No this is not a spoof, this is an actual ad from Versace's Fall 2007 campaign featuring Kate Moss (okay, so I added Grover but it's funny how perfectly in sync they are!). I first saw this bag in red fox fur on the pages of Elle and laughed out loud because it looked curiously like my son's favorite monster, Elmo. I was not able to find that photo but managed to get this one, the Grover version in blue fox. These rainbow colored Versace fox bags were clearly inspired by Sesame Street, which may appeal to our tot snobs but no woman in their right mind should ever be seen with this unless they are being paid 7 figures like Kate. As a mother of a toddler, she is probably familiar with Sesame Street, which would explain her posing like Grover, who knew she had the same sense of humour as the Bag Snob?!?! And do you see what I see on Kate's face? She's got the "I am being paid millions to be photographed with this giant fuzzy mess but you'd be an idiot to actually spend $5,000 for it" look. Seriously, you don't see her traipsing around London with this on her arm do you? $4,710 at Versace Boutiques.
Source: frillr
Bag Snob note: Thanks to chicanduntroubled for pointing out the typo- it was very late last night when I finished this and my mind was thinking Versace but my fingers kept typing Fendi. Fendi/Versace- both Italian brands with hideous bags this season. xo
I thought these bags were by Versace? Either way it's extremely ugly!
LOL! Hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing when I pulled your website up today and saw the picture of Grover and Kate Moss.
LOL, she does look like grover in that pose! haha
My God! I think designers are loosing their minds. This bag is atrocious but I guess it would work for the woman too grown to sleep with a bear, how about you cuddle your bag?
This gives me hope that my own handbag line will be a success.
HAHAHAHAHA...What on earth are you suppose to pair that bag with? If it doesn't look good on Kate Moss' arm is there any hope for the rest of us?
ohmigod! i burst out laughing when i saw grover compared to the bag! trust you guys to have such a keen eye for witty juxtaposition. that's hilarious!
Hideous, just hideous!
Oh my, I don't log on for a day and look what shows up. This is such an ugly bag, I bet the hollywood girls will snatch it up!
Oooh. I want that bag! It's gorgeous.
Kate looks cute but that bag is not!
Halloween seems to be coming early this year!
PETA please stop the insanity. These designers have run amok.