Moodboard: Balenciaga 2022 New York Stock Exchange show. Guest/s that attended: actress Chloë Sevigny who played "Jean" in the 2000 movie American Psycho.

(Actress Chloë Sevigny who attended as a guest for the Balenciaga Spring 2023 at the New York Stock Exchange show.   May 22, 2022.  Image: graziamagazine.com)

(Short clip from American Psycho (2000) based off the Bret Easton Ellis 1991 novel of the same name. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) apartment with a Jean (Chloë Sevigny)

"...Such is the artist, who resides within the gray area of aesthetics, by commercializing those visual mediums, in her/his portrayal of a chaotic society, that by its definition is that contradiction.  As we wrangle with the moral and immoral on a daily bases.    And in lieu, it should be noted that Kering, the holding company of Balenciaga did extremely well during the height of the global pandemic with its share price peaking at 788 EUR, now with the global economy faltering as supply chains and inflation are pushing costs up, the price has since dropped to 450.  The invitation for the 'Wall Street' Balenciaga show were fake $100 bills, either Demna was offering a glimpse to the layman that inflation has and is starting to erode the value of wealth or could it be a sardonic poke at capitalism and the rarity of assets, to which Balenciaga is not a cheap product.   Either way, the show must go on to which Demna offered as a clue to the latter, "...to make a product that is desirable, to create desire. That’s what fashion should do...", whilst inscribing his contradictory impressions by saying, "...We live in a terrifying world, and I think fashion is a reflection of that… I think it was quite urgent, a quite urgent show....". 

Full review: May 22, 2022 BALENCIAGA - RESORT 2023. NEW YORK CITY