The Ikea tote bag has now been reimagined as a holiday stocking because¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ikea's iconic Frakta shopping bag has now been fashioned into a holiday stocking because the world is apparently out of ideas.
For some unfathomable reason, this blue, ugly bag has gained a kind of cult status of late. Even fashion house Balenciaga crafted a $2,145 bag inspired by the Swedish store's humble tote.
But, now Ikea's blue bag cult has sunk its claws into festive decorations with an Ikea tote-inspired stocking.
The blue 'Swedish Stocking' is the creation of British shop Bootleg Baubles, but it's not quite as expensive as Balenciaga's homage to the bag. This decoration will only set you back £20 ($27).
"Nobody knew they wanted this and suddenly here it is," reads a fairly accurate description of the product.
If your loved ones are like, super SUPER into Ikea, then this stocking might actually go down a treat.
Happy holidays I guess?
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
