Balenciaga’s £925 tote has an uncanny resemblance to vintage Tesco carrier bag

While the supermarket has now changed the design of its bags and encourages customers to choose its more sustainable bags, it still sells its carrier bags in stores for 20p per bag. It is now made using recycled plastic waste.

Featuring silver hardware, snap closure, an inner zip pocket and an inner patch pocket, it is “a modern interpretation of archetypal bag”, the brand wrote. It is also available in a yellow and red colour variant.

Taking a humorous dig at the design, Tesco wrote, “If you thought @BALENCIAGA’s new bag was rare, try getting your hands on one of the originals.”

This is not the first time that Balenciaga has made headlines for its designs. In 2017, the brand has released a blue tote bag worth £1,365 quite similar to the one sold by Ikea for 40p.

As expected, netizens were not impressed and took to Twitter to share their reactions on the resemblance and the exorbitant price of the bag.

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