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Bizarre handbags presented by Ukrainian designer Kofta

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Organisers Alexandra Tytarenko (L) and Anna Korogodskaya (R) prepare for the start of the Kofta presentation in Gara store in Kyiv's Vozdvyzhenka neighbourhood on Dec. 18. (Volodymyr Petrov)

For some, these bags may trigger nightmares, but for others they are the much-craved accessories.

For some, these bags may trigger nightmares, but for others, they are the much-craved accessories.

Up-and-coming Ukrainian designer Konstantin Kofta presented his new Spring-Summer 2016 collection of leather bags and backpacks, “ARXI.” The collection was inspired by Baroque architecture.

The handmade Kofta bags are bizarre and eccentric. And also, expensive. The prices start at 1,000 euros.

“It takes about a week of intense work to make one bag,” Kofta told the Kyiv Post. “My clients are the people who have extra cash to spend.”

He claims that the members of the Black Eyed Peas hip-hop group bought his bags in a store in Los Angeles.