The Olsen twins are no strangers to controversy. In fact, even their clothing line, The Row, has consistently been in the news for carrying ridiculously-priced luxury items, like $39,000 backpacks. But it seems the fashion moguls don’t mind the negative press that surrounds their line, since they recently released an even more jaw-dropping accessory…
Yep, that’s a backpack covered in prescription medication. Real prescription medication. Like, you wouldn’t want to leave this bag alone in the room with a small child. The twins teamed up with world renowned artist Damien Hirst to concoct this backpack, which will set you back about $55,000. (Let’s hope shipping is free.) Their $39,000 alligator backpack sold out, however, so this may just be a hit among ridiculously wealthy fashionistas! A portion of the bag’s sales go to UNICEF, but just how much has not been revealed. [via Cosmo]
What do you think of this bag?
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Oh…Haha. No comment. However, no way would I pay that much for it.
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Yeah … no.
daisy / 597 posts
what… the… turd….
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wat.
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It kind of looks like a bunch of people stuck their used gum on it while they were walking behind the person wearing the backpack
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LOL… wow. Not a chance I’d ever consider buying something like that. I buy purses from Target for like $15 and use them till they fall apart
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Do a little research.. Of course those aren’t real pills. That would be illegal.
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is this one of those million dollar pencil jokes? you only have to sell one…
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wow that’s crazy. I can’t believe people buy backpacks for thousands of dollars…but oh well it’s their money they can waste it as they’d like. The olsen twins must be making so much money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their proft margin’s gotta be frikking amazing haha
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@xdaydreaming@xanga - I agree, maybe the original one was, but the ones they sell in the stores can’t be real pills!
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The prescription medicine/pills kinda looks like pieces of candy. Reminds me of an arts & crafts project gone wrong.
I couldn’t imagine spending that much money on a backpack, even if I was wealthy. I much rather buy a backpack from L.L. Bean and have that last me a few years. At least I would know I got my money’s worth, and I would have enough room to put all my stuff in and carry around.
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So ugly I don’t even feel the need to explain myself
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Hmm. I should get a black imitation croc backpack and hotglue gun pills on it. That would be quite lucrative.
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I never liked any of their designs. Wouldn’t selling prescription medication without a prescription be illegal?
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How is that legal?
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Classy!
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This backpack screams “I’m a pill popper!” What a great fashion statement
*facepalm*
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Hmmmm, I read the Cosmo article, no mention whatsoever that those were real prescription pills. Then I went to the website you can buy this specific bag from. It’s a one-of-a-kind in a line of 12 (different designs on each one) and it’s covered with pill “appliques”. Yet another incident of “let’s make it more interesting, no one will bother to check the FACTS.”
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it’s a medicine bag. It’s cute. Don’t you think some funky nurse or doctor or whoever might find it charming or cute? or whatever. I don’t mind it.
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I actually kind of like it. Aside from the pills it is a REALLY NICE bag.