{"product_id":"balenciaga-the-giant-city","title":"Balenciaga 'The Giant' City in Tan","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolas Ghesquère \u003c\/strong\u003ecreated the City bag in 2001 as a runway prototype — a logo-less, unstructured slouch at a moment when the industry was fixated on status hardware and rigid silhouettes. Balenciaga’s own executives were reluctant to put it into production. Only 25 were made; they were gifted to editors, models, and friends of the house. Then \u003cstrong\u003eKate Moss\u003c\/strong\u003e asked for one. The rest is a decade of photographs: every It girl, every front row, every paparazzi shot of the early 2000s seemed to feature a City bag tucked under an arm or swinging from a wrist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Giant hardware variant — introduced in 2007 with its dramatically oversized studs and braided handles — is among the most collectible iterations of the original silhouette, representing the City at its most design-forward. That cultural memory is holding: in 2024 Balenciaga re-released the original silhouette as the Le City, a direct acknowledgement of the original’s enduring weight — and a clear signal that the vintage is the one to own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balenciaga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54194618663239,"sku":null,"price":1231.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260615_062050.jpg?v=1781895363","url":"https:\/\/ebvlondon.com\/products\/balenciaga-the-giant-city","provider":"ebvlondon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}