Like the song says: I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a $12,900 basketball to demonstrate my disposable income.
Hermes, iconic heritage French fashion house responsible for the most coveted bag in the known universe, has gone the way of the Chanel hula hoop and the YSL roller skate and produced a ridiculously priced prestige item that even fashion conscious multimillionaires like Dwayne Wade would be all like yeah nah about.
“It represents the sky, the ocean and all the beautiful pools that are a way of life in L.A. and Southern California,” Hermes U.S. CEO, Robert Chavez, said with a straight face, reassuring us that, yes, the priciest basketballs on the planet are court ready should you be extravagant enough to buy one.
“It certainly can be used for play,” he said. “The leather is sturdy, and why not make such a unique item come to life on the court?”
With its distinctive colourway, thieves should have no problem identifying the moronic rich douchebag who would be obnoxious enough to do that.
