People Are Cutting Up Ikea Tote Bags to Make Weird and Wonderful Creations
It looks like Balenciaga may have started something.
After the high fashion brand debuted a $2,000 tote that looked like a copycat of Ikea's humble 99 cent Frakta shopping bag, people have started cutting up their Fraktas to turn them into entirely different creations.
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A post shared by MILK X magazine (Taiwan) (@milkxtaiwan) on May 1, 2017 at 11:38pm PDT
Balenciaga style🔆 🔁@nicolemclaughlin #ikea #belenciaga #FRAKTA
A post shared by ＳＡＳＩＡ ＡＭＡＬＩＥ 🐼🎥 (@sasiaamalie) on May 3, 2017 at 3:12am PDT
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A post shared by Aria Duan (@aria.duan) on May 8, 2017 at 6:00am PDT
#repost @zhijunwang Tailor-made for my girl @aria.duan 👌 #IKEAMASK #HANDCRAFT #FRAKTA #FRAKTAMASK
A post shared by @museumoftemporaryman on May 7, 2017 at 6:26am PDT
The Frakta comes in yellow too, which this creation paid homage to:
A post shared by NORWOOD (@norwood_chapters) on May 7, 2017 at 11:42pm PDT
Imagine the chafing though:
BALENCIAGA x IKEA limited hoax thong
A post shared by signe ralkov (@signeralkov) on May 3, 2017 at 6:26am PDT
Don't think Ikea hasn't noticed. The Swedish furniture giant has posted a collection of its own Frakta hacks:
Image: ikea/instagram
Image: IKEA/INSTAGRAM
Image: IKEA/INSTAGRAM
You have to admit, they're pretty darn clever.
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