This microscopic handbag just sold for $63,000. And we have some serious questions.

Step back Chanel. Jog on Hermès. There's a new fancy handbag on the market that has everyone talking.

But there's a small catch... It's microscopic.

The 'Microscopic Handbag' by MSCHF which has a Louis Vuitton print is making waves online, particularly after it was revealed the bag sold for over $60,000. 

"Narrow enough to pass through the eye of a needle, this is a purse so small you'll need a microscope to see it," said MSCHF, the art collective behind the bag. And in case you would like another comparison – the bag is actually smaller than a grain of sea salt, measuring at 657 x 222 x 700 micrometres.

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Interestingly, MSCHF said their microscopic bag was created for musician Pharrell Williams because "he loves big hats", so they decided to make him "an incredibly small bag". Celebrities are odd. 

Amid this story going viral online, I have some serious questions. 

1. Our first question is why?

I would seriously love to know what makes someone decide to make a bag smaller than a grain of sea salt. 

2. But... what's its use?

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Upon reflection, there is absolutely zero use. Glad we cleared that question up. 

3. Who in their right mind would pay more than $60,000 for a microscopic bag?

The answer is a silly rich person.

Bids for the item started at $15,000 on the online auction house Joopiter – founded by Pharrell Williams. According to Joopiter, the item sold for $63,750. 

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But you will be thrilled to know that the person who bought the microscopic bag also received a microscope that comes with the bag – so they can properly view their $63,750 purchase that was made via a snazzy 3D printer. 

And to be fair, microscopes can be pretty exxy – so maybe the silly rich person is really just paying for the microscope rather than the minuscule bread-crumb-sized bag. An investment in science if you ask me. 

4. What has Pharrell Williams and Louis Vuitton got to do with this bag?

Let's start with the good ol' luxury brand LV first. 

This MSCHF microscopic bag is neon green, and is modelled after Louis Vuitton's famed OnTheGo tote. You can only see this LV monogram pattern design through the microscope though – otherwise it looks like a very small neon green fleck of snot on one's fingertip. 

Notably, MSCHF created their microscope bag to mirror the LV brand likeness, but reportedly they had not sought permission from the brand to use the LV branding. 

MSCHF's chief creative officer, Kevin Wiesner, told the New York Times: "We are big in the 'ask forgiveness, not permission' school." 

MSCHF is known for their perhaps controversial take on art and fashion. Some of their designs include shoes that contain human blood, trainers with holy water in the soles, a cologne that smells like WD-40, and giant red rubber boots. 

In that same profile interview with NYT, Wiesner said they created the microscopic bag for Pharrell Williams because Williams "loves big hats", so a bag for an ant would be a "funny object" for Williams. 

Fittingly, Williams is currently Louis Vuitton's creative director of menswear, so that's perhaps why the LV brand is featured. But he must have liked it, considering it went up for sale on the online auction house Williams founded. 

5. Where does one put their microscopic bag?

It certainly will get lost in your jean pocket. If left on the tip of your finger, a small gust of air would blow it into another universe. Would you risk leaving it at home next to the microscope, where a giant crater of dust could fall on it and crush the bag into pieces? 

These are the questions the buyer must be asking themselves. 

Micro purses and bags are certainly having a moment in pop culture.

Who could forget the time Lizzo famously arrived at the American Music Awards with a tiny Valentino purse. For visual context, it probably would have fit the following items (all singularly, not together): half a bobby pin, a TicTac, a very dainty pair of earring studs, a vitamin tablet, a thumbtack, or a chocolate-covered sultana. 

As for the MSCHF microscopic purse... the answer is no. 

Is it stupidity? Is it creative genius? Perhaps the answer lies somewhere deep within the pocket of this teeny tiny bag.

Feature Image: Instagram/Mamamia.