They’ve bean given a high-fashion makeover.
Once confined to kids’ rec rooms and daggy daycare centers, bean bag chairs became the epitome of cool at Bottega Veneta’s Milan Fashion Week show on Saturday night.
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 website, the “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 nappa 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.”
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—they are both joyful and comfortable!” he continued.
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 stands at a strapping six foot five inches tall — had to leave his long legs out as he sat on a low-lying chair.
Julianne Moore, meanwhile, appeared awkward as she perched cross-legged on another of the bean bags.
The Bottega bean bags are intended to complement the brand’s new clothing collection, titled “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.
