Ikea is 'deeply flattered' by this $2,145 high fashion homage to their humble tote
 

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.*

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The designer version's been sold online for a while, but **w the Swedish Kings of DIY flat-pack frustration have spoken, telling Today: "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...

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