The hottest seat at fashion week is a bean bag chair you can now buy yourself — for a whopping $10K
Sandy Verma September 25, 2024 09:24 AM

They’ve bean given a high-fashion makeover.

Once confined to kids’ rec rooms and dumpy daycare centers, bean bag chairs became the epitome of cool at Bottega Veneta’s Milan fashion week show Saturday.

The items were set out for celebrity guests to sit on during the show — but the haute fashion house is also selling them online for up to $10,000.

According to the Bottega Veneta websitethe “limited edition” bean bag chairs are available for pre-order and fashionistas are already forking out five figures to get their hands — and their butts — on one.

Crafted from luxe napa leather, the chairs are designed in the shape of 15 different animals, including dogs, cats, birds and snakes, and are intended to “evoke creativity, wonder and boundless imagination.”

Jacob Elordi was assigned a plush rabbit bean bag chair while sitting in the front row. ZUMAPRESS.com
The limited edition bean bags are available for pre-order online for thousands of dollars. Bottega Veneta
Julianne Moore’s brown leather pantsuit was nearly a perfect match to her brown bean bag, which appears to be the otter. ZUMAPRESS.com

Bottega Veneta’s creative director Matthieu Blazy told Vogue that the animal designs were inspired by the story of Noah’s ark.

“It was the idea of the ark: a joyful world with a sense of wonder, populated by friendly companions that make you smile and say ‘Wow,’ ” Blazy told the publication.

“Crafted entirely in leather, they sit low to the ground, so you have a different perspective when you sit on them,” he continued. “They are both joyful and comfortable!”

The fashion house confirmed to Vogue that at least 15 different animals lined the catwalk on Saturday. Bottega Veneta
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif also sat front row on a rabbit bean bag. AFP via Getty Images
Kendall Jenner at Bottega Veneta’s spring 2025 runway. WWD via Getty Images

A-listers who attend fashion shows are usually forced to sit on uncomfortable benches, so the bean bag chairs may have been sweet relief.

But several celebs at the Bottega show still looked less than comfy as they reclined in the front row.

“Saltburn” heartthrob Jacob Elordi — who is 6-foot-5 — had to leave his legs out as he sat on a low-lying chair.

Julianne Moore, meanwhile, sat cross-legged on what appeared to be the “otter” of the bean bags.

The Bottega bean bags are intended to complement the brand’s new clothing collection, “WOW!”

On the runway, furry-looking garments — including fringed headpieces and hemlines with tassels — appeared alongside animal motifs.

Additionally, oversized suiting also conquered the catwalk, creating the illusion of a kid playing dress-up in their parent’s wardrobe.

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