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04-19-2017, 04:22 PM
Ikea is 'deeply flattered' by this $2,145 high fashion homage to their humble tote
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WYD, fashion? Cheap things that are made to look expensive may be acceptable cultural cache in 2017, but **t the other way around.*
Hence, the current online laughter in the serious, pouty face of high fashion brand, Balenciaga. They've been selling a certain "bleu sulphate" shopping bag online for $2,145.*
It looks uncannily similar to Ikea's iconic plastic tote — the 99 cent blue FRAKTA bag you use to haul up to 99 gallons of Ikea stuff around the store in, and then sneak home to use for laundry.*
SEE ALSO: Gucci posted a load of weird memes and the internet is cringing hard (http://mashable.com/2017/03/21/gucci-meme-ad-campaign/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The designer version's been sold online (https://www.balenciaga.com/au/arena-others-bag_cod45316172kd.html?gclid=CM6_tdTTr9MCFdcRvQodk GcDvQ&tp=51589) for a while, but **w the Swedish Kings of DIY flat-pack frustration have spoken, telling Today (http://www.today.com/style/balenciaga-s-arena-tote-2-145-version-ikea-bag-t110397?cid=sm_npd_td_tw_ma): "We are deeply flattered that the Balenciaga tote bag resembles the Ikea iconic sustainable blue bag for 99 cents. **thing beats the versatility of a great big blue bag!"* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/19/ikea-bag-balenciaga/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Blue Bag (http://mashable.com/category/blue-bag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Frakta (http://mashable.com/category/frakta/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bag (http://mashable.com/category/bag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Balenciaga (http://mashable.com/category/balenciaga/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Ikea (http://mashable.com/category/ikea/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/auKw2pfZU7Q
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WYD, fashion? Cheap things that are made to look expensive may be acceptable cultural cache in 2017, but **t the other way around.*
Hence, the current online laughter in the serious, pouty face of high fashion brand, Balenciaga. They've been selling a certain "bleu sulphate" shopping bag online for $2,145.*
It looks uncannily similar to Ikea's iconic plastic tote — the 99 cent blue FRAKTA bag you use to haul up to 99 gallons of Ikea stuff around the store in, and then sneak home to use for laundry.*
SEE ALSO: Gucci posted a load of weird memes and the internet is cringing hard (http://mashable.com/2017/03/21/gucci-meme-ad-campaign/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The designer version's been sold online (https://www.balenciaga.com/au/arena-others-bag_cod45316172kd.html?gclid=CM6_tdTTr9MCFdcRvQodk GcDvQ&tp=51589) for a while, but **w the Swedish Kings of DIY flat-pack frustration have spoken, telling Today (http://www.today.com/style/balenciaga-s-arena-tote-2-145-version-ikea-bag-t110397?cid=sm_npd_td_tw_ma): "We are deeply flattered that the Balenciaga tote bag resembles the Ikea iconic sustainable blue bag for 99 cents. **thing beats the versatility of a great big blue bag!"* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/19/ikea-bag-balenciaga/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Blue Bag (http://mashable.com/category/blue-bag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Frakta (http://mashable.com/category/frakta/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bag (http://mashable.com/category/bag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Balenciaga (http://mashable.com/category/balenciaga/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Ikea (http://mashable.com/category/ikea/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/auKw2pfZU7Q