@alh I miss Nottelling as well. Even if price was no object I would not carry one of those bags.
Miss @nottelling, too!
As to the bags. Nope. 
Thatās why Jeff Koons gets 50M for his balloon dog sculptures. His stuff sticks in your head, for better or for worse.
Yeah, saying āDa Vinciā is like saying āof Vinciā, which is where he was from, not who he was. Leonardo is really a single moniker artist.
I like the bags, but I wouldnāt carry one of the bags. You become part of Koonsā art when you do, which is cool, but not for me.
Dang it. It appears I just washed away 2K worth of stuff oh a load of hubbyās jeansā¦http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/prps-barracuda-straight-leg-jeans/4457245?origin=category-personalizedsort&fashioncolor=INDIGO
And to think Iāve spent years trying to get my boys NOT to wear this stuff into the house. I didnāt realize they were simply āfashion forward, fresh and edgyā.
ROFL!!! =)) Showed this to Mr. - he had a good laugh. Now he feels justified making āemergencyā runs to Home Depot without changing out of his yard clothes. He says that going forward, he will feel like 400 bucks digging in the dirt.
I think the addition of the name makes those bags kitschy in the extreme. The Rubens duffel would actually be kind of gorgeousāwithout the name.
Oh dear lordā¦there is a matching jacket http://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?origin=keywordsearch&keyword=mud+denim+jacket
I think I will start a new line of jeans. "plumbersā crack - you donāt need to be one to flash oneā.
Go for it, dietz!!! =))
Consolation: maybe the bags are deliberately kitschy? I have read that description of Koons. And, of course, some folks describe the basic monogram LV bags as kitschy, which is clearly an eye-of-the-beholder judgement. Others say they are classic. They make a huge profit for the company.
http://www.artnews.com/2015/11/09/these-are-works-that-i-enjoy-jeff-koons-on-his-amazing-blue-balls/
In the article Koons talks about famous artists referencing other famous artists.
If money were no object, Iād love to have one of the Koons flower sculptures. And put it on a table for a centerpiece. When I saw one in a museum, I thought āhow lovelyā - no idea who the artist wasā¦ had to read the label.
Oh good, weāre jeans and casual on Fridays at work, Iāll be sure to pick up a pair of those jeans.
I dislike clothing that makes one a walking brand advertisement, and thatās the category I put Vuitton in.
^^^ I figure if my butt, āgirlsā or any other part of me are to function as a billboard I should be getting paid as a walking billboard.
The mud encrusted jeans are clearly for the man who never gets his hands dirty!
There are no words for this:
Mike Rowe wrote a great FB post on those muddy jeans. If I could justify spending that kind of money, Iād rather buy a pair of his dirty jeans (and not just because the money would go for a good cause.)
^^Whoa, who wants to look like a hedgehog for $4K?? Actually, hedgehogs are way cuter than that cape.
Iām glad they mentioned the size worn by the model. Iād hate to get the wrong size in a hedgehog spiked cape. That would be an irrecoverable fashion faux pas. 
Itās also one more example of something I hope and pray never settles into the middle seat of an airplane.
Those jeans made it to morning news on NBC. Even NPR mentioned them
those jeans are absurd. itās disgusting.
The jeans are ridiculous, but Iām laughing outloud at that cape.