What Makes a $1M Bag?

[Hypebeast] December 28, 2023 Weekly Digest 👜 What Makes a Bag Worth One Million Dollars? TLDR: Thanks to a monstrous price point and famous co-signers, Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton Millionaire Speedy Bag has become one of the most-talked-about accessories of 2023, but what justifies the seven-figure bill? Why It Matters: Putting the accessory’s cultural relevance aside, here’s what that top dollar offers: the Millionaire Speedy features a flipped white monogram with matching tan accents, as well as a pavé-set diamond “LV” pendant and yellow-gold hardware on its rivets, buckles and chunky Cuban links. The bag, available in five colorways, including “Rogue,” “Vert,” “Marron,” “Bleu” and “Jaune,” is handmade with crocodile leather, the most expensive exotic animal skin on the luxury market (and the reason that PETA invited Pharrell on a less-than-luxurious tour of a deadly crocodile farm earlier this year). Read the full article [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📍 A New York Weekend With Bernie Gross of Extra Butter TLDR: Joining its ongoing curated guide series, Hypemaps recently caught up with Extra Butter Creative Director Bernie Gross to find out what a New York weekend with Bernie is really like. Why It Matters: An OG of the New York streetwear and sneaker scene, Bernie Gross has carved his place in the culture with his distinct outlook expressed through his personal style and Extra Butter. Beloved throughout the city, the New York native views the city and industry as one big community. Telling Hypebeast, Instead of being the old head that complains about how streetwear and sneaker culture aren’t how they used to be, I view evolution as fuel to engage with the younger audience and educate them on how the past has inspired the present, in his recent Sole Mates feature. Read the full article [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 👓 Looking Back at the Biggest Fashion Moments of 2023 TLDR: From Beyoncé’s ‘RENAISSANCE’ world tour to Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton debut, this year was filled with big moments for fashion’s history books. Why It Matters: The runway expectedly produced a number of fashion moments — between a jewel-covered Doja Cat at Schiaparelli and a showcase honoring the legacy of Vivienne Westwood, one of the 20th and 21st centuries’ most celebrated designers, global fashion weeks were a seasoned provocateur. Aside from the shows, Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour rivaled the catwalk as her stage served up an arsenal of custom looks that tapped the world’s greatest houses and designers. Some of those designers had highlight years in their own rights, ranging from Pharrell Williams’ highly-anticipated debut at Louis Vuitton and Daniel Lee’s entrance at Burberry (LSE:BRBY.L -0.59%) to Jacquemus’ gripping, innovative campaigns. Read the full article [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Rihanna on Fenty x PUMA: "My Vision Is To Bring Family Into Everything” TLDR: Hypebeast spoke with Rih about the past, present and future of her breakthrough collaboration with the German sportswear brand. Why It Matters: “If the Addams Family went to the gym, this is what they would wear,” Rihanna famously described her debut Fenty x PUMA runway collection — one filled with vampy hoodie-dresses, bad-gal bombers and hybrid sneaker-stilettos — in 2016. At the time, the Barbadian superstar was basking in the success of her now-six-time platinum-certified album, Anti; rehearsing for the record’s imminent world tour, and ideating the expansion of her PUMA collaboration’s eulogized Creeper sneaker, which debuted in September of the year prior. Back then, Rihanna said that her creative process, be that in music or fashion design, was inspired by “attitude.” Now, three brand launches, two pregnancies and one Super Bowl Halftime Show later, RiRi’s mood board looks distinctly different: most notably, she’s bid farewell to the Addams Family and welcomed one of her own. Read the full article [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- ✈️ Eri Wakiyama’s 'Let Me Know When You Land’ Exhibition For Samsung Galaxy Transported Art Lovers Across the Milky Way TLDR: Held during Miami Art Week, the celestial gallery experience debuted a series of original artworks and hand-painted Samsung Galaxy device accessories depicting Wakiyama’s muses. Why It Matters: During Miami Art Week, New York-based artist Eri Wakiyama debuted a collection of mystical artworks in partnership with Samsung Galaxy. Held at HUB Miami in the city’s Little Haiti neighborhood, Let Me Know When You Land championed the bounds of visual media, merging art and technology into a whimsical, immersive gallery experience. The showcase, open to the public between December 8 through 9, unveiled a series of original artworks by Wakiyama, including one-of-a-kind, hand-painted accessories paired back to Samsung Galaxy devices. Wakiyama’s curious, brooding portraiture adorned the industrial walls of HUB Miami, a multi-purpose event space transformed by custom-built installs inspired by extraterrestrial materials and galactic environments. Read the full article [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hypebeast] [Download the Hypebeast App]( On iOS & Android Devices [hypebeast facebook]( instagram]( twitter]( youtube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Manage Subscriptions]( Policy]( You are subscribed to Hypebeast’s marketing emails with the address: {EMAIL} Contact [subscription@hypebeast.com](mailto: subscription@hypebeast.com) for assistance on any enquiries. 2023 Hypebeast Limited. All Rights Reserved Hypebeast, 40/F, Cable TV Tower, No.9 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong