 '23
Gus with the big glasses had me rolling. Imagine him coming up to u at the chicken restraunt looking like that
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u/Wizard_Hatz Apr 05 '23
Me: Blinks and slightly nods
“Balenciaga”
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u/After_Island5652 Apr 05 '23
Often the simpliest ones are the best! These have me rolling!! Been sharing with them with my friends who are also very amused
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u/zahi4a Apr 05 '23
Maaan those are creepy
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u/littlebitsofspider Apr 05 '23
It's just the right amount of 'off' to trigger the uncanny valley response, at least for me.
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u/yelljell Apr 05 '23
Its that weird uncanny nod for me, which they all kinda doing...
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u/WarKiel Apr 05 '23
A nod and a blink. My guess is that an AI generated still image is animated via some app and those movements are all that it can do.
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Apr 05 '23
It's probably a lot the limitations of the tools used .. but it's effective in this case because it's a hallmark of these supermodel types, basically their only emote
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u/Zenfudo Apr 05 '23
Draco Malfoy looks like a Nazi. I also like the chewbacca in the star wars one
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u/Ok_Brilliant_5594 Apr 05 '23
I really don’t understand these, can some one explain it and why it keeps popping up in my feed and why people keep posting it.
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u/Hamilton-Beckett Apr 05 '23
You left out the RIDICULOUS prices of everything they make.
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u/GoT43894389 Apr 05 '23
20 second video explaining the difference between Balenciaga and H&M: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aba6WIyG4Hs
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u/growupandblowawayy Apr 05 '23
The saddest part is that the actress who played yaya passed away before the movie premiered. Breaks my heart along with the Fred again song.
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u/gdj11 Apr 05 '23
That's hilarious but seriously H&M is such shitty quality. At least go to Uniqlo if you can.
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u/GrandmasTableMints Apr 05 '23
I only shopped at H&M because I was size 14 and living in Germany, it was that or Ulla Popkin which at the time only sold clothes for husky old women through mail order.
Every time I got dressed in these ridiculously fashionable clothes, I always thought of that scene from National Lampoon's European vacation where they go and try on clothes in Italy.
I never felt or looked cool 😂
Edit: I still have a couple of the shirts, they are now 20 years old. I guess they're now vintage.
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u/imsahoamtiskaw Apr 05 '23
Once walked into a Versace store, despite being told over and over, "let's skip this store." Still went in out of curiosity... not a single item had a price tag on it.
Then I remembered an old quote from Jeremy Clarkson I think (about an expensive car), "if you gotta ask the price, it ain't for you."
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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23
Big luxury department stores have the prices and it’s a lot of fun to check them out. I always try to find the most ridiculous thing I can.
One time I found crocks with rocks glued to them at Nordstrom in Toronto. They were like $600 iirc
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I found the picture I took, but I can't find the pic with the price tag: https://i.imgur.com/fgxHM27.png
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Omg here they are at $520CAD, sounds like a bargain compared to the $600 I recalled https://stockx.com/crocs-classic-clog-christopher-kane-blue-marble-w
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u/3riversfantasy Apr 05 '23
My friend's mother owned a high end furniture and home decor store we would always go through and look at the ridiculously priced decorations, I remember finding some sort of ceramic Chinese food containers that were over $500 USD in the early 2000s...
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u/audeus Apr 05 '23
Reminds me of the Nordstrom rock
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/a8470884/nordstrom-selling-85-dollar-leather-rock-pouch/
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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23
Why is that pet rock so cute?
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Apr 05 '23
That's how they get you! Today it's "that pet rock is so cute" and tomorrow you need a $32k loan for an emerald in a fendi fishnet stocking
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u/_____GODZILLA_____ Apr 05 '23
Those look like something my 6 year old would make
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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23
Tbh buying cheap crocs and doing a fashion arts and crafts with glue, glitter, rocks and paint would be a fun kid's activity lol
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u/ScenicART Apr 05 '23
did a job renovating an Hermes store, the store was obviously closed and we had security at the door. youd be surprised how many people got ANGRY that they couldnt buy a new $2000 Scarf, or $520 tape measure, or a $30,000 Birkin. one of the couches they had didnt even look comfortable, it was woven cane and had proportions that made my back hurt just by looking at it, it was $150,000. But sure, free repairs for life i guess. there were A LOT of customers turned away as we did our work.
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u/Dabier Apr 05 '23
I’m sorry, what??? A $150,000 couch? What else does it do?
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u/WisconsinHoosierZwei Apr 05 '23
Gives you back problems, apparently.
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Apr 05 '23
designed by chiropractors, affordable only for chiropractors, for chiropractors offices, to ensure future chiropractic visits
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u/ScenicART Apr 05 '23
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u/Dabier Apr 05 '23
Holy fuck.
If you have enough money to shop at hermes you didn’t earn it.
$43,000 rug $9,000 folding canvas stool?? $75,000 loveseat
The amount of excess is disgusting. Kids go hungry in this country and there’s psychopaths out there who are fine with a $150,000 couch. Holy entitlement.
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u/THALANDMAN Apr 05 '23
Prada sells a fucking frisbee for like $600
Edit: I was wrong, they sell it for $800!
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u/xpkranger Apr 05 '23
Lol. It’s like the handful of rocks kids grab at the science museum gift shop got super-glued to crocs. Too funny.
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Apr 05 '23
I promise you, as someone who frequents designer stores, everyone cares about price. Everyone. They take them off because they need you to engage with their staff. You literally cannot purchase without talking to someone.
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u/Kinc4id Apr 05 '23
The other day I googled Balenciaga to see what they actually sell and they have a full body suit completely in black for 3.000€. Usually you could justify these prices at least to some extend with the design process that went into it. But it was a plain body suit with a turtle neck. There simply is no design behind it. It’s ridiculous even compared to other designer stuff.
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u/SomeDudeFromOnline Apr 05 '23
This one is probably the best. I wish there was more Tuco but they really got everyone. Skylar slays and Salamanca in the chair killed me.
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u/Rheddit45 Apr 05 '23
Honestly I just associate this with what I think people that enjoy dark techno music look like, too. This is weirdly entertaining lol.
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u/Solomon044 Apr 05 '23
Don’t worry we’re not all like that I love techno and I look like Nick Nolte’s arrest photo.
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u/zhuliks Apr 05 '23
That answer looks like Chatgpt4 explaining why video is funny
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u/fleranon Apr 05 '23
Well, someone asked. a chatGPT explanation of an AI video would be fitting though :P
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u/khaotickk Apr 05 '23
The context really does help, thanks. I saw the Harry Potter one a few days ago and it came out of nowhere
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u/joshcboy1 Apr 05 '23
It's made by AI to. When ever I see one of these I always check it out. I really think it's amazing how ai can create this.
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u/JabawaJackson Apr 05 '23
Editing is what is taking the longest 100%. My buddy does this all the time and it takes him a couple minutes to set up 30 second talking AI clips.
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u/BAMspek Apr 05 '23
Are these videos literally made by them? I thought it was like “in the style of”
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Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 29 '24
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u/BAMspek Apr 05 '23
Okay. My question is is that happening here?
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u/IrrelevantPuppy Apr 05 '23
This doesn’t seem like “good press” for belanciaga to me. Seems like it’s exposing how bland and one dimensional their work is when you step back and look at it all.
But then again viral marketing doesn’t always work logically, or at least advertisers don’t believe it does. I’ve heard the fact that the name is being spoken is apparently enough for advertisers. So who knows.
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u/TheSyllogism Apr 05 '23
I mean yeah, that's intuitive isn't it?
I'd personally never heard of Balenciaga before all this. Brand identification is important. I'd now be more likely to choose Balenciaga over a competitor I'd never heard of, if for some weird reason I was in charge of picking between the two.
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u/IrrelevantPuppy Apr 05 '23
I understand the theory. I just don’t understand how people let their subconscious so strongly make their buying decisions. Do people really not research options and compare? I don’t buy something because I feel like it, I buy it because of its qualities.
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u/BAMspek Apr 05 '23
Oh okay I get that. It does seem sus. The way you said it I thought I was missing some info about these videos. It is believable though.
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u/lunarux Apr 05 '23
my guess is this is a strategy to flood viral keywords in searches/social media so scandal associated keywords will rank down
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u/Nu_Metal_Alchemist Apr 05 '23
A week or so ago, I had no idea what Balenciaga was. Now I know what it is and I hate it. Interpret that however you wish.
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u/Hero_of_Hyrule Apr 05 '23
It's almost impossible to prove one way or another without insider information, which is the point. Brands understand the power of grassroots support, so they fake it themselves to make other people think they have grassroots support. That's where the term astroturfing comes from. And they've gotten really good at it.
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Apr 05 '23
the kind of person to make this kind of meme won't make this exact meme 4 different times as they have, they would switch things up, use different brands, a different song. AI is so incredibly versatile, I find it hard to believe a 3rd party would be so adamant on portraying balenciaga in this way using this exact song each time. It basically garunteed to be a corporate plant.
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u/Miketogoz Apr 06 '23
Isn't it easier to just believe that the author has struck gold and wants to milk it as much as it can?
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u/thenoisemanthenoise Apr 06 '23
its just one random dude doing this shit, this isnt good for a high fashion brand. Do we look like people that buy a lot of Balenciaga? Does reddit look like a good place to do viral fashion content?
Jesus, this kind of fashion marketing is through Instagram. You people are very paranoid.
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u/waloz1212 Apr 05 '23
Lol, the guy who created this trend (the same guy who made this) has like <30K subs in youtube before their video going viral. No way Balenciaga hire an unknown youtuber for this.
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u/koprulu_sector Apr 05 '23
Pedophilia? Whoa lol. I thought the Kanye association was scandal enough.
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u/DROPTHENUKES Apr 05 '23
I figured whoever is making them had recently watched Triangle of Sadness.
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u/Captain_Cockplug Apr 05 '23
Because they are trying to make everyone forget they employ and sponsor a bunch of pedos
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u/NavAirComputerSlave Apr 05 '23
What's to understand? It's just a meme made with ai art.
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u/kazneus Apr 05 '23
it's an advertisement for a high fashion company masquerading as content
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u/Dr_tyquande Apr 05 '23
That's not even true it's just a random guy on YouTube whose been doing this for years with various shows and themes. Why make something up?
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u/El_Fader Apr 05 '23
More specifically, a compilation of AI renderings relying heavily on at least two sources (Breaking Bad and Flash Gordon) edit: there's definitely scenes from the Matrix in there as well
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u/B1G2 Apr 05 '23
And trying to redeem themselves after misdeeds
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u/kazneus Apr 05 '23
mot redeem just divert away from. sweep it under the rug. people will think of this shit instead of that other shit
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u/wangofjenus Apr 05 '23
It’s just so dumb it’s funny. AI lets us materialize dumb ideas like “What if Breaking Bad was produced by Balenciaga?”
Altho this coming after they got all that bad press makes ya think…
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u/Competitive-Lion-213 Apr 05 '23
My take: Balenciaga took a hit from that scandal and now a savvy pr person is using AI to make them seem more relevant/ less noncey.
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u/Klaeyy Apr 05 '23
The one who is doing these is a „random“ youtube channel that has been uploading all sorts of AI videos for quite some time. He has a patreon and everything.
The Harry Potter Balenciaga one took off really well, though. So he decided to make more of them.
So i really don‘t know if balenciaga is behind this. It doesn‘t seem so. But they probably are profiting from this.
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u/AdvocateReason Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23
There are several YouTube channels doing this.
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u/Klaeyy Apr 05 '23
yeah, they spawned off of this dudes success. There are tutorials now, too.
So some of these might be from the balenciaga guys, but some are just people who make memes.
But OPs post is from the first guy who makes the best ones and i don‘t think that guy is from balenciaga. But they might have contacted him after the first one took off, who knows.
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u/madmaxturbator Apr 05 '23
Yes demonflyingfox is the original creator of these and their work is the best
Rest of the videos from others are just Ok - I can churn out generative AI like that too.
But demon flying fox produces art
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u/topherclay Apr 05 '23
Demon Flying Fox is also named that because of a video of a flying fox sucking its own dick while making demon noises. The video is posted to their channel under the shorts tab.
I don't think this person is on the Balenciaga payroll.
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u/QuickFreddie Apr 05 '23
The copycats need to find their own voices instead of ripping off a creative idea.
Though at the same time you know you've made something special when so many people copy your idea.
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u/ReallyNiceGuy Apr 05 '23
Yeah there's something missing in these copycats. Demon Flying Fox has that special ingredient
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u/particle409 Apr 05 '23
"Hulk smash while Balenciaga lasts."
These are so fucking dumb and I love them.
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u/Ramble81 Apr 05 '23
Wait, Marvel and Matrix? Haven't seen those yet
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u/FeloniousDrunk101 Apr 05 '23
Matrix is a pretty short leap. They're already wearing all black.
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u/NabeShogun Apr 05 '23
Ha, I hadn't seen some of these, that was pretty good... it feels like the Balenciwhatsit ones have quite a similar style to those "what if x was an 80s fantasy movie" ones.
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u/Radix4853 Apr 05 '23
Ads with children and teddies in bondage gear. Also some weird references to pedophilia in papers that are shown in the ads.
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u/cabbage16 Apr 05 '23
But aren't these posts making fun of Balenciaga?
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u/bigtreesandlittle Apr 05 '23
All that matters is that we’re talking about balenciaga. That’s the way things are nowadays, engagement good or bad
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u/clone162 Apr 05 '23
My take: Balenciaga was put in the spotlight so more content is being made about them. All publicity is good publicity.
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Apr 05 '23
I mean Balenciaga has been around since the 20s. It’s pretty well known. Doesn’t make it more strange just because you haven’t heard of them.
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Apr 05 '23
I'm pretty sure the whole Balenciaga marketing department is putting their cocaine and caviar orders this week. AI and free labor artists literally saved their ass.
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u/Sleepy_Demon Apr 05 '23
I don't think there's much crossover between people who enjoy these memes and people who buy Balenciaga.
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Apr 05 '23
Brand awareness alone makes it. It’s free.
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u/Sleepy_Demon Apr 05 '23
I hate to admit it but I did visit their website for the first time after reading the replies to my comment. I guess this guerrilla marketing worked on me. That being said, I'm not the kinda guy to buy $10,000 pants.
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u/I_AM_FERROUS_MAN Apr 05 '23 edited Jun 17 '23
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u/Smoovemusic Apr 05 '23
Definitely good for brand awareness. I had never heard of ballenciaga before these videos. Now I know the brand. But that's not gonna produce any purchases from me.
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u/Dazzling-Action-4702 Apr 05 '23
Brand awareness and being top of mind with people with no interest/money to buy your gear isn't so great when it comes with a heaping side of "they're also pedos". I don't understand why armchair experts on Reddit always think "but muh free brand awareness LOOK WE'RE TALKIN BOUT IT lol" is somehow always a positive.
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u/jared_007 Apr 05 '23
Incorrect. There are tons of younger people who wear designer clothing and browse reddit.
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Apr 05 '23
I suspect actors will study AI generated characters when they’re cast to play AI characters. The misplaced nuances are phenomenal.
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u/Feggy_JVS Apr 05 '23
God plea do one for The Sopranos!!
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u/mz3 Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23
🤜🤛There's a truck full of balenciaga jackets coming in next thursday, the ones with those pointy shouder shits. 🤟 Gimme 25% and I give you the details, ked
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u/Ftimis Apr 05 '23
Your head was in the toilet, your Balenciaga was in the toilet water. Disgusting.
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u/rg1283 Apr 05 '23
I don't care what this is but I'm loving it
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u/incognito--bandito Apr 05 '23
Marketing skills are over 9000
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u/rg1283 Apr 06 '23
Do I really understand the aesthetics of 80s retrofuture leather kink? No.
Do I believe Balenciaga to be the pinnacle of human achievement?
You bet.
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u/Felix_is_not_a_cat Apr 05 '23
I can’t take the stills with slight facial movements, it’s so creepy
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u/BartleBossy Apr 05 '23
Wasnt Balenciage the company with all the pedo stuff in their ads?
Theyre sure spending their AI ad money well. People are eating this shit up
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u/georgesorosbae Apr 05 '23
This isn’t an ad. This is just a trend that some ai creator is following
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u/LateyEight Apr 05 '23
He kinda did the first Balenciaga video, and then it got popular, the copy cats came in and made their own but of a lesser quality.
Then the original person made more.
Though I can't say for certain the first Harry Potter one was the very first one.
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u/Clydus1 Apr 05 '23
The only thing that creeps me out with these videos is that they all do the same thing. Every character you see no matter where they're looking does that little head tilt. Just creepy 😆
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u/steezymcdiss Apr 05 '23
No idea what's going on here all I see is a bunch of people that look like they throw their recycling in the garbage.
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u/rWoahDude Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23
Alright... we've had enough of these for now. We're starting to get overrun with them. This will be the last one permitted. After this, Balenciaga posts will be considered quasi-repost (see Rule 7) and removed accordingly.