Friday, July 18, 2008

Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton $52,500 "Limited Edition" bag


I recently watched the documentary Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (it was on the list of free movies on my digital cable box), which profiled Marc Jacobs as he goes through the design process at the House of Louis Vuitton. Many collections, along with the bag seen at the top being carried by Beyoncé Knowles (looking embarrassed by the mere weight of the bag) was featured from concept to completion. These bags are so gross. As I watched this bag being conceptualized, I witnessed complete guess work by Marc, as he was surrounded by a team of yes-people agreeing with ideas that were clearly madness. There was no rhyme or reason to the concept - just holding every sample on the table up to one another, saying "let's try this", while the yes-team would gasp in amazement at the genius being created in front of their very eyes. & when it came time to stitch the bag together, there was so many layers that sewing machines would break, or after they were stitched together pieces would just start coming apart, because there was too much sh*t mashed together at once. Oh yeah, & the price was 52 k.

And I don't know what the f*ck is up with the second bag, either. Actually, yes I do. It's called madness.

First of all, doesn't anyone know that LV BAGS HAVE NO MEANING ANYMORE?? I admit, these bags should have been a classic fashion staple with high prestige. Until the whole world started to feel as though they are worthless without one. With everyone & their dog owing an authentic one, knock-off, or worse, those who get a real one, but can only afford a really teeny one that doesn't even fit any of their stuff, I seriously want to laugh in everyone's face who owns one of these brown dollar bags & acts like they are a star while carrying it. The world acts as if carrying one of these bags will make them somehow exist better. It's disgusting. Please don't mistake my frustration for jealousy. I spend a good amount on clothes & bags that I could have a few by now. But I don't want one.
Here's another example of terrible design. Daisy by Marc Jacobs has big plastic daisies stuck on the handle, which makes the bottle look really easy to open. Just be careful you don't cut yourself when trying to open up this b*tch.

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