The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, US, hosts the annual Met Gala as a fundraiser. The intriguing costumes at this year’s Met Gala, which took place on May 6, 2024, are still making waves on the internet.
The dress code for this year was ‘The Garden Of Time’.
One celebrity caught our attention for his foodie accessory. The Flash actor Michael Shannon walked the red carpet dressed in a black, double-breasted tuxedo by Balenciaga. While the actor looked dapper in this outfit, what stood out was his accessory — a yellow chips bag.
Shannon’s chips bag is not your ordinary bag of chips picked from a grocery store. Designed by Balenciaga, the ‘chips bag’ in yellow comes with the brand’s name in the title and accompanying texts “maxi pack” and “cheese and onion”. There is also a zipper at the top.
According to the Balenciaga website, this bag costs USD 1,850 (₹ 1,54,534). “Chips Bag in yellow glossy calfskin, aged-silver hardware,” reads the product description on the luxury fashion house’s website. The bag also comes in two more colours or ‘flavours’ — in blue for “salt and vinegar” and red for “spicy chilli”.
Balenciaga has a range of bags inspired by ‘chips bags’. Previously in 2022, PepsiCo and Balenciaga creative designer Demna collaborated on a line of bags resembling Lay’s potato chip packs, according to Page Six. As per reports, the bag costs around USD 1,800 (₹ 1,50,363).
everal other luxury brands are known for creating such accessories. Earlier this year, the French brand Louis Vuitton launched a “Sandwich Bag” made of cowhide leather at a price of ₹ 2,80,000.