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Louis Vuitton’s $52,500 Limited Edition Handbag

by DYS — Thursday, September 13th, 2007 at 10:52 pm

in Accessories, Apparel, Handbags and tagged with

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I’m sure some of you have heard about this outrageous bag. Louis Vuitton claimed that this Tribute Patchwork handbag to be the most expensive and exclusive bag, they ever made. There are only 5 available for sale in North America and 24 worldwide. Beyoncé Knowles is said to be one of the first who bought it, the other 4 prefer to remain anonymous.
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This bag is handmade at a workshop in France, made up of 14 Louis Vuitton handbags’ pieces, including the Monogram Denim from Spring 2005, the Lady Steamer with Alligator from Fall 2006, the Cuir Tresse from Spring 2007 and the Talentueux Suhali from Spring 2003.

It was said that Marc Jacobs designed the Tribute Patchwork “as a celebration of the history of Louis Vuitton.” With all my respects to Mr. Jacobs whom I personally admire, the idea is absolutely genius but I’m afraid I would never buy this bag, even with all the money in the world. I prefer the previous LV patchwork bag, the Conte de Fées line in collaboration with Julie Verhoeven. With $ 52,500 in hand, I’d rather spend it on a down payment of a nice and cozy condo *in my dreamss ;P or at least, getting every single LV classic collection of bags and trunks.

So, what do you think of this bag?

Sources & images courtesy of: www.purseblog.com, www.washingtonpost.com

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53 comments for this entry

  1. kembang gula

    duit buat beli tas bisa dipake buat beli mobil atau rumah ya? dipake buat naik haji bisa bayarin orang sekampung ini. hehehehe :)

    September 13, 2007 at 11:11 pm

  2. ngelzz

    kok gue pusing yah ngeliatnyaa.. lebih suka LV yang klasik2.. kapan yakk gue punya LV… :p

    duit segitu mah bisa buat bayarin gue master euyy~ heuehueuhu

    September 13, 2007 at 11:16 pm

  3. Tabitha

    Aduuh, kok bisa sih orang suka tas ini. Nggak ada aestheticnya sama sekali. Harganya $100 juga gue gak bakalan beli, let alone $52K. I’m pretty sure, sejarang2nya tas, someone (or two) in Indonesia would already bought it. Liat aja di Bazaar, Tattler or Prestige in a few months, yakin banget pasti ada yang make nih tas. Gilingan yak!

    September 13, 2007 at 11:44 pm

  4. Hanzky

    Dengan uang segitu, gue bisa beli semua tas LV yang gue suka..banyak malah lebih nya…hehehe, two monograms bags, one luggage, one damier, some suhali and epi pieces, the vernis, olympe nimbus, wallet & organizer..tuh kan sisa nya masih lebih dari setengah harga tas ini…:D

    September 13, 2007 at 11:46 pm

  5. FashionKitty

    I hate that bag with a passion. Didn’t they have one like this last season? Ugh. So gross.

    September 14, 2007 at 1:12 am

  6. jude

    gue mau duit mentahnya aja deh hehehehe :P

    September 14, 2007 at 1:14 am

  7. lita

    an absolutey nay ! buat gue patchwork identik sama selimut ….

    September 14, 2007 at 7:40 am

  8. duniaindah

    ya ampyuuuuuun…tas kaya gitu aja muahal bener! diksh gratis jg gak akan gw pake deh ;p mending duitnya buat tambahin beli rmh aja

    September 14, 2007 at 7:44 am

  9. jogi's mum

    Gue yakin yang 1 Beyonce yang sisanya orang Indonesia :-) , soalnya disini kan makin mahal makin laku weiceh.

    September 14, 2007 at 7:45 am

  10. Woro Pradono

    terlalu rame, darling..
    feels like walk with 10 bags sekaligus..

    na-ah..

    September 14, 2007 at 7:52 am

  11. lilblackdress

    Mahal benerrrr…dan *sorry to say* kesannya kayak dari sisa2 bahan2 LV yang sebelum2nya udah ga kepake trus daripada sayang dibuang dijadiin TAS “BERGENGSI” dan dibilang limited edition *sighhhhhhh*..dasar marketing =)

    September 14, 2007 at 11:08 am

  12. mskellybag

    hihihih…kalo gw milyuner pasti gw beli :P tapi ga bakal gw pake jalan2 sih. melainkan bakalan gw pajang (kayak lukisan) di kamar wardrobe gw :D

    September 14, 2007 at 12:18 pm

  13. anjiey

    ga keliatan ya kalo harganya selangit.. mmm..ga banget aja (dan ga mampu beli juga)..;p

    September 14, 2007 at 4:19 pm

  14. Saigolady

    omigod..what was marc jacobs thinking??!!!

    September 14, 2007 at 4:19 pm

  15. lyd

    agree wif the others! LV bag-nya ga bagus.. apalagi harganya.. tapi stuju ma mskellybag, kalo gw punya duit sgitu banyak gw pasti beli, for investment gt.. kan limited edition, pasti beberapa thn mendatang bakal lebih mahal harganya, kayak art gt dehh..

    September 14, 2007 at 4:30 pm

  16. Julia_Banana

    It is so fuggly! Dikasih gw juga ga mau make. Gw jual kali ke yang mau hahaha

    September 14, 2007 at 8:47 pm

  17. mbl1

    euuuuuuuuwhh…*klo ini lebih kepada harganya*…tappii ih serem ya tasnya….hoho ga tau knapa..overall penampakannya nyeremin aja ..more like a mutant…a mutant bag..hehehehe ;p

    September 14, 2007 at 11:41 pm

  18. Lena

    That’s really a fun piece of art! Beyonce looks great with that bag–is she matching her eye makeup with the bag?

    September 15, 2007 at 10:27 am

  19. DYS

    haha :D i totally agree with all the comments here.. it really shows that our FD readers DO have an exquisite taste and a good eye ;)

    lilblackdress : my sis & i thought the same way, it looks like they’re just using all the leftover materials to make this bag and claim it as ‘a tribute’ !

    September 15, 2007 at 11:43 am

  20. mignon

    buset deh mahal amiiiiiir
    nggak ada bagus2nya pula. gile yah pasti orang2 pada beli cuma buat gengsi doang deh…
    nggak ada bagus2nya gitu deh tasnya

    September 17, 2007 at 1:15 am

  21. dunia_dandan

    Lucu kok.
    *nahan ketawa karena saya tidak ada temannya*. Serius..
    Kalau kita ignore harganya dan hanya menilai tasnya alias bendanya semata-mata, sebenernya lucu juga. Emang sih, selera gue suka ancur kalo kata temen2 gue. Mereka bilang “Binyo banget”. Jangan-jangan Beyonce itu binyo? :P

    September 17, 2007 at 3:48 am

  22. Lena

    i’m with you dundan. i mean, beyonce looks really funky and young with it. she might be the only one who could pull it off though…

    September 17, 2007 at 4:26 pm

  23. Missy L

    i agree with dundan & Lena..
    i like the bag, tapi harganya itu loooh.. mahal bgt!!

    October 25, 2007 at 9:20 am

  24. Anne

    I think the bag’s a classic.. it’s a patchwork of all great design LV collections.. I love it! who are the other holders of this bag?

    May 5, 2008 at 9:12 am

  25. yudsi

    Terlalu rame n kyk kain perca.Mending duitnya disumbang buat org2 miskin di negri ini drpd hanya utk gengsi.:)

    June 6, 2008 at 2:17 pm

  26. Juju

    Amazing what SHIT a name like LV can sell!!!!

    June 26, 2008 at 2:58 am

  27. tia

    I don’t even like to have patchwork for my bedcover, let alone a bag I (might, or should, for the price) carry around all the time.

    June 26, 2008 at 10:13 am

  28. jeanette

    I think it’s fugly!!
    you know even if one is a celebrity doesn’t mean that one has good taste.
    Some people are just blinded by brand and this time, they are blinded BIG time!! and so is Marc Jacobs!!
    I’ve got nothing but high praises for him in the past.

    June 27, 2008 at 11:42 pm

  29. Steve

    I LVoe and I collect LV pieces eventhough my collection is not that much. When I saw this bag for the first time, I just said to my self that this is the ugliest bag from LV. YUCK!!!

    June 29, 2008 at 9:54 pm

  30. yrachmi

    Barusan tadi abis dari Plaza Semanggi. Gue antri mo bayar di kasir Bread Talk and ohhh my god.. sampe mata gue kaya kelilipan dan bengong liatnya bener gak bener gak.. Tapi bener!!! That’s it! salah satu wanita perempuan Indonesia pake tas ini. She’s so elegant, beautiful wearing this bag. Sayang gak sempet di foto. Setelah itu dia beli donut di J-CO entah berapa lusin pokoknya buanyaaaakkk banget ;)

    July 15, 2008 at 12:54 pm

  31. Celia

    yrachmi, yakin tasnya itu asli? hihihihihi :P

    July 15, 2008 at 4:20 pm

  32. demodeboutiqe

    gw gak akan terbeli tuh tas, daku tak mampu :) even gw ada duit pun, better beli another speedy, neverfuul etc. tapi kalo gratis whuaaaaa mauuuuuuuuuuuuuu…

    July 16, 2008 at 7:14 am

  33. demodeboutiqe

    gw gak akan terbeli si mr patchwork ini, secara tidak mampu :)
    kalo pun gw ada duit, mending beli another speedy, neverfull, etc. bisa buat LV bags room :D

    July 16, 2008 at 7:18 am

  34. bubble

    The bag is wack. It looks like a bunch of piled up everything thrown together and labeled a masterpiece. People are so ego-driven they buy Bu&lsh!t like this just to feel divided and disconnected, “Yeah, Im the only person with this one of a kind bag”, “Dont nobody else have a bag like this”. Even though the sh!t is a mess they want to wear it because it cost this and they say it that and so and so designed it. Bucking the mess out of them because they know ego-driven people are ignorant enough to make that dumb a$$ purchase. “OOh girl, they only made a limited anount of these kinds of bags, you cant buy this from any store.” When you take the bag apart, it is made and look like every other bag produced in those underground sweat shops. The only thing that really makes it exclusive is the rediculous a$$ price.

    August 21, 2008 at 1:16 pm

  35. theana

    kaya tambalan kain perca deh..
    kalo menurut gw bagus sih but ga worth in ma harga.
    mending hermes kale….modelnya clasic n berkelas

    August 29, 2008 at 11:08 am

  36. DYS

    heuhe i cant believe this post still receives comments :D horeee byk pro n cons dimana2x *senangss

    August 29, 2008 at 11:11 am

  37. dini

    gilaaaaa….keren abizzzz (harga)
    bisa gak beli??????
    duh mendingan…yang lain ja dech

    November 19, 2008 at 10:16 pm

  40. pencil_skirt

    HOLLY MACARONI!! I ain’t gonna buy on it even its $$. One word: disconnected! Ditto sama DYS, mendingan aku splurge on personal trainer deh. haha..

    March 3, 2009 at 12:00 pm

  41. denisse

    boleh jg tuh tas…kalo harga segitu di tuker paket sembako untuk korban bencana alam..dpt brapa truck yak…
    ada yg mo bantuin ngitung…??

    May 27, 2009 at 8:35 pm

  42. maria

    tht purse is rly cute!! me n my mom want it rly bad!! but its like super expensve! i wonder how im gonna get tht money?

    July 17, 2009 at 9:06 am

  43. Tas Lover

    Wow….Keren banget yah design yang unique pastas saja harga-nya pun selanggit angkasa he he he……

    August 10, 2009 at 1:49 am

  44. desy

    Yaoloh..itu bener harganya segitu..?? ck.ck.ck..*sambil geleng2 kepala*…

    August 10, 2009 at 10:19 am

  45. sabrina

    YUCK!!!!!!!!!! Its da ugliest bag ive ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    August 12, 2009 at 6:55 pm

  46. Mona

    Mahal sih, tapi klo gw milyuner, why not! hihihi

    September 4, 2009 at 9:00 pm

  47. train1332

    Aduh!! APA-APAAN INI!? MAHAL ABIS!!!

    Suer nih ya klo gw kebeli ini tas suer dah gw bawa mati nih deh xDD

    Abisnya sayang bgt 500 juta ckckckc

    Mending bwt gw lanjut kuliah aj tuh :D D

    November 2, 2009 at 6:35 pm

  48. LUNA

    I LOVE LOUIS VOUITTONNNNNNNNN, KERRRRRRENNNNNNNNNNNNNN BEIBBEHHHHHHHHHHH…………………

    December 10, 2009 at 12:42 pm

  49. lunatic diandra

    OMG!!! keren…sudah pasti, bergaya, mahal, harga diri (mungkin) jadi naik. tapi saya tetap cinta produk indonesia…..-menghibur diri karena tak mampu beli, seandainya mampu pun gilaaa mendingan kasih buat korban lapindo (ck ck ck)-

    December 15, 2009 at 5:05 pm

  50. dodolllipett

    bagus sih . tapi kalo uangnya segitu mending gw beli mobil . orang tau harganya . kalopun gw beli tas itu , nggak bakal ada yang percaya itu tas mahal . :p

    December 24, 2009 at 3:16 pm

  51. ninarockz

    ermm, mungkin g minoritas disini.. but I agree with dundan.. lucu tasnya… tapi with that price tag.. I think I’ll pass…=P~
    keknya sisanya dimiliki orang indo semua tuuuhhhh, makanya they prefer to remain anonymous….hahahaha

    December 24, 2009 at 6:11 pm

  52. a.wright

    EWWWWWWWWWW

    December 25, 2009 at 9:01 pm

  53. rianna

    segala patchwork tumplek jadi 1
    attention stealer though…

    December 26, 2009 at 12:21 am

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