Balenciaga Winter 2024 Runway × Alpinestars Limited Edition Leather Racing Gloves – Atelier 1/19 Ultra Rare Collector Piece
Brand:
Balenciaga × Alpinestars
Condition:
S Condition (Brand new with original packaging. Unworn archive condition.)
Material:
Premium Grain Leather
Technical Stretch Textile
Injection Molded Protective Armor Panels
Performance Racing Components
Color:
Black / White
Made in:
Italy
Size:
S
Atelier Edition — No. 1 / 19
Worldwide Production: 19 Pieces
Product Description:
An exceptionally rare Balenciaga Winter 2024 runway piece developed in collaboration with Alpinestars and produced as an ultra-limited Atelier edition.
Marked 1/19, this pair represents one of only nineteen examples created globally — placing it closer to collectible fashion artifact territory than conventional accessories.
Presented during Balenciaga’s Winter 2024 collection, the piece merges professional motorsport engineering with Balenciaga’s post-industrial silhouette language. Constructed using full-grain leather and technical stretch panels, the elongated gauntlet profile extends far beyond standard racing gloves, transforming functional protection into an exaggerated couture object.
The design incorporates genuine performance-grade protective structures throughout — articulated knuckle armor, reinforced wrist systems, accordion flex panels and integrated retention fastening — retaining the visual vocabulary of elite motorcycle racing while recontextualizing it through runway proportions.
Unlike commercial collaborative releases, Atelier pieces occupy an entirely different category within Balenciaga’s production ecosystem: highly restricted output, elevated construction standards and near-impossible market availability.
This example remains brand new and complete with original presentation packaging. The Atelier label and numbered execution make it especially desirable for collectors focused on runway objects, contemporary archive fashion and Balenciaga’s limited experimental projects.
A piece that exists somewhere between protective equipment, sculpture and fashion history.
Please note: Item conditions are graded based on the NOVAWARE Condition Guide.