India’s Fav Monkey Cap Goes Global With Dolce & Gabbana. The Price Has Left Twitter Shocked!
Monkey cap ke bhao badh gaye!
Does it piss you off when high-end designer brands make basic pieces look fashionable with their sky-high price tags. I mean, with most pieces that throw practicality out of the window, designer labels have often become a subject of mockery for selling products at unreal costs. And when the design matches with something as basic as monkey cap, you can’t shed a bomb amount in a blink. Right? Italian luxury fashion house–Dolce & Gabbana is on the radar for selling a ski-mask cap which is nothing but our beloved monkey cap.
As worn by most Indians during this season, monkey cap AKA bandar topi is a common form of a winter hat, used to cover head, half a face and neck from the chilly weather. And picking a similar designer, and calling it a Khaki ski-mask cap is D&G’s collection of winter accessories. Well, as soon as the product from the designer house’s website caught the internet’s attention, many joked about the label and especially the price tag on it.
Dear @dolcegabbana we get it at any railway station in India for 50 Rs pic.twitter.com/K9JlDUu61i
— Khushboo Mattoo 🍁 (@MattLaemon) January 18, 2023
Netizens on twitter gathered to mock the brand for selling a monkey cap at a whopping amount of Rs 32,000. Which was discounted price of the original cost of Rs 40,000. Many Indians called out the brand and shared sassy reactions on Twitter. While some told D&G about the same design being sold at Indian railway stations at Rs 50, some others listed down the many reasons to why they would not purchase this D&G cap.
will #DolceGabbana buy my dad's monkey cap for Rs 40,000? with a discount? 🫡https://t.co/1Ejo9nNHUz
— Ananya Bhattacharya (@ananya116) January 18, 2023
Men know it now that Dolce Gabbana is the difference between Left and Right 😊😊 pic.twitter.com/UNsjDicAKA
— Bodhi (@4evrIndian) January 17, 2023
She: Mai auro ki tarah nahi hoon, mujhe hoodies ki jagah Monkey Cap bhi doge to bhi mai khusi khusi le loongi
He : Thik hai🫠
She : haan, to karo order 🤣#DolceGabbana pic.twitter.com/mEw6Se21ln
— રૈવતક ⛰️ (@giirnaari) January 18, 2023
As a Bengali, I am horrified and vindicated. pic.twitter.com/fu8Wn5ToPa
— Swati Moitra (@swatiatrest) January 17, 2023
Not the same without the pompom at the top.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) January 17, 2023
This should be the cap's starting price in order to stop parents from buying it against their kids' preferences.
— Aaryan (@Kaaptaann) January 18, 2023
I'm pretty sure I can make one just like that for 500 rs and I can't knit
— Titash (@unzeroed) January 17, 2023
The ooty honeymoon scene in so many Malayalam movies wants its monkey cap back.
— Shahnaz Habib (@mixedmsgs) January 17, 2023
Bhaii itne me ek Badiya pair of Jordan’s le aauga yeh monkey cap ke price me🌝
— Abhijeet (@AbhijeetBhasin6) January 18, 2023
Meanwhile motivation 4 monkey cap: pic.twitter.com/S7qUqg6CG1
— Bᨵׁׅꭈׁׅꪱׁׅ꯱ׁׅ֒ Thׁׅ֮ꫀׁׅܻ Aꪀׁׅꪱׁׅ ꩇׁׅ݊ɑׁׅ֮ᥣׁׅ֪*｡🕊･ (@AVARAKADAVARAA) January 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/AarKiBolboBolo/status/1615365330565730306?s=20&t=71FwSFE_Z7QwnyTJCNZoFg
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Some other Twitter users dug deep, and talked about the relationship between monkey caps and Bengalis. They definitely don’t approve of this one.
who's the monkey now
— n0shura (@n0shura) January 18, 2023
the costliest monkey cap ever made https://t.co/YqnAfTKviv
— Soutik Biswas (@soutikBBC) January 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/Schandillia/status/1615605311896973313?s=20&t=71FwSFE_Z7QwnyTJCNZoFg
I swear I had a monkey cap in the same shade, when I was a teenager. Wow. https://t.co/232a1BpRZZ
— Manasvin Rajagopalan (@SouthAsianBuoy) January 17, 2023
I aint paying my salary for a monkey cap. Shirdi has people selling these near the temple. Buy from them. They cost like 50INR and are warm n made with care n love! https://t.co/9gwupjVtKB
— Gayathri | காயத்ரி | she/her/அவள் (@sadgradgaya) January 17, 2023
https://twitter.com/bbthequeenb/status/1615573321659318272?s=20&t=ghBkFCiwn7kwW9SwuwLDKQ
Oh well, the end of the world is near. Sugar free Sandesh and now this. What’s next? Veg Biryani? https://t.co/ojUFWmrRaM
— Anurag Rudra (@citizenrudra) January 18, 2023
fashionista since ‘94 😎 https://t.co/O6ptcQBFOY pic.twitter.com/loIv58WUC3
— dikshadas (@dikshadas1994) January 17, 2023
It was always the world's most underrated invention. But finally it seems the world has taken notice. Nothing like imitation.
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— subjig (@g_subhro) January 18, 2023
Besides joking about the price tag, some users also walked down the memory lane, and reminisced their childhood days. I still remember how I would always argue with my mom, about not putting that ugly monkey cap, no matter how cold it gets. And see, the humble monkey topi is on Dolce & Gabbana’s official website, and being sold at the prices of our lives. What’s next for high fashion?
