Now that's an ugly handbag

Puppycow · 5th September 2007, 02:43 AM

$52,500 for this:

Some people apparantly have a lot more money than taste.

TragicMonkey · 5th September 2007, 02:51 AM

Who made that? Katamari?

Damien Evans · 5th September 2007, 03:09 AM

W T F ?

Puppycow · 5th September 2007, 03:11 AM

TM: You know some Japanese I see. The bag is The Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork.
It is indeed a Katamari, an agglomeration of this and that.

David Swidler · 5th September 2007, 04:07 AM

Functional cubism?

Katana · 5th September 2007, 04:28 AM

Someone explain why ANY purse would cost $52,000 much less a hideous one such as this.

HarryKeogh · 5th September 2007, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by Katana

Someone explain why ANY purse would cost $52,000 much less a hideous one such as this.

Because there are some lucky bastards out there with more money than they know what to do with. They would never buy that bag if it was $50. But for $52K you may find a few buyers. Plus, everyone in their circle would know they have 52K to spend on a bag because it's so recognizable. "Oh look, she bought that $52,000 bag!". It's not about buying something because you think it's pretty or functional but it allows you to flaunt your wealth.

IMO, of course.

four elevener · 5th September 2007, 06:40 AM

Ugliest...handbag...ever

Puppycow · 5th September 2007, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by Katana

Someone explain why ANY purse would cost $52,000 much less a hideous one such as this.

Snob appeal? The brand, artificial scarcity, and a keen insight insight into human vanity? Give the purveyors credit for being clever businesspeople. There is a growing population of 'superrich' people with net worths over $10 million and they need something to spend their money on.

Of course, it seems like actually carrying this purse around might be dangerous.

Ziggurat · 5th September 2007, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Puppycow

TM: You know some Japanese I see. The bag is The Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork.
It is indeed a Katamari, an agglomeration of this and that.

I can't speak for TM, maybe he does know Japanese, but you don't need to to come up with the word "Katamari" anymore. It's part of the name of a video game (where the objective is to roll a sticky ball around and pick stuff up into an ever-growing clump), and so has entered popular culture.

TragicMonkey · 5th September 2007, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Ziggurat

I can't speak for TM, maybe he does know Japanese, but you don't need to to come up with the word "Katamari" anymore. It's part of the name of a video game (where the objective is to roll a sticky ball around and pick stuff up into an ever-growing clump), and so has entered popular culture.

Yeah. It was, like, a joke. Because the handbag looked like it was a ball of junk.

I thought it was wickedly funny, with a cool reference to video gaming, which would assure the joke scored well with young people and geeks. Sadly, the joke did not survive its explanation, with graphics, and a sidebar into Japanese language studies. Further jokes of a similar sort will now be cancelled, and an exploratory group will begin consider jokes of a different kind for future use. Perhaps bringing back Aslan, or maybe knock knock jokes. We here at TragicMonkey Inc work hard to post piffle.

Sir Robin Goodfellow · 5th September 2007, 11:41 AM

It was funny. I laughed. And I am dour and humourless.

Madalch · 5th September 2007, 12:59 PM

I remember reading an article somewhere in which a fashion adviser suggested that spending less than four figures on a handbag would be unthinkable- like buying your toilet paper second-hand.

As someone else said, for people with more money than brains.

UserGoogol · 5th September 2007, 02:05 PM

It's an expensive purse made out of other, smaller, expensive purses. How is that not hilariously awesome? I mean, if all you want is for your purse to be "pretty" you can find one at a discount store, so logically when you're going to spend tons of money on a purse, you need something more than mere aesthetic value, you need it to be silly. It's the turducken of luxury handbags.

tkingdoll · 5th September 2007, 02:39 PM

Aesthetically, I really like it. But the price tag is dumb. If it was £100 without the silly LV branding I would buy it.

This Guy · 5th September 2007, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by tkingdoll

Aesthetically, I really like it. But the price tag is dumb. If it was £100 without the silly LV branding I would buy it.

But which shoes would you wear with it?

UserGoogol · 5th September 2007, 03:15 PM

Shoes made out of smaller shoes, obviously, although bowling shoes would probably work on a budget.

HarryKeogh · 5th September 2007, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by This Guy

But which shoes would you wear with it?

Originally Posted by UserGoogol

Shoes made out of smaller shoes, obviously, although bowling shoes would probably work on a budget.

It's lines like these that make me love this place.

IMST · 5th September 2007, 08:46 PM

In tangentially related news: (possible NSFW for language and sidebar ads. It's fine in my office)

ETA: Grrrr...will look up how to add NSFW for real and edit again.
Further ETA: That did it.

This Guy · 6th September 2007, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by UserGoogol

Shoes made out of smaller shoes, obviously, although bowling shoes would probably work on a budget.

I had to laugh out loud on that one.

Well played

korenyx · 6th September 2007, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by In My Spare Time

In tangentially related news: (possible NSFW for language and sidebar ads. It's fine in my office)

ETA: Grrrr...will look up how to add NSFW for real and edit again.
Further ETA: That did it.

That link reminded me of the monkey and dog head CD holders Borders has been trying to get rid of

. All they needed was red at the neck!

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AgeGap · 6th September 2007, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Madalch

I remember reading an article somewhere in which a fashion adviser suggested that spending less than four figures on a handbag would be unthinkable- like buying your toilet paper second-hand.

As someone else said, for people with more money than brains.

[Rant=fashion adviser ] What the hell is a fashion advisor. Fashion to me is what every one else is doing. So this dude tells you how to copy other people. It's easier than being a learn-to-think-for-yourself advisor, I bet. Fashion adviser, can you put that down on a census form.[/rant]

Puppycow · 6th September 2007, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by AgeGap

[Rant=fashion adviser ] What the hell is a fashion advisor. Fashion to me is what every one else is doing. So this dude tells you how to copy other people. It's easier than being a learn-to-think-for-yourself advisor, I bet. Fashion adviser, can you put that down on a census form.[/rant]

It's amazing what kinds of things people can do in a modern society to earn a living. Some people play video games for a living (gold farmers for example).
Everything I do is on a computer (translation) and I could even work from home if I chose to. I think I would call myself a fashion consultant rather than a mere fashion advisor.

TragicMonkey · 7th September 2007, 02:34 AM

It's pretty obvious that some people have way too much money, and are constantly seeking ways to spend it.

I cannot imagine, even were I amazingly wealthy, spending money merely for the sake of spending money.

sophia8 · 7th September 2007, 03:45 AM

Once you've got your handbag, how about something to carry in it?
For all you booklovers with more money than you know what to do with

Puppycow · 7th September 2007, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by sophia8

Once you've got your handbag, how about something to carry in it?
For all you booklovers with more money than you know what to do with

So far no sales? Maybe the oligarchs aren't so stupid?

ponderingturtle · 7th September 2007, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

It's pretty obvious that some people have way too much money, and are constantly seeking ways to spend it.

I cannot imagine, even were I amazingly wealthy, spending money merely for the sake of spending money.

No one spends money for the sake of spending money. It is for the sake of being seen spending money. It is conspicuous consumption after all not inconspicuous consumption.

Oubliette · 7th September 2007, 10:47 AM

Ugly, ugly, ugly... I think I just have like 3 handbags and they're all black. I don't even care if they "match" my shoes or not, fashion statements are stupid.

TragicMonkey · 7th September 2007, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by ponderingturtle

No one spends money for the sake of spending money. It is for the sake of being seen spending money. It is conspicuous consumption after all not inconspicuous consumption.

That's crazy! The point of accumulating vast wealth is to hoard it in secret. To heap piles of gold and jewels in your hidden cave, and go there to gloat over it. It enhances the pleasure if it's entirely secret, as well as having the benefit of being safer. Nobody will steal it from you, or bug you for handouts, if they don't know you're rich.

ImaginalDisc · 7th September 2007, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

That's crazy! The point of accumulating vast wealth is to hoard it in secret. To heap piles of gold and jewels in your hidden cave, and go there to gloat over it. It enhances the pleasure if it's entirely secret, as well as having the benefit of being safer. Nobody will steal it from you, or bug you for handouts, if they don't know you're rich.

No, that's the point of being a dragon, plus the eating people.

Oubliette · 7th September 2007, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

That's crazy! The point of accumulating vast wealth is to hoard it in secret. To heap piles of gold and jewels in your hidden cave, and go there to gloat over it. It enhances the pleasure if it's entirely secret, as well as having the benefit of being safer. Nobody will steal it from you, or bug you for handouts, if they don't know you're rich.

ImaginalDisc · 7th September 2007, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Oubliette

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...f/bin-dive.jpg

I love how Scrooge McDuck had more gold than exists in the entire world. It was such a funny show.

LostAngeles · 7th September 2007, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by In My Spare Time

In tangentially related news: (possible NSFW for language and sidebar ads. It's fine in my office)

ETA: Grrrr...will look up how to add NSFW for real and edit again.
Further ETA: That did it.

I think I saw those in the hospital gift shop that the kids frequent for their candy runs...

...only they were pink and purple and aimed at kids.

Luciana · 7th September 2007, 03:53 PM

I don't like to criticize other people's choices regarding purchases because I don't like to have mine criticized.

I think it's even worse when people have neither money nor taste. No, really.

5th September 2007, 02:43 AM	#1
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5th September 2007, 02:51 AM	#2
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5th September 2007, 03:09 AM	#3
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5th September 2007, 03:11 AM	#4
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5th September 2007, 04:28 AM	#6
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5th September 2007, 04:07 AM	#5
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5th September 2007, 05:42 AM	#7
HarryKeogh Catholic School Survivor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 11,342	Originally Posted by Katana Someone explain why ANY purse would cost $52,000 much less a hideous one such as this. Because there are some lucky bastards out there with more money than they know what to do with. They would never buy that bag if it was $50. But for $52K you may find a few buyers. Plus, everyone in their circle would know they have 52K to spend on a bag because it's so recognizable. "Oh look, she bought that $52,000 bag!". It's not about buying something because you think it's pretty or functional but it allows you to flaunt your wealth. IMO, of course.

5th September 2007, 06:40 AM	#8
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5th September 2007, 07:18 AM	#9
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Japan Posts: 15,758	Originally Posted by Katana Someone explain why ANY purse would cost $52,000 much less a hideous one such as this. Snob appeal? The brand, artificial scarcity, and a keen insight insight into human vanity? Give the purveyors credit for being clever businesspeople. There is a growing population of 'superrich' people with net worths over $10 million and they need something to spend their money on. Of course, it seems like actually carrying this purse around might be dangerous.
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5th September 2007, 07:47 AM	#10
Ziggurat Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 26,199	Originally Posted by Puppycow TM: You know some Japanese I see. The bag is The Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork. It is indeed a Katamari, an agglomeration of this and that. I can't speak for TM, maybe he does know Japanese, but you don't need to to come up with the word "Katamari" anymore. It's part of the name of a video game (where the objective is to roll a sticky ball around and pick stuff up into an ever-growing clump), and so has entered popular culture.
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5th September 2007, 11:35 AM	#11
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles Pither Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 30,084	Originally Posted by Ziggurat I can't speak for TM, maybe he does know Japanese, but you don't need to to come up with the word "Katamari" anymore. It's part of the name of a video game (where the objective is to roll a sticky ball around and pick stuff up into an ever-growing clump), and so has entered popular culture. Yeah. It was, like, a joke. Because the handbag looked like it was a ball of junk. I thought it was wickedly funny, with a cool reference to video gaming, which would assure the joke scored well with young people and geeks. Sadly, the joke did not survive its explanation, with graphics, and a sidebar into Japanese language studies. Further jokes of a similar sort will now be cancelled, and an exploratory group will begin consider jokes of a different kind for future use. Perhaps bringing back Aslan, or maybe knock knock jokes. We here at TragicMonkey Inc work hard to post piffle.
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5th September 2007, 12:59 PM	#13
Madalch The Jester Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The wet coast. Posts: 8,704	I remember reading an article somewhere in which a fashion adviser suggested that spending less than four figures on a handbag would be unthinkable- like buying your toilet paper second-hand. As someone else said, for people with more money than brains.
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5th September 2007, 02:05 PM	#14
UserGoogol Master Poster Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,074	It's an expensive purse made out of other, smaller, expensive purses. How is that not hilariously awesome? I mean, if all you want is for your purse to be "pretty" you can find one at a discount store, so logically when you're going to spend tons of money on a purse, you need something more than mere aesthetic value, you need it to be silly. It's the turducken of luxury handbags.
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5th September 2007, 02:39 PM	#15
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This Guy Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the corner of WALK and DON'T WALK Posts: 2,000	Originally Posted by tkingdoll Aesthetically, I really like it. But the price tag is dumb. If it was £100 without the silly LV branding I would buy it. But which shoes would you wear with it?
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HarryKeogh Catholic School Survivor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 11,342	Originally Posted by This Guy But which shoes would you wear with it? Originally Posted by UserGoogol Shoes made out of smaller shoes, obviously, although bowling shoes would probably work on a budget. It's lines like these that make me love this place.

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6th September 2007, 05:23 AM	#20
This Guy Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the corner of WALK and DON'T WALK Posts: 2,000	Originally Posted by UserGoogol Shoes made out of smaller shoes, obviously, although bowling shoes would probably work on a budget. I had to laugh out loud on that one. Well played
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6th September 2007, 05:40 PM	#22
AgeGap Master Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: St.Helens, UK Posts: 2,386	Originally Posted by Madalch I remember reading an article somewhere in which a fashion adviser suggested that spending less than four figures on a handbag would be unthinkable- like buying your toilet paper second-hand. As someone else said, for people with more money than brains. [Rant=fashion adviser ] What the hell is a fashion advisor. Fashion to me is what every one else is doing. So this dude tells you how to copy other people. It's easier than being a learn-to-think-for-yourself advisor, I bet. Fashion adviser, can you put that down on a census form.[/rant]

6th September 2007, 08:32 PM	#23
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Japan Posts: 15,758	Originally Posted by AgeGap [Rant=fashion adviser ] What the hell is a fashion advisor. Fashion to me is what every one else is doing. So this dude tells you how to copy other people. It's easier than being a learn-to-think-for-yourself advisor, I bet. Fashion adviser, can you put that down on a census form.[/rant] It's amazing what kinds of things people can do in a modern society to earn a living. Some people play video games for a living (gold farmers for example). Everything I do is on a computer (translation) and I could even work from home if I chose to. I think I would call myself a fashion consultant rather than a mere fashion advisor.
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7th September 2007, 02:34 AM	#24
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles Pither Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 30,084	It's pretty obvious that some people have way too much money, and are constantly seeking ways to spend it. I cannot imagine, even were I amazingly wealthy, spending money merely for the sake of spending money.
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7th September 2007, 03:45 AM	#25
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7th September 2007, 05:59 AM	#26
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Japan Posts: 15,758	Originally Posted by sophia8 Once you've got your handbag, how about something to carry in it? For all you booklovers with more money than you know what to do with So far no sales? Maybe the oligarchs aren't so stupid?
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7th September 2007, 09:30 AM	#27
ponderingturtle Orthogonal Vector Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tarrytown, NY Posts: 26,425	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey It's pretty obvious that some people have way too much money, and are constantly seeking ways to spend it. I cannot imagine, even were I amazingly wealthy, spending money merely for the sake of spending money. No one spends money for the sake of spending money. It is for the sake of being seen spending money. It is conspicuous consumption after all not inconspicuous consumption.
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7th September 2007, 10:47 AM	#28
Oubliette insert clever/stupid/sarcastic title here Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anywhere Posts: 239	Ugly, ugly, ugly... I think I just have like 3 handbags and they're all black. I don't even care if they "match" my shoes or not, fashion statements are stupid.

7th September 2007, 11:40 AM	#29
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles Pither Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 30,084	Originally Posted by ponderingturtle No one spends money for the sake of spending money. It is for the sake of being seen spending money. It is conspicuous consumption after all not inconspicuous consumption. That's crazy! The point of accumulating vast wealth is to hoard it in secret. To heap piles of gold and jewels in your hidden cave, and go there to gloat over it. It enhances the pleasure if it's entirely secret, as well as having the benefit of being safer. Nobody will steal it from you, or bug you for handouts, if they don't know you're rich.
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7th September 2007, 11:44 AM	#30
ImaginalDisc Proactive Untwister of Octagonal Hippopotamus Pants Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 10,225	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey That's crazy! The point of accumulating vast wealth is to hoard it in secret. To heap piles of gold and jewels in your hidden cave, and go there to gloat over it. It enhances the pleasure if it's entirely secret, as well as having the benefit of being safer. Nobody will steal it from you, or bug you for handouts, if they don't know you're rich. No, that's the point of being a dragon, plus the eating people.
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7th September 2007, 11:53 AM	#31
Oubliette insert clever/stupid/sarcastic title here Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anywhere Posts: 239	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey That's crazy! The point of accumulating vast wealth is to hoard it in secret. To heap piles of gold and jewels in your hidden cave, and go there to gloat over it. It enhances the pleasure if it's entirely secret, as well as having the benefit of being safer. Nobody will steal it from you, or bug you for handouts, if they don't know you're rich.

7th September 2007, 11:56 AM	#32
ImaginalDisc Proactive Untwister of Octagonal Hippopotamus Pants Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 10,225	Originally Posted by Oubliette http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...f/bin-dive.jpg I love how Scrooge McDuck had more gold than exists in the entire world. It was such a funny show.
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7th September 2007, 12:57 PM	#33
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7th September 2007, 03:53 PM	#34
Luciana Skeptical Carioca Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,952	I don't like to criticize other people's choices regarding purchases because I don't like to have mine criticized. I think it's even worse when people have neither money nor taste. No, really.
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