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Fashions That Come Back

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I thought the US$2100 version of IKEA’s blue bag was a reasonably isolated incident of the fashion industry ripping off—sorry, catering to fashion-following sheeple. And then I read this article about a $1500 Chanel boomerang. In the name of all that’s good, honest and reasonable, why would anyone want a $1500 boomerang? And why would someone come up with the… Read more »

The Latest Fashion Accessory

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News item:  Luxury fashion house Balenciaga launches US$2100 tote that looks like IKEA’s $0.99 “Frakta” bag. The marketing department of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Prada Fashion Inc. (ICBINP, pronounced “Ick-bee-inp”) was holding a crisis meeting. Six of the most un-conservatively-dressed people on the planet sat around a table shaped like Italy, waiting for the Vice President to speak. She… Read more »