Real or Fake: Outside the Box
I met an Upper East Side mom at a party and asked if I could photograph her bag.
She said, “Oh, do you want me to take a picture of you holding the bag?” which of course misses the point.
But I held the tote anyway, and noticed that the straps were so crisply tan that they looked brand new - or bright plastic.
“You kept it so clean!” I smiled.
“It’s the first time I’ve taken it out of the box!” She answered.
But who keeps a Murakami Vuitton in its case for five years? Definitely not us…
(although we do keep track of what’s real and what’s fake, and you can click on the photo to know.)
[JAYSON BRUNDSTON - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]
January 21st, 2008 at 4:04 am
Real. Definitely real.
And not five years old.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
yes, isn’t this the one sold at the museum in california only since a few months ago?
January 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
oh god, i hope its fake cause its ugly.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 am
Hideous.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
that bag is vile. the one good thing about this photo os that your arm looks thin
January 25th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
superficial much?
January 27th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
it’s a hideous bag but they were being sold at the takashi murakami gallery at the MOCA in….