As handbag lovers, we’ve seen some pretty outlandish bags walk down runways and appear on our computer screens. Remember the $2,000 Balenciaga Ikea shopping bag? Or what about Gucci’s Mickey Mouse head bag? While big name designers have released their fair share of ‘made you look’ designs, it’s often smaller, indie brands that are the most innovative. When 18-year-old singer/songwriter Billie Eilish posted an image to instagram fans were in awe of her bag— it appeared to be Gucci, but it also appeared to be a basketball?
The bag was designed by UK based brand TOMME, which combines ‘Femme,’ ‘Homme’ and ‘Tomboy’ to make TOMME. The brand is said be representative of someone who connects femininity and masculinity with ease and confidence, therefore expressing the best of both worlds. In 2018, after much experimentation and innovation, a fully functional handbag came to life and the 3.0 Basketball bag was born.
Each bag is made to order and can take up to 4 weeks to create. The bags are all handcrafted from real basketballs, and the brand utilizes different colors and sizes, including limited edition basketballs. The brand has also offered limited edition drops of tennis ball bags (hello Chanel), and prices in the collection range from $129 to $341. As for the Gucci iteration? TOMME’s website states that it is an imitation and not real Gucci print. There’s a fine line between imitation and counterfeit, and while the brand’s work is incredibly innovative, using Gucci’s iconic print for inspiration could possibly be called out as counterfeiting.
Check out more from the the brand’s instagram below or browse current offerings here. Let us know if you’d carry one of these statement pieces in the comments below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CANx4WmAFDQ/
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Doing black lives matter posts and then not recognizing the black influencers who started this trend is so poor.
Wouldn’t they be heavy? Basketballs are heavy.
how are basketballs heavy theyre just filled with air hahaha
In comparison to a regular bag of the same size, it is, for us.
Made of tough materials which are heavy compared to handbag materials
Carry a basketball? No, not unless it doubled as a functional basketball and then I would “carry” it to the court. 🙂
I love these. I would actually buy them (lol I need to stop going on this site when my paycheck drops). Does anyone know how fast it takes the drops to sell out?
….maybe for a volleyball or soccer ball, but I can’t get on board with a basketball.
Hm…. Not my cup of tea…
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