August House of Chanel designs Segway, for real
By Laura June 
posted Feb 20th 2009 4:03PM
posted Feb 20th 2009 4:03PM
The Vivienne Tam-designed Mini 1000 was a cute foray of high fashion into the uber-geeky tech world, but not necessarily completely out of left field. Well, this one is. The word that Chanel has designed a Segway comes as a horrifying surprise to all of us. There's not too much information floating around about this one yet, so we have no idea how many they're making or what they're going to cost (the Ferrari model runs about $12,000), but we know they won't be cheap. Looking good never is...
[Via Born Rich, thanks Jody]
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any homo geeks out there ?
^ heres a shout out to you ! =]
just curious....why homo geeks?
lol nice avatar btw
mark what self repecting heterosexual geek would wear chanal ?
when the chanel item in question screams "off-road segwaying," us hetero-geeks will dive for it.
hahaha point well made...homo geek stands lol
That bag would be perfect for storing your Vertu phone.
They've build bicycles before so... i don't see it as a big surprise.
This will great with my Louis Vuitton pocket-protector.
This will *go* great ...
Not only can you look like an idiot using the thing, but you can grow out that fat ass on the way to the fake and bake parlor.
Win!
cool...NOT
I'll wait for the Gucci version thank you very much...
"but we know they won't be cheap. Looking good never is..."
um, looking good? i can hardly see posh totty in heels rolling around on one of these things.
"...so we have no idea... what they're going to cost (the Ferrari model runs about $12,000), but we know they won't be cheap. Looking good never is..."
So that means this'll be dirt-cheap!
I can see Pairs H. rolling down the Rodeo drive now :)
I can't wait to see which wannabe celeb they sucker into endorsing this thing. My guess is Brooke Hogan.
The main problem with the Segway is the message which it conveys: "Hi, I am too lazy to walk. If I don't weigh 300 pounds now, I will in a few months."
It's just extremely un-sexy.
Ugh. I have nothing good to say about those god-awful fashion houses.
Is it possible to be materialistic but not at all status conscious? 'cause that would sum up many of us geeks I think.
Now whenever I don't feel like walking off-road, I know I can do it in style.
Ugh... Chanel stooping that low?
Yuck.
Yuck.
Yuck.
Find a happy place....
Gentlemen, the Seway has come of age (and is also an easier sell to the wife).
Plus a bit of duct tape over that Chanel branding and our macho images are undamaged should we get caught in the rain with nothing but our Segways and a flat battery.
I'll take three; one for the little princess, too.
This Chanel Segway is actually in Feb 2009 Issue of Esquire in Hong Kong with a price of 60,000 Euros. Ouch.