Carry Your Ride: LV’s Auto‑Rickshaw Bag Just Revved Up Fashion’s Engine

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1. A Three-Wheeler Goes High Fashion

Design Spotlight:

Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2026 men's line has set tongues wagging with a handbag in the form of India's ubiquitous autorickshaw.

Made in buttery leather and topped with the brand's monogram canvas signature, the bag has teeny wheels, handlebars, and a windshield too, blurring streetwear and sculptural luxury.

The appearance was not shown on the runway but was spotted at a re-see and went viral the moment it was shared by fashion designer Diet Paratha.

2. Cultural Tribute or Couture Gimmick?

Collection Context:

The autorickshaw bag is part of a larger India-inspired collection with gemstone-bejeweled trunks, royal prints, and sandals that are chappal-style.

While Louis Vuitton has already made novelty bags in the form of lobsters and planes, this one stands out as a hyper-specific allusion to Indian street culture.

The show has been praised for its unapologetic embracing of Indian heritage, though some of the responses online mention cultural appropriation concerns.

3. Internet Responds: From LOLs to Longing

Viral Responses:

Social media exploded with reactions from amazement to sarcasm:

"Middle-class struggle is high-class couture"

"Then. are they going to bill by the meter?"

"Waing for the Chandni Chowk version"

The majority of users ridiculed having the bag in the hands of NRIs or South Delhi fashionistas, while others wondered if the bag is even pricier than a genuine auto.

4. The Cost of Playfulness

Market Buzz:

While the street price is not revealed, fashion pundits predict that it will be placed in the "absurd to outrageous" range in line with LV's novelty items.

The bag is a collector's item—a piece of art, not a utilitarian piece—a thing meant to spark talk and admiration in equal measures.

5. Why It Works: The Power of Specificity

Fashion Insight: What makes this work stand out is its unflinching particularity. It doesn't just gesture towards India—it takes a symbol of the everyday and makes it luxurious.

In an age when cultural allusions are so often vague or tokenistic, this bag's overt allusion to the autorickshaw is both irreverent and intentional.

Sources: Hindustan Times, Times of India, DNA India, MSN News, Diet Paratha (Instagram), Don't Get Serious.