04 Sep LOUIS VUITTON AIRPLANE BAG-FLYING HIGH

Luxury fashion has always delighted and perplexed me. I grew up in the middle of nowhere, far from flashing city lights and opulence and wealth. Where I’m from, Carhartt overalls and John Deere hats were as high-fashion as it got. So I had to rely on glossy magazines and cinema to remind me that there was another world out there. Because of my magazine obsession, I became enamored with name brands like Gucci and Chanel and, of course, Louis Vuitton. I loved the fantasy they created with their designs.

Now, as an adult who’s lived in cities and woken up to some of the uglier parts of the fashion industry, I’m less enchanted. But I still enjoy the drama of high-fashion extravaganza every now and then. And I still get amused when luxury brands create ridiculous, expensive, improbable pieces of art. Which is why I respect the latest Louis Vuitton product taking the internet by storm. It’s a purse from the new Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2021 menswear collection by artistic director Virgil Abloh. It looks like an airplane. Oh, and it costs $39,000