Balenciaga vs IKEA

by Chris Nelson

Proving fashion folks do have a sense of humor (maybe), style-minded DIY-ers have recently taken to Instagram with abandon. They’re showing off makeshift items they fashioned out of IKEA’s very blue, very plastic, very ubiquitous Frakta bag.

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The IKEA hackers are playing off the friendly feud that erupted when Balenciaga debuted its leather version of the famed bag, but costing around $1750 instead of the original 99 cents. IKEA responded with tongue-in-cheek instructions for spotting the difference between the two.

Call it the parody that launched a thousand parodies…

arriving 3 months late for the meme ft. #alienshoulderblades #ikeabag #frakta also 3 different yellows

A post shared by elektra (@elektragisk) on Jul 3, 2017 at 12:42pm PDT

#ikea #frakta #fraktaswim #summerfashion #summerstyle #beachstyle #beachlife

A post shared by @fraktans on Jul 3, 2017 at 8:26pm PDT

IKEA ウエストポーチ作った🌟 (テープ縫い付けただけ。笑) #ikeabag #ikea #frakta #ikealover #ikeastyle #diy #waistbag #rh #坩堝 #rutsubo #hermitclothing

A post shared by shoko (@shoko730) on Jul 3, 2017 at 4:41am PDT

Too much? #ikeafashion # ikeahack #frakta #ikeacouture # recycled #upcycle

A post shared by Northern superhero. (@hiyandy) on Jun 29, 2017 at 2:39pm PDT

😀 #frakta

A post shared by Alex White (@ervensm21) on Jul 4, 2017 at 4:02am PDT

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A post shared by Simon Divaret (@simondvt) on Jul 3, 2017 at 9:12pm PDT

Tailor-made for my girl @aria.duan 👌 #IKEAMASK #HANDCRAFT #FRAKTA #FRAKTAMASK

A post shared by Zhijun Wang (@zhijunwang) on May 7, 2017 at 5:29am PDT

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Omg – dead. 😂😂😂 rg @signeralkov

A post shared by WonderLust Lingerie (@wonderlust_lingerie) on May 8, 2017 at 8:40am PDT

We teamed up with our friend @chinatownmarket to create this piece of headwear. Made in Los Angeles, these will be releasing next week. #pleasures #pleasuresnow #ikea #chinatownmarket

A post shared by PLEASURES Art & Apparel (@pleasures.now) on May 1, 2017 at 9:31am PDT

@knotsmagazine | @camilla_gasanova at @blowmodels Stylist: @slviag Muah: @mailie_make_up #portrait #model #woman #makeup #hair #style #shooting #fashionphotography #fashionphotographer #balenciaga #ikea #magazine #editorial

A post shared by Laura García Gómez (@lauragarciaphotography) on May 5, 2017 at 2:50pm PDT

Balenciaga will be like: "What the FRAKTA?!" – – – #balenciaga #ikea #frakta #theperfectpair #thedropdate #igkicks #instashoe #brooklyncreatorfarm #instakicks #snkrhds #design #hypebeasts ‪#productdesign‬ #igsneakercommunity‬ #kotd #kicks #kicks0l0gy #crepecity #complexkicks #conceptkicks #ckinspiration #style #sneakerfreakerfam #sneaker #designlife #streetstyle #instagood #eloisthebestbandintheworld

A post shared by STUDIO HAGEL (@studiohagel) on May 5, 2017 at 6:49am PDT

Life essential #pleasuresnow #pleasures #ikea

A post shared by PLEASURES Art & Apparel (@pleasures.now) on May 7, 2017 at 9:35am PDT

I relax in #myikeas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @josefforselius #ikea #mycalvin #sweden @i_d @soundvenue @dazed @dazedfashion @danskmagazine @revsmag #ikeafrakta

A post shared by Betty Norling (@bettynorling) on Mar 30, 2017 at 10:34am PDT

Too good not to pt 2 Re-gram from @a_l_c_h_ #tbt #Ikea #BucketHatForLife

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