Balenciaga’s show gives the people what they want – memes

A Balenciaga show by Demna Gvasalia guarantees hype and drama, as well as the memes
words Team Woo
Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid, Naomi Campbell, Nicole Kidman, Playboi Carti, and Eduardo Camavinga – Balenciaga’s AW22 Couture show at Paris Fashion Week was a star-studded bunch of big names walking very carefully and slowly in tight-as-hell black and silver through a series of opulent rooms.
Demna Gvasalia debuted his second couture collection for the brand, with even more celebrities looking on at the uber-famous models – from Kris Jenner to Euphoria’s Alexa Demie, North West, and Offset on the frow. And who else could blend such artful clothes with the full gamut of celebrity – reality TV’s most chic villain Christine Quinn walks the same runway as supermodel of the world Naomi Campbell, and iconic actress Nicole Kidman.
But while the pace was near-static, the memes came rolling in thick and fast. Here’s some of the best we saw, summing up not only Demna's ladies-who-lunch-meets-kinky humanoid vision for the show, but the way it’s been appreciated – or not – around the world.