The overcoat and bottoms released by Balenciaga’s new summer collection, ‘Summer 24’, are being evaluated as being similar to the so-called ‘frog uniform’, an old Korean military uniform. The photos show ‘Dark Camo Biker Army Jacket Dark Green’ and ‘Large Cargo Pants Dark Green’. Newsis
The new summer clothes released by French luxury brand Balenciaga are becoming a hot topic because they are similar to past Korean military combat uniforms. The set price of the product reached 10 million won.
On the 25th, a jacket and pants with a design similar to military uniform were posted on Balenciaga’s official website ‘Summer 24’ collection. The product names are ‘Dark Camo Biker Army Jacket Dark Green’ and ‘Large Cargo Pants Dark Green’. The price of the jacket is 6.49 million won, the price of the pants is 3.83 million won, or 10.32 million won when purchased as a set.
It is currently taking pre-orders and will be sold worldwide, including in the US and UK. It is reported that three sizes of pants are sold out, excluding small and medium sizes.
There is a response that the new product is very similar to the so-called ‘frog uniform’ worn by the Korean military from the 1990s to the 2000s. Excluding details such as name tags, unit marks, and fit, it is difficult to distinguish them from actual combat uniforms. Even the green color and spotted pattern are similar. The ‘frog uniform’ disappeared in 2014 with the introduction of a new combat uniform in 2011.
On social networking services (SNS), responses such as “I’m re-enlisting wearing new Balenciaga products,” “Korean men never buy them,” “I have the same products in my closet,” and “The price of military uniforms have gone up a lot.” come.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time that Balenciaga has become a hot topic by launching a new product with a unique design. A new product in this year’s fall/winter collection was a bracelet in the form of a transparent tape. The Balenciaga logo was engraved on the inside of this product and the word “adhesive” was written on it. The price of the bracelet reached 3,000 euros (about 4.32 million won).
In addition, last year, a clutch modeled after the shape of a famous potato chip was introduced, and in 2022, a ‘Trash Pouch’ in the shape of a garbage bag was introduced.
Kim Ye-seul, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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