I have been actively avoiding discussing this Louis Vuitton bag with you all. It is not because I wanted to keep the goodness from you, rather the fact that I am still shocked Louis Vuitton made this line. And I really quite like the Spring 2010 LV bags, being extremely pleased with my purchases from the Spring collection, the Monogram Cheche Bohemian and foxy tail.
Then we have this bag, the Louis Vuitton Raindrop Besace. You must read on to see what I am talking about.
When I saw it in the look book I immediately thought trash bag. That thought has still not left my mind. It looks like a Hefty bag with a shoulder strap and writing on the front. Louis Vuitton calls it a utilitarian rain bag with pull ties and a printed vintage Louis Vuitton logo. But it is ugly. And still seems like a joke. And looks like a kitchen garbage bag. And costs nearly $2,000.
Sure, Marc Jacobs is known to bring in pieces that get us talking (no one can forget the LV Tribute Patchwork Bag). But this is pushing it. I truly do not know one person that will look at this bag and see anything other than a garbage bag. I suppose some could call it imaginative, but I will not even give it that. In the very least, this bag got me and others talking about Louis Vuitton, and maybe that is precisely what they wanted. $1960 via Louis Vuitton.
I feel like the designers and executives at LV are trying to pull one over on me. Like they can slap that logo on any piece of garbage (bag!) and sell it for $2,000. (fb)
I guess I am not hip nor am I cool because looking at it all I can think is “WOW that is ugly.” (fb)
These bags are kind of neat…a little different, but still neat. (fb)
Wow, those are ugly. (fb)
WOW! That is not an attractive bag! (fb)
whew… i agree with what you said but maybe pictures dont justify the product well, maybe i have to experience to feel and see it personally for me to say more about this bag, maybe the durability of the material makes this bag quite expensive, maybe material was similar to Vermis which ,akes it shiny and makes it expensive(fb)
I still can’t figure out what statement LV wanted to make… (fb)
What on earth is it made out of? It looks exactly like a Hefty cinch sac…but maybe it’s more durable!?! (fb)
oh fugly
That is definitely a trash bag. There is no way I’d pay nearly $2000 for that!! It’s just ridiculous. (fb)
WOW…..you are so right. The first thing that came to mind was a garbage bag!! I am not going o say they are ugly, because they aren’t, they just look like a garbage bag with a strap attached to them. Not at all for me:( (fb)
Oh big no to me and how expensive can this bag be??? (fb)
Looks cheap! I’d rather add in couple more hundred dollars and just get Chanel. (fb)
Waaaay overpriced and ugly. (fb)
Really awful! I know the price of trash bags has gone up, but that’s ridiculous! 😉 (fb)
not my type…
not my type (fb)
Wha-?! There is pushing the envelope and then there is garbage (yes, pun very much intended). A little cocky of the brand thinking that people would pay $2000 for something they can make themselves for a few cents. The even sadder part is that some people will actually WANT this bag. (fb)
OMG – that is awful! (FB)
That is just awful. I can’t believe LV even put thier name on this. (fb)
Hideous, not the least bit classy…looks like a joke. UGH
What a ridiculous price for such a hideous bag. This is what we store something in as a very temporary, very last resort. Who would want to carry this around with them? It says to me “Hey, if you carry tissues, you can drop the used ones back in here.” (fb)
This has got to be some kind of joke or experiment or something. Not attractive at all. (fb)
Two things about this bag surprise me:
– The website says it’s made of lambskin? I thought for sure it was PVC.
– It’s sold out online? Really? What am I missing?
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OMG that is hideous!
y’all are totally missing it. $1999 is for the strap. the strap is obviously made of the rarest of all leathers… and the gold is 99K so obviously it is beauti—wait–what? what’s that? no?
oh…. well then. (thanks purseblog!)
Not for me, not sure it’s for anyone, BUT I am curious to poke around and see it in person! (fb)
Oh Lord! Don’t get me started. I definitely agree. They’re hideous! And that’s coming from a LV freak! I can’t believe people would waste their money on these bags. (fb)
No and no. That’s one expensive trashcan liner.
i had given it some thought and with that price, though its from Louis Vuitton, i think i am not gonna buy it there are more stylish bags with the same amount with room for alot of stuffs, so i would rather have it than this one. (fb)
As much as I love LV, no thank you! (fb)
not all designer bags are nice and worth the money. this is one solid example. can’t agree more with you. it’s total trash for me. (fb)
I am not a particular fan of this collection :-/ I know LV can do better. While at it, I just want to share this amazing handbag place I found that is totally fashion forward and won’t stab our planet in the heart.
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I got some many of their purses and I couldn’t wait to share with my favorite blog ever!!!!
Garbage bag with an attitude! Lol 😉
Lol…I’m going to try and make one with my glad hefty garbage bags too!! Lol (fb)
So not worth the price! (fb)
CAN PLEASE ANYONE GIFT ME THIS BAG>> PLWEASZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (fb)
I’d be too afraid that if I bought it – I might accidentally throw it away! LOL!!!
Wow, they did, literally model this on a trash bag: look at the Glad green and yellow drawstrings. Ew. What on earth were they thinking? (fb)
Literally trash! (fb)
It’s so very, very ugly. There is nothing more to say. (fb)
This is one of the ugliest bags I have ever seen!! (fb)
ewww, hate it!!!
Yikes! That is hideous. I can design that and charge only $1500! Hey… 😉 (fb)
LOL tacky as HELL!!
But some LV loving woman will wear this.
I’m so sure of it (fb)
Are you sure it’s not a belated April Fools joke? Because I cannot see *any* woman wanting to carry one of those, and certainly not at that price. (fb)
I can’t agree more ! I’m really disappointed by the spring collection… (fb)
Wow. I’ve seen ugly, but this is beyond ugly. One good thing though – now DH will stop saying my YSL patent looks like a garbage bag!! (fb)
Wow, that’s pretty bad! (fb)
I love it!
Exactly what I thought when I first saw it a little while back~ who would want to wear a garbage bag, honestly? (fb)
Especially with the orange drawstring. I would like to know if they have sold any…(fb)
They had to make the drawstrings orange otherwise it would be mistaken for garbage and thrown out. 🙂 (fb)
UGH! Now this kinda makes me angry! Why??????????? (fb)
here’s one answer found on yahoo about this atrocious bag Earlier this year, designer Marc Jacobs explained the phenomenon thusly: “There’s this huge cult following of almost crazy people at Vuitton who just want whatever they buy to be exclusive.”
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No thanks not very catching at all.
boy…. i love mostly anything that (Louis Vuitton) makes but,,,,, this one can go in the (trash)…….and that price is crazyyyyyyy…………. ( good luck with that handbag…… Louis Vuitton)!!!!!!!!!!!! (fb)
That is THE most horrible thing I have ever seen. It’s FUGLY. The fact that LV thinks something like this is worth this price is insane. Totallly. (fb)
I, too, am curious to know how many they have sold. It’s very unique and avante-guarde, but there’s no way that I could purchase it. I have been drooling over an MJ Stam and classic Chanel flap bag. I’d rather spend that money on that. (fb)
I totally agree it looks like a trash bag. For the price I wouldn’t carry it with my most worn out jeans. Is LV trying to make a statement with these handbags? (FB)
Interesting. They have clearly taken the idea of a luxury item to a new level.
This is one of the ugliest bag I have seen. Even if it’s free I would be too ashamed to even carry this trash! (fb)
THE most horrible thing I have ever seen.(FB)
I actually love this! it’s so tongue-in-cheek, and I think if any other label were to do this it wouldn’t be nearly as humorous or awesome! Yes. It’s a total trash bag. A 10cent trash back with a LV logo thrown on it and miraculously it’s now a $2000 bag! I love the pop art-ness of it, and I love that Marc Jacobs can totally appreciate the ridiculousness of our consumer culture and how the brand he works for plays such a huge role in that! Totally awesome statement piece. I’d grab one in a heartbeat if I could! (fb)
Eww. 2000 fora trash bag look alike. (fb)
These are a tragedy. Who in their right mind would spend $2000 on this?! (fb)
oh my! i dont see the ‘class’ LV is known for…no thank you; id rather carry a paper bag…hahaha! (fb)
How I would love to see one if these IRL! (fb)
Still have not changed my first opinion of this bag…I love it and wish I could see it IRL.
Too bad I cannot justify such an outrageous whimsical purchase.
i am a little bit speechless with this bag. *shakes her head* (fb)
OMG. It’s just trashy. Ha. Oh, that’s not really funny when you drop a hefty 2K for this bag.
I keep forgetting the FB
OMG!!! I don’t even have words for it… That’s terrible!! 🙁 (fb)
OMG, totally hideous yet totally funny at the same time!
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I refuse to carry one even if they gave it to me for free! Pretty soon LV will be making their own version of a shopping cart to go with their hefty bag! Time to hire new designers!!! (fb)
i am in shock they are actually releasing the LV Trash Bag,,,, this is a huge LV Fail (fb)
I LOVE it! I feel like Marc must have seen me run from my car into a restaurant in the pouring rain carrying my Stam in a plastic grocery bag and designed this just for me!! Absolutely ADORE!
This bag is beyond ugly, maybe it looks different IRL? but I doubt it, do they really think people will buy this just because it says Louis Vuitton?! yes, and I’m sure many people will! (fb)
This bag is just dreadful! I don’t see how anyone would wear–much less spend the money–for one of these glorified trashbags. (fb)
It is so ugly and who in their right mind would pay that kind of money for that? (fb)
its too much for 2k.. add a little and get the boetie MM.. its more worth of my hard earned 2k.. no offense its ridiculous! (fb)
These bags are really like trash bags! Why would they come up with something like this? (fb)
Nothing says recession-friendly like a $2000 garbage bag. (fb)
I’m with ya…Ugly! (FB)
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I wonder if the material feels like a trash bag too. (fb)
OMG! It looks horrible. I will not pay a single cents for it. (fb)
that. is. HIDEOUS! (fb)
Absolutely hideous (fb)
Yeah, classy trash. I think this is to represent all the garbage some of us carry in our bags. If I had loads of cash, I’d probably rock this. Tres chic. haha (fb)
And I thought the canvas was overpriced! It seems like LV is making fools of its customers by asing people to pay $2000 for a trash bag with an LV logo.
LV down to earth series 😛
Wow, $2,000 for plastic? Amazing. They could of at least made them in better colours!
Oh, and 🙂 (fb)
Gasp! This really does resemble a garbage bag. Not understanding this at all. (fb)
It is really weird and so expensive! (fb)
This…. is horrible! It looks like a hefty bag! (FB)
wow
i love louis vuitton but this is pretty bad i would rather just keep saving up for the classic chanel
i cant stop thinking about that article lol (fb)
Hefty?? OMG..what happened?? (fb)
The price is offensive. (fb)
What were they thinking??????
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Strangely enough I actually like it…However I certainly would not pay 2000 for it!! (FB)
YUCK!
LV’s saying “hey look! We can make garbage bags and people will buy any trash that we come up with!”
Ok, this has to be a joke…(fb)
Yuk! This is a disgrace regardless if it’s LV or whomever. (fb)
Totally not feeling it. (fb)
I have always thought Marc was a genuis but this scares me. I think it’s fugly….sorry Marc….(fb)
Wow…my friend showed me this a while ago and I didn’t like it – I still don’t like it. (fb)
I actually see it as a very expensive rain-protection bag for other (more expensive) bags. Like perhaps 2,55,
horrible and yucky and will never ever pay close to 2000 for a trash like this (fb)
OMG- Looks like a TRASH bag- it is pushing it, really pushing it …(FB)
LV r u trying to insult our intelligence?
It’s actually uglier than a Hefty bag with a shoulder strap!! OMG! Between these and the MJ Parachute Bags, what was MJ smoking when he created these (or approved their production!)??? And a $2k price tag!! HOLY CRAPOLA!!! (fb)
I.just.don’t.get.it.
Who in their right mind would purchase this bag and what was LV thinking?(fb)
Yuck! I would never buy this. I’d love to see someone on the street walking around with this bag. (fb)
u cant be serious! it looks like trash…(fb)
awful is the word.. cant believe something like that would come from LV! Boo!! (fb)
seriously, i think my love affair with LV is coming to an end:( why LV, WHY?
Oh…No…just No…
That price tag is insane. Maybe, maybe if it cost like $5 in a junk shop you would think it was an interesting novelty. (fb)
This is awful and I am a Louis fan. But c’mon. I tend to take a few months to warm up to trends but this is one that I can’t imagine. (fb)
Not cute. I’m trying to think of a situation where this bag would be acceptable … and I came up with – picking up trash on the side of the freeway. “/
Omg. Who buys something like that ? Just askin’ (fb)
I’m not paying that much for something that belongs in my garbage can. Fugtastic. (fb)
Seriously?? What were they thinking?? Keep the hefty bags in the kitchen!
ehhh…
it looks like a garbage bag?
or like a plastic bag you would get from buying something at a cheap store..
interesting though?
id say very pricey for a plastic grocery bag.. but what would i know lol
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Terrible! (fb)
Smart move, let’s talk about overpriced trash bags…. Just when one thinks it cannot get any worse LV steps in and obliges 🙂
Well, at least they are waterproof LV trash bags! Things can go wrong once in a while 🙂
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*blink*
Sorry but what’s stopping me from, like you said getting a trashbag and putting some fancy handle on it? I bet I could do that with a bag laying around the house and it’d be free.
wow I’m speechless! (and not in a good way) fb
They did it, make noise let everyone talking about, this is what they want!!!
Bravo, LV trash.
Opppps (fb)
I’ve check the bag online via Louis Vuitton, and serious the material is really good lambskin leather, graphic symbol of the bag is amazing and, overall the shape will look like a garbage bag but its, i think when is personal interaction, i feel that its lovely, the interiors were neat(fb)
trashy or flashy? to me, this is too garbage bag looking (fb)
horrible!!
no way!!!
total garbage bag, and not promoting environmental ideals (fb)
I think the straps and even the orange tie looks more expensive than the material of the bag – which is sad. I don’t think I would ever get desperate enough to wear something like this…
i think you misunderstood the concept and the philosophy of voyage in Vuitton’s S/S2010. it’s an interpretation of laid back luxury.
Well, they did get this creation of tastelessness (is that a word? / is that a purse?) into everybody’s conversation….
I would like to know, if they really went into production or if it’s just limited or special order? I don’t think they could dispaly it in their stores, it would destroy the whole appearance…. oh, the cleaning lady forgot to take out the garbage…. or imigine, she takes it out… ouch! (fb)
A very expensive trash bag. LOL (fb)
and please, megs, dont just think pretty, think forward.
Tastless garbage.. (great pun) lol
ewwww..omg what have they done?? i agree with you..I am thinking trash bag too and I am also thinking..no way I would buy this! (fb)
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now that is a verrryy high end brand of a garbage bag. wow!
but seriously, im sure there must be someone out there who will actually purchase it. some avid LV collector perhaps? since the material is stated as high quality lambskin, the price isn’t so bad its just the design.. oh well, lets keep a watch on who will be trotting this on her shoulder soon… (fb)
hey i could make a DIY bag like that with my garbage bag but i wouldn’t.. personally i will not spend my money with a piece of garbage bag even if its louis vuitton. (fb)
wow! that’s a really expensive trash bag- wonder if anyone will carry this (fb)
umm is it still april fool’s day? ?!?
ewww – definitely just looks like a trash bag! I can’t imagine anyone wearing this – how exactly would you wear it without looking like you’re wearing a trash bag? hehe. (fb)
Fun bag lol!!!
It looks too much like a trash bag, but I think it was the idea behind it No???. (fb)
Almost $2000 for a trash bag??!! No thanks (fb)
the cost doesn’t match the product! (fb)
This is absolutely…bizarre. LV are having a laugh.
lol…i kinda like the whimsy of it…but not at that price!! (fb)
Yuck! What were they thinking over at LV? (fb)
$1960 via Louis Vuitton Great Bag for Walking in the RAIN! I Do Not LIKe This BAG! (FB)
i feel like marc jacobs is playing a joke on us. trying to see how many suckers buy this garbage bag on a strap and just laugh his booty off!
perhaps someone like lady gaga would carry it? i don’t know. heh (fb)
The Vuitton family must not be happy, this goes against all of their and the brands morals.
Lady Gaga would work this bag like no other ha ha.(fb).
um i don’t eve know what to say, this is beyond ridcolous like really i would much rather get my bag wet then carry a garbage bag LMAO (fb)
It’s reminds me of a trash bag too! It’s not my style but I know a few pf’ers in the LV forum who like it! (fb)
I looked at the picture before I even read the post and my first thought matched yours. GARBAGE BAG!?!?!? Are they out to prove that all you have to do is slap a “high-end” logo on anything and anyone who wants to be in the “it” crowd will buy it simply because it says LV. I’m saddend by the thought that LV would agree to go along with this. What happened to them?? As long as it makes them $$$$, I quess they don’t care. BAH!!! 🙁
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they are laughing at their customers (fb)
PurseBlog.com rocks! (fb)
Really LV? not an April Fools? 🙁 (fb)
Couldn’t do it!! Not even if it was only $19.60. (fb)
I think it’s a joke..I don’t think anybody will spend 2k on this. But they’ve certainly got the attention and everyone is talking about it…maybe that’s the publicity they want.
Maybe the real bag is inside those garbage bags? I don’t even want to know the person who would consider buying this. Shame on them for insulting people with bad taste. What’s next a $3,000 LV douche bag?
hehe, I had an article on my blog about this 🙂
Nope, not for me!! (fb)
Ha ha! One man’s trash (bag) is another man’s treasure!! (fb)
The material is wayyy too shiny. Looks trashy on multiple levels. (fb)
How can they think anyone would pay this price for a trash bag? Weird!!! (fb)
“There’s a sucker born every minute”
This reminds me of the Derelicte clothing line from Zoolander’s Mugatu…
This is pretty gross. (fb)
Actually, I kind of like it. Wouldn’t buy it for 2000, though. (fb)
Hideous!
Trash. Bag. (fb)
GLAD couture…
I cannot bag out my fav brand of all time but will say that good art always invokes passion. This one seems to have set off quite a range of emotions!(fb)
I love LV and I can appreciate the brand being innovative and cutting edge, however, this line is hideous. It is a garage bag…period! and with a $1900.00 price tag… unbeliveable…
I can see why you wouldn’t want to show us this one !! Did the designers put this one together on April Fool’s Day…It’s a disgrace.
Sorry forgot that darn little (fb).
Hmmn, Definitely not a fan of this bag, I find it unattractive. Most definitely looks like a trash bag that I could have made myself… (fb)
Louis has to be spinning in his grave. (fb)
I saw this mentioned on Yahoo Shine. They quoted Marc Jacobs as saying “There’s this huge cult following of almost crazy people at Vuitton who just want whatever they buy to be exclusive.” Wonder how many “almost crazy people” will fall for this?
Louis is going down hill on all his new designs , But a garbage bag design ? I doun’t get it. What happened to the louie we used to know.
Definitely looks like a trash bag. (fb)
This bag will always remind me of Zoolander, the movie. The deralict campaign was about making homeless clothes chic. It made me laugh so hard because I thought no one would ever do this, but here it is in real life. The homeless bag is now almost $2000. Wow, I think Marc Jacobs should give all the money to Ben Stiller for creating this bag as an idea.
I like Vuitton but I don’t like this one,it looks too much like a trash bag.(fb)
definitely looks like a trash bag! (fb)
definitely is a big NO NO (fb)
on the SHINE website – you need to read this article…HAS FASHION GONE INSANE???? the link is below this and Marc Jacobs makes a statement…Marc Jacobs explained the phenomenon thusly: “There’s this huge cult following of almost crazy people at Vuitton who just want whatever they buy to be exclusive.” Hmmm.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/sweatpants-that-cost-1-000-has-fashion-gone-completely-insane-1264398/#poll-1F8C93463DAC11DF806980519E992185
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AHHHHHH these are horrendous!! Horrible.
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hmmmm….. i just don’t know . . . . (fb)
Hideous!
I adore LV bags, but I wouldn’t want this one not even for free!
What the hell were they thinking?? Correction: I don’t think they were :s I am a big LV fan and I am crazy but still wouldnt fall for this :s EEwww
This looks like a hot mess for LV. 🙁 (fb)
What is the material, anyway? Can’t think of anything other than a trash bag that could look like this (fb)
As much as I don’t buy bags for anyone but myself meaning that the views of others — love it or hate it — don’t matter, if I would walk around with this it would look like a trash bag and I would have to explain to others why I paid $2k for a trash bag. Even if I loved it, I think explaining it would get old fast. (fb)
I can’t bring myself to look at these expensive glad garbage bags (fb)
ewww, why? uh huh? I’m confuzzled…..apparently so are the designers at LV! (fb)
ugh! How much do you want to bet we see someone like Beyonce toting this trash bag around? (fb)
As soon as I saw the pictures I immediately thought trash bag as well, Megs
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$2000?
can I have the leftovers whatever people don’t buy? i recycle.
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hefty, Hefty, HEFTY!!! (fb)
Lol at some of the comments here!
The bag… I can’t believe they came up with this..
Seriously.. :/
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I really love and admire lv.why did they come up with these colors and style….such an expensive one for the style….i expect to see a more glamorous design.(fb)
i have no words louis varbage jajajajaj i just hate this bag !
LV needs to reconsider some of their recent bags, because this is seriously garbage. Can’t to see who springs 2,000 dollars for this hideous spring collection. (fb)
That is truly one of the ugliest bags I have ever seen.
What was LV thinking? I cannot believe they released this bag.
Utterly horrible!
These bags are so hideous. I don’t think I’d even carry them for free. (fb)
maybe we could use these bags to cover up our other lv bags when its raining!! yeah right
id like to know if someone bought it. maybe a collector? who knows…
i think this bag is a piece of art work, very ironic, dramatic and sarcastic, if you see this in a exposition at the museum you would have to examinate it (that’s what i did), and well, combining a “trash bag” with a well know name brand, i seriously thing LV got a hit on this one, im getting the brown one for my birthday, and if somebody is gonna talk about the price, hey, is less than what some people spend on fast food, cigarrettes or alcohol yearly, so, i still have credit for like 2 more items, i kind of love this very, very diferent bag…
you might be not seen directly this bag…but if you are fashionable person and have some excellence taste of extraordinary bag..i’m sure you will change your opinion..this bag absolutely great..
I’m speechless…I’m always an advocate for Louis Vuitton but in this case, I just can’t. I’m sorry Marc!