Andy Warhol Grins In His Grave Over $2,500 Luggage Bearing His Name
Between this Globe Trotter Warhol-branded luggage set and the Flight 001 chichi rent-a-luggage we covered a few months ago, we're starting to think that manufacturers are just trying to bait us. Are people really dropping thousands of dollars for something they check through at the front of the airport, only to pick up hours later when they're bleary eyed and jet lagged? Here's the deal on these pricey, limited-edition bags:
In association with the week-long Andy Warhol x Hysteric Glamour pop-up shop at the ISETAN store in Tokyo’s Shinjuku precinct, a marquee item... with three different sizes, each feature an all-black exterior while the inside features a Warholian skull motif with signature. The Andy Warhol x Hysteric Glamour pop-up shop on the 4th floor of ISETAN runs from the 16th till the 23rd of September.
True story: we have a writer at Jaunted HQ whose very first non-airport experience in Japan was at the world's busiest train station in Shinjuku. During rush hour. Dragging all his international luggage. Because our writer is not very smart. That's a whole other story howeve, and this post is about Warholian skulls on the inside of overpriced luggage sets. Just how overpriced, you ask?
We had a top-notch Japanese translator decode the prices for us. The 18" one on the right is the cheapest, starting at $1,592. Then there's the 21" one on the other side, clocking in at just under two grand USD. The kitsch masterpiece in the middle, which at 30" can fit exactly as much of your clothing and toothpaste as any other 30" trunk, costs $2,502.15.
Listen. We understand we're not the best people to judge the degree to which ostentatious travel accessories are required in some social circles. We have literally no basis for comparison, since our two airport-centric goals involve minimizing the number of people we interact with and maximizing the amount of time we're not interacting with people.
But there's no way it makes sense to pay $2,500 for something that's going to be thrown into a freezing baggage compartment, only to be being left to soak in the rain for 15 minutes on the other side. And paying that much for a piece of luggage where the unique branding is on the inside? Come on now. On the other hand, this probably has Andy Warhol grinning in his grave.
[Photo: Hypebeast via Openers.jp]
Related Stories:
· Andy Warhol by Hysteric Glamour x Globe-Trotter [Hypebeast]
· Luggage Coverage [Jaunted]
· Travel Gear Coverage [Jaunted]
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