Comments on: Louis Vuitton Ipanema Beach Towel

By: Naggy

Naggy — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:58:16 +0000

Unless there is some miracle fabric that the towel is made of, why on earth would it cost even a fifth of the price? (ipad)

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By: suzette

suzette — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:57:03 +0000

Think of it as a “multi-tasker’…..a beach towel, a wrap-around/sarong, a cape for an LV Superman younster, an xlarge bath towel, gathered with cotton rope: a fab beach carry-all, etc. Still, the more people buy these expensive items, the more they make them…supply & demand. Make a charitable contribution and feel really good!

By: Krystal

Krystal — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:51:28 +0000

Too expensive for a cotton towel I’d say. The towels are gorgeous but I wouldnt spend $450 and then be afraid of ruining it by doing something like getting it sandy or wet.

By: sophie

sophie — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:49:33 +0000

………..haha…..

By: Nee

Nee — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:24:33 +0000

@Amanda, good point about the internet… I would also say the relentless advertising of these items on magazines, billboards, TV shows and on the backs of celebrities has taken these items mass market.

I see your point about the Hermes cashmere blanket – high end material yes. But what about the Hermes terry cloth beach towels for $530. They should be held up for ridicule as well then. By the way, I love this forum:)

By: Kathrin

Kathrin — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:31:32 +0000

One word – ridiculous.

And two questions:
1. Does anyone actually buy these?
2. If they do, do they actually use them? I can just imagine – “oh yes, I know it’s a towel but it’s Louis Vuitton – I can’t get it wet!”

By: Amanda Mull

Amanda Mull — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:50:22 +0000

@Nee I’d be a little more ambivalent about a Hermes cashmere blanket – at least it’s a high-end material. This is just a cotton towel.
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And I really think that it’s the new-found prevalence of Internet shopping that has changed minds about items like this. Online shopping is, by definition, a mass-market idea. Putting an item meant for an itty-bitty niche market up for sale via a mass-market medium is only going to underline the inherent ridiculousness in it. It’s not like the people that can and will buy this don’t already have an SA on speed dial to call to have it couriered to them. Luxury retailers have had a notoriously difficult time trying to figure out how to appropriately incorporate the Internet into their brands, and it may expose them to criticism a little more than they’d like.

By: Nee

Nee — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:34:06 +0000

i dont know why everyone is so surprised? Hermes has been selling beach towels and cashmere blankets for much for than this for decades. Tell me, if this towel had been spotted in 2007, would it have been the next “it” item or still “ridiculous”.

The rich have always been able to afford these things – you know, the set who don’t ever have to ask the price. Just because the recession has dropped the people back down to earth and they no longer have their home equity to squander on designer labels, does not mean that there aren’t countless of people, whether in the US or in other parts of the world, who can afford to buy this towel, in multiples…. and they will. Hermes, Chanel, LV…. have always sold these “ridiculous” items, the people just started to believe that they could afford them.

By: Puss in boots

Puss in boots — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:16:20 +0000

This is just ridiculous!