Lady Gaga customizes her Birkin
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Wow... I don't think I could ever write on any of my bags, especially a $10K bag. But hey, that's Gaga for you!
So it's only worth it to keep her bag if she leaves it the way she got it? I don't agree. It is her bag, she can do whatever she pleases to it.
Seriously, they used a marker?
I didn't see any close-ups on the bag though, so I thought they stamped that text at the store or somewhere.
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Eh, a $10,000k bag when you make, say, $10 million a year (and that might be conservative given the year she's had - no clue what her contract terms are)....what is that, 1/1000th of your income?
On the other hand, someone who makes $30,000 per year and spends $500 on a bag, just spend 1/60th of their income.
So she could buy ten birkins a year, deface them all, and still be financially smarter than the new grad who grabs a Botkier. It's all subjective.
And I fail to see the offense, like others have said. It's a freaking bag. Not a religious symbol.
And the people who make it are not starving artists - they're well-compensated manual laborers who have developed a highly repetitive skill. They're talented, but not innovative geniuses. K, off the soapbox!
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Well IDK. Unlike most artist with her level of popularity/success. She's signed to a 360 deal. Meaning Universal Records/ Interscope takes a portion of all and any of the revenue she generates (not only her music sales but all her endorsements, touring money, and any other deal she signs that makes money). Also Gaga has stated that what money she does make she puts back into her shows. So who knows how much she is actually pockets herself. Back to the bag though, I agree. It's a just a bag. Her bag. So I don't see the big deal about what she does with it. Even if it is Hermes.Eh, a $10,000k bag when you make, say, $10 million a year (and that might be conservative given the year she's had - no clue what her contract terms are)....what is that, 1/1000th of your income?
On the other hand, someone who makes $30,000 per year and spends $500 on a bag, just spend 1/60th of their income.
So she could buy ten birkins a year, deface them all, and still be financially smarter than the new grad who grabs a Botkier. It's all subjective.
And I fail to see the offense, like others have said. It's a freaking bag. Not a religious symbol.
K, off the soapbox!
Yes, yes... she wrote on a bag that is most of our "holy grails" and to us it seems like she's pissing all over Hermes. But to her, she's just being different - by using sharpie on a 10K bag...
The only thing that really offends me in those pictures is that awful blond wig. Eww...
The only thing that really offends me in those pictures is that awful blond wig. Eww...
I don't know if she's doing it for the shock factor, but it would look neat on a different bag.... though she does have a lot of $, so she can do whatever she wants with her money.
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Here's an updated picture. All the publicity she has gotten is far more valuable to her/recording company than the cost of the bag.
Here's an updated picture. All the publicity she has gotten is far more valuable to her/recording company than the cost of the bag.
Well IDK. Unlike most artist with her level of popularity/success. She's signed to a 360 deal. Meaning Universal Records/ Interscope takes a portion of all and any of the revenue she generates (not only her music sales but all her endorsements, touring money, and any other deal she signs that makes money). Also Gaga has stated that what money she does make she puts back into her shows. So who knows how much she is actually pockets herself. Back to the bag though, I agree. It's a just a bag. Her bag. So I don't see the big deal about what she does with it. Even if it is Hermes.
True, true. Like I said, I'd be curious to know the terms of her contract with her label. I'm rather clueless in this area, and not sure what the standard percentage of take home for artists is. I know its shockingly low in most cases.