Harry Potter books and films into the luxurious Balenciaga-verse. Welcome to the Haus of Gryffindor.The deepfake videos entitled “Harry Potter by Balenciaga” use AI technology to make Harry, Hermoine, Ron, Voldemort, and other characters look as if they were walking in one of the label’s painfully stylish runway shows.
Fashion gays rejoice!A post shared by demonflyingfox (@demonflyingfox)Amid a deep house track, the clip features close-ups of the supermodel versions of Hogwarts students and staff spewing classic lines from the films but with a Paris Fashion Week twist.“You are Balenciaga, Harry,” a Jason Momoa-by-way-of-Berghain version of Hagrid begins the video. “What is the difference, Potter, between H&M and Balenciaga?” a severely chic Professor Snape asks, while a menacingly hip Voldemort proclaims, “There is no good and evil.
There is only Balenciaga”.Watch Harry Potter become a style legend below:While the video sees the Harry Potter universe trade its transphobic creator for the recently disgraced fashion label, Balenciaga has nothing to do with the creation of the now viral sensation.
The original clip has been viewed nearly 5 million times on YouTube alone.The props all go to Demonflyingfox, who has since also created another Harry Potter Balenciaga-ified version and one using characters from the meth drama Breaking Bad.“I’m constantly brainstorming which combinations and mash-ups of popular media might work,” Demonflyingfox told Fox Business. “I quickly realized these have to be as unexpected as possible, but still make sense.