03/17/2026
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She walked a red carpet in a designer gown holding what looks like she forgot to take out the trash. It costs $1,790.
Chinese actress Zhang Jingyi turned heads after she was photographed carrying what looked like a yellow plastic trash bag on a red carpet. It wasn't trash. It was Balenciaga's "Trash Pouch," a leather bag deliberately designed to look like a household garbage bag, priced at $1,790.
The bag went viral almost immediately, with people pointing out that the design is nearly identical to something you can buy in bulk for a few dollars at any grocery store. Balenciaga has made a pattern of releasing products that blur the line between luxury and absurdity, including a destroyed sneaker for $1,850 and a bag modeled after an IKEA shopping tote.
Whether it's genius branding or proof that luxury fashion has lost the plot depends entirely on who you ask.
