Louis Vuitton releases $39K airplane-themed purse, prompting online ridicule
Louis Vuitton raised a few eyebrows this week for one of the new items in its Fall-Winter 2021 collection by designer Virgil Abloh: a purse, shaped like a commercial airplane for the asking price of $39,000.
A photo of the expensive bag was posted on Twitter, showing the engine nacelles, wings to stabilizers, and a masculine monogram eclipse canvas.
Reactions have been mixed, with many online ridiculing what they perceived to the gaudiness of the product.
“You can buy an actual plane for far less,” wrote one Twitter user, posting a picture of a 1968 Cessna 150 single-engine plane with a reduced price of $32,300.
“Can it fly at least? No but what, is this serious?” wrote another Twitter user.
One person questioned whether someone would “feel like a dummy” carrying the bag, while another quipped that they were glad that “ridiculous” doesn’t kill.
The design by Abloh was one of several recently released products that he says were inspired by “tourist vs. purist” archetypes.
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“It’s my organizing principle for my point of view when I make things,” Abloh told Vogue in January. “A tourist is someone who’s eager to learn, who wants to see the Eiffel Tower when they come to Paris. The purist is the person who knows everything about everything.”
時尚真難懂！LV新品驚見「飛機包」要價111萬…網嚇傻：不如買真機
▲LOUIS VUITTON推出一款要價不斐的飛機包，引發熱議。（圖 / 品牌提供）
實習記者閔文昱／綜合報導
LOUIS VUITTON（路易威登）日前發表2021秋冬男裝系列，其中以飛機輪廓打造的Monogram手提包，以奇特的造型成為本次系列的代表性單品之一，這款要價39000美元（約台幣111萬）的「飛機包」（Airplane Bag），嚇壞不少網友，直呼「還不如買一架真飛機」、「富人沒有時尚品味」。
每日郵報報導，LOUIS VUITTON這次的2021秋冬男裝系列從預告到大秀都充滿創意，這款「飛機包」由LV男裝創意總監阿布洛（Virgil Abloh）操刀，使用招牌的暗色Monogram Eclipse帆布製作，外觀和真實飛機如出一撤，從引擎、兩側機翼到尾翼等一應俱全。不過這個飛機包的售價也非常驚人，要價竟39000美元（約台幣111萬），引發不少討論。
▲LV此次新品圍繞著「自我探索」的主題 。（圖／翻攝自LV官網）
LV這次以飛機圖樣呼應品牌旅行基因貫穿大秀，除此之外還能從模特兒大衣、西裝外套的扣子，到針織衫看見各式職業細節的元素，目的在於讓人反思「想成為什麼樣的人？」的問題，並以一個生活在瑞士村莊中的非裔美國人為背景，發想出此次設計的主題。
不過，要價不斐的飛機包一曝光後，馬上就引來熱烈討論，有網友認為，「再漂亮的女人提著這個包，我都馬上掉頭離開」、「這個價錢還不如買一架真飛機」、「到底有誰會帶著一架飛機到處亂晃」、「我用膠水將一些提把黏到玩具飛機後用一半的價格賣掉」、「機艙裡能找到我的護唇膏嗎？」
Louis Vuitton’s Bizarre $39,000 Airplane Bag
If you’re an avgeek and fashionista (those are often mutually exclusive, in my experience, and I’m looking at myself here) who has $39,000 burning a hole in your pocket, then the new Louis Vuitton airplane bag designed by Virgil Abloh is probably for you.
And nope, this isn’t an April Fools’ joke, as this is actually part of Louis Vuitton’s fall/winter 2021 collection.
https://twitter.com/saint/status/1378030033269313538
Price aside, I can’t decide if this is my favorite or least favorite bag ever. I mean, I love that Louis Vuitton is embracing aviation, but what is this monstrosity of an airplane?
What do OMAAT readers think?