Our Obsession With Ikea Has Gone Too Far: Meet The Frakta Thong

Ikea’s bright-blue Frakta bag might be the Swedish furniture company’s most iconic design–and for good reason. The 99-cent tote is big enough and strong enough to haul pretty much anything your two hands can carry. But our obsession with Frakta has hit peak eye roll, thanks to a $2,145 leather bag from Balenciaga that’s a spitting image of the tote and a number of fan hacks that have gone from witty to woeful recently.

There are Frakta sneakers:

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A $38 Frakta hat:

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A Frakta choker:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGVS8bHBbWB/

A Frakta face mask:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTyomyDA0PT/

And–believe it or not–a Frakta thong:

BALENCIAGA x IKEA limited hoax thong

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Considering how uncomfortable garments made from brittle plastic are, the only solace from this design crime is the discomfort level of whoever is dense enough to don a Frakta thong. Sweat and chafing guaranteed.