Why Balenciaga’s $1,790 Garbage Bag Is Already a Success - The Wall Street Journal

Prop comedy has come for fashion’s luxury houses: From pigeon clutch bags to paint-can totes, designer sight gags are everywhere—and they may have an ulterior motive

Im ambivalent about pigeons. Here in New York City, theyre as ubiquitous as parking tickets. They leave me to peck at my phone just as I leave them to peck at stepped-on pizza crust.Im certainly not … [+5968 chars]

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