--- title: Balenciaga $9000 Parka Draws Comparison to Joey on Friends description: Balenciaga debuted a 7-layered parka that the Internet was quick to point out resembled Joey Tribbiani's eclectic ensemble from 'Friends'. canonical: https://time.com/5381603/balenciaga-coat-friends/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-29T16:50:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:34.592Z og:title: Would You Pay $9,000 for the high fashion take on 'Friends'? og:description: Joey Tribbiani, but make it fashion og:url: https://time.com/5381603/balenciaga-coat-friends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d7647ec1b3de3fe/698938fb7cdbac192ed5dcc9/balenciaga-parka-joey-tribbiani.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Balenciaga - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2018/2019 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Would You Pay $9,000 for the high fashion take on 'Friends'? twitter:description: Joey Tribbiani, but make it fashion twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d7647ec1b3de3fe/698938fb7cdbac192ed5dcc9/balenciaga-parka-joey-tribbiani.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Would You Pay $9,000 for the Balenciaga Take on Joey Tribbiani's Layered Parka Look? > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Victor VIRGILE—Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 29, 2018 4:50 PM UTC [Joey Tribbiani](http://time.com/4891227/joey-on-arm-sling-friends/) wasn’t always the brightest member of the _Friends_ crew, but it’s now confirmed that the man was way ahead of the style curve. Luxury fashion house [Balenciaga](http://time.com/4828199/balenciaga-shopping-bag/) appeared to take cues from Joey’s eclectic style in an episode where he memorably donned all of Chandler’s clothes when they sent a model wearing a heavily layered parka down their Fall/Winter ’18 runway during Paris Fashion Week. The voluminous look, [which inspired many a meme](http://time.com/5193050/big-jacket-fashion-trend-balenciaga-memes/), is now available for pre-sale for a cool $9,000\. Fashion and Joey enthusiasts should note that the coat, while one garment, is actually made up of seven different types of clothing, ranging from a hoodie and a fleece jacket to multiple plaid shirts of different lengths and a puffy coat. The forecast for fashion this fall? 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