‘Fake’, ‘bizarre’ and ‘WTF’: Balenciaga slammed for confusing T-shirt shirt

IT is the T-shirt AND shirt confusing the internet. Balenciaga has released a ‘double shirt’ … and fashion followers are not impressed.

The Balenciaga ‘double shirt’ that the internet just cannot understand. Picture: Balenciaga

LUXURY label Balenciaga has been criticised for selling a baffling T-shirt “shirt”.

The Spanish brand is charging up to $A1950 for the confusing clothing item that features either a crew neck T-shirt or short-sleeved shirt (dubbed the “double shirt”), with a second, button-up checked shirt attached to the front of it.

The designs have been branded a “joke”, “bizarre”, “fake” and simply “WTF” on social media.

It is yet another eyebrow-raising design from Balenciaga, which was last year mocked for releasing a calfskin carryall that was nearly identical to the Ikea blue shopping bag … only with a $A2150 price tag.

Balenciaga’s slightly cheaper T-shirt shirt costs $A1705 and is available for pre-order now. Picture: Balenciaga

At $A1950, the ‘double shirt’ is seriously confusing fashion followers. Picture: Balenciaga

Social media users just could not make sense of the items today.

@BALENCIAGA y'all need to stop. Anyone who buy this is a fool. What a waste of money.

T-SHIRT SHIRT $ 1,290😒 pic.twitter.com/hboJxhlvjs

— MishMP (@M_S_Mish) May 28, 2018

I just do not know what to say @BALENCIAGA, please explain to me what a t-shirt shirt is, how did you come up with this, and which demographic were you aiming at? pic.twitter.com/jZjZWYO70c

— Shruti Shekar (@shruti_shekar) May 28, 2018

When the dresscode says smart casual so you turn up with your shirt sewn onto your T-shirt #Balenciaga pic.twitter.com/Gu0uSgTsIZ

— S a M (@sammwmc) May 28, 2018

that balenciaga t-shirt shirt is just a more unecessary form of putting a label on a regular shirt and charging too much money for it

— erin🐘 (@letsome_erin) May 28, 2018

I need to see Rihanna in that @BALENCIAGA T-shirt shirt in order to decide whether or not it’s wearable.

— Flora Marie Joseph (@aanstelmfmj) May 28, 2018

For those who are daring enough to wear the fashion forward (or backward) styles, they are available for pre-order now from balenciaga.com and are expected to ship in July, according to the brand.

Last April, Ikea said it was “flattered” by Balenciaga’s copycat tote.

“We are deeply flattered that the Balenciaga tote bag resembles the Ikea iconic sustainable blue bag for 99 cents. Nothing beats the versatility of a great big blue bag!” the brand said in a statement.

Balenciaga, a favourite label of Kylie Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian and Bella Hadid, is currently causing mayhem online with its top-selling Triple S low-top trainers.

The runners, which cost $A1255 on matchesfashion.com/au and have been sported by Hadid and Hailey Baldwin, are nearly sold-out everywhere.