Balenciaga unleashes Sh140,000 towel skirt

Balenciaga's Towel Skirt

Others lauded Balenciaga saying it was an item that could quickly become popular among its clients.

"In economics, we'd say they are discovering the true demand curve. They are checking their customer base to see how elastic they are. If it's a fairly inelastic demand curve of which it's very likely to be. They won't lose anything by being selling s*** like this, in actual fact..." one person wrote.

"I need customers like theirs," another fan proclaimed.

Balenciaga is no stranger to online trolls and in late 2022, the company was slammed for introducing a 'Trash Pouch', inspired by a garbage bag, at Sh200,000.

Balenciaga's 'Trash Pouch'

Made out of calfskin leather and emblazoned with a logo, the bag made headlines at the time and the company's creative director Demna said a little fashion scandal is good once in a while.

"I couldn't miss an opportunity to make the most expensive trash bag in the world, because who doesn't love a fashion scandal?" she told Women's Wear Daily at the time.