Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia shared the story behind his $2,000 creation that looks exactly like a blue Ikea bag.
reported that Gvasalia and his classmates at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts were drawn to the famous blue bags because of their longevity and functionality, and they would hold onto them long after making a run to Ikea.
Years later, Gvasalia decided to channel this"perfect example of ready-made" into a leather luxury bag. Speaking to WWD, Gvasalia added that the Balenciaga bag's price skyrocketed because of the change in logo and the fact that the tote was made"beautifully out of leather."Ikea's furniture names are famous for being hard to pronounce, but they aren't completely random. Here's where they come from.
Ikea, for its part, doesn't seem to have taken issue with Balenciaga ripping off its famous tote. Back in 2017, an Ikea spokesperson told"Today" that the chain was"deeply flattered that the Balenciaga tote bag resembles the Ikea iconic sustainable blue bag for 99 cents. Nothing beats the versatility of a great big blue bag!"
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