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Just in case you forgot how far removed luxury fashion is from regular society Chanel’s come along with a very timely reminder. The internet let out a collective sigh today when it discovered that one of the French luxury house’s Spring-Summer 2017 Pre-Collection accessories is a boomerang costing close to $2000.
Have decided to save for the next three years so I can connect with my culture via @CHANEL https://t.co/ocZSljGkPW
— Nayuka Gorrie (@NayukaGorrie) May 15, 2017
The discovery was made even worse when it was revealed Chanel have apparently been making boomerangs for years and we were only alerted to it because someone follows a YouTuber on Snapchat. The whole thing’s just bad, ok.