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MERKIN BAG

MERKIN BAG

MERKIN BAG

by Kelly Kapowski

Luxury, Naturally

Form and function collide to create
the Merkin Bag: the first luxury handbag
in the world to feature a thick,
lustrous, natural* bush.

*synthetic 

"In retrospect, this turned out to be kind of a long way to go for a pun"

It Merks if you Merk it

The Merkin Bag begs the question:
Is the world’s most iconic handbag design luxurious enough to redeem a joke
made in such poor taste?
We think the results shriek for themselves.

"Is it art?
It took
for-F***ing-ever.
Of course
it's art"

Handcrafted Handcrafts-
manship

A marvel of amateur pleathercraft,
the Merkin Bag is beautifully lovingly handmade by hand, which shows
in every stitch (thousands).

Protected
Speech

Clearly a parody
and not for sale anywhere;
the artist requests not to be sued.

About the Artist

The Merkin Bag is brought to you by extremely glamorous Portland artist Kelly Kapowski. She now believes that every  handbag should cost at least $20,000. 

She has never made a handbag before, and hopes that she is never inspired to make one again.