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March 7, 2025
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The 2,700 RMB Balenciaga hair clips ignited controversy in China, so how much?

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The 2,700 RMB Balenciaga hair clips ignited controversy in China, so how much?


Balenciaga, france's top luxury fashion house, has made it to the hot search list on weibo (china's equivalent) just over a year after its 4,000 rmb (550 usd at the time) hair tie, a pair of balenciaga has captured netizens' attention.


Netizens recently investigated how much money they could get a pair of similar clips for online or retail, and discovered they are about 1 rmb (0.14 usd) per pair either online or retail.


The pink version of the balenciaga, china's "capital of small products," is back, this time.


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However, brands with such post-modern humour as balenciaga sold out quickly across china after the controversy and the blue one immediately followed shortly after, gaining exposure and exposure with controversial headlines.


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