The Meteor will make its debut in just over an hour at Off-White’s Spring 2020 show, where Abloh is revealing an entire collection inspired by the phenomenon of a meteor shower. (Curiously, the more practical bag is less expensive: On Farfetch, a white Jitney is priced just above $1,000.) According to Lyst, the Jitney was also the most-sought-after item of the entire summer, which is all you need to know if you’re wondering if people will actually buy the Swiss cheese version. It’s coming on the heels of Off-White’s popular Jitney bag, which looks nearly identical to the Meteor but without the holes. When you see the price tag, the thought will cross your mind: The Meteor retails for $1,665. Or maybe the Meteor bag is the ultimate status symbol: a “bag” for the woman who doesn’t need to carry anything at all. The release adds that the Meteor is “challenging the concept of a bag itself, one of the most common objects in our everyday lives.” Perhaps this is Abloh’s response to trendy mini bags that are little more than Instagram props, or it’s a comment on how luxury handbags have become elitist status symbols.
In fact, in a release, the brand explicitly says the bag is “unfunctional.”Ĭan we even call it a bag, then? The very definition of a bag or purse is that it’s something to hold your personal belongings, making this more objet d’art than everyday accessory.
The holes are slightly askew so you can slide your hands through and carry the bag like a clutch, but anything you might put inside-an iPhone, a card case, lip balm, headphones-would instantly fall out. Dubbed the Meteor, Off-White’s new top-handle purse comes with giant holes punched straight through the leather, as if hit by a perfectly-round meteor. Sure, the Jacquemus bag holds just one or two little things, but Abloh’s literally holds nothing. Just when you thought Simon Porte Jacquemus had designed fashion’s most outrageous It bag-a mini bag so mini that it only holds a stick of gum or a pair of AirPods (without the case!)- Virgil Abloh slides in with a surprising counter. Photo: Piotr Niepsuj / Courtesy of Off-White
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