Balenciaga's $1200 sweatpants are being called "tremendously racist" online. Sagging was popularized by Black youth - it was criminalized in some cities as recently as 2019. Balenciaga's "Trompe ...

Balenciaga has come under fire on social media for selling a pair of $1,190 sagging sweatpants designed with fake boxer briefs sewn inside, which critics have described as "racist." The controversy ...

High-fashion designer brand Balenciaga is being criticized for trying to sell what appears to be “saggy pants.” In a case of what many are calling “gentrifying Black culture,” social media users are ...

After rolling out its Fall/Winter 2021 collection, Balenciaga is being accused of cultural appropriation for a pair of $1,190 layered sweatpants that seem to imitate “sagging.” The “Trompe-L’Oeil ...

Balenciaga is the latest high-fashion brand under fire for cultural appropriation as shoppers and social-media users blast a pair of $1190 sweatpants that appear to mimic "sagging," a style originally ...