--- title: Ikea Bag DIY Fashion n the Internet description: Following Demna Gvasalia creating a high-end version of Ikea's classic shopping bag, the Internet had some ideas for some other uses. canonical: https://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-09T18:53:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:29.826Z og:title: All the Fashion Statements You Can Make Out of an Ikea Bag og:description: From bucket hats to wallets og:url: https://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: All the Fashion Statements You Can Make Out of an Ikea Bag twitter:description: From bucket hats to wallets twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here Are All the Clever Fashion Statements People Are Making Out of an Ikea Bag  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 9, 2017 6:53 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 9, 2017 6:53 PM UTC When [Vetements and Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia](http://time.com/4692049/balenciaga-bernie-sanders-heels/) designed [a $2,145 luxury leather doppelganger of the trusty, $0.99 Ikea FRAKTA polypropylene bag](http://fortune.com/video/2017/04/18/balenciaga-ikea-tote-bag/) for Balenciaga, the Internet erupted with the general sentiment that [the Emperor was wearing no clothes](http://time.com/4768796/maison-margiela-destroyed-sneakers/). Some clever Internet fashion enthusiasts, however, saw this as an opportunity to pay homage to the iconic Ikea staple and to troll the fashion industry’s logomania moment by creating [their own bold style statements using the sturdy FRAKTA bags](http://time.com/4762027/blue-ikea-bags-hats/). From wallets to lingerie, the sky’s the limit when it comes to repurposed Ikea fashion wear — and at $0.99 a pop, this is one sartorial choice that won’t break the bank. We’ve rounded up the best of the Ikea fashion moments – which have been popping up for awhile now – below. In the market for a hat perfect any weather? Why not sport this bright blue Ikea version that’s conveniently waterproof. An Ikea bag also makes the perfect material for a sturdy wallet. One intrepid fashion designer used the Ikea bag handles as a trim for a pair of trousers. While others repurposed the bag for more provocative offerings. Others chose to create uniquely Ikea-esque footwear. No word on the wearability, but they definitely made a statement. Ikea Bag DIY Fashion n the Internet ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/"},"headline":"Here Are All the Clever Fashion Statements People Are Making Out of an Ikea Bag","datePublished":"2017-05-09T18:53:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:29.826Z","description":"From bucket hats to wallets","url":"https://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Bizarre","fashion","Ikea"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/","name":"Here Are All the Clever Fashion Statements People Are Making Out of an Ikea Bag"}}]}] ```