[azmenak]

Seeing all the nerd brains of HN implode trying to understand this. This is what happens when the tech and fashion worlds overlap for a moment.

[akersten]

No one can convince me a $229 sock to hold your phone is comprehensible to the average person, nerd brain be damned

[jitl]

my conclusion is that designer fashion is not for average people

see also apple watch hermes $500 watch straps (https://www.apple.com/shop/watch/bands/apple-watch-herm%C3%A...)

or (non-apple) LV purses, $5000+ https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/women/handbags/all-handba...

or LV phone strap, "Contact Us" https://eu.louisvuitton.com/eng-e1/products/monogram-phone-s...

[ggregoire]

A $10 fanny pack from Uniqlo or H&M looks better than this thing and is also more practical (can carry other stuff, keys, wallet, etc)

https://static.standard.co.uk/2023/01/19/10/uniqlo%20header....

[CrimsonCape]

I found the reddit ManyBaggers recently and there is a cottage industry of high-end bags that seem incredibly made for the price that are in no way luxury products.

[reducesuffering]

You mean 99% of the world who scoffs at wasting money on this? Maybe it’s the fashion world at odds with literally anyone else

[diego_moita]

No, I am not trying to "understand this". I don't give Apple enough credit to try to understand it.

This thing is just a "Balenciaga": trash disguised as luxury.