Betty Diaries: Hobos on the runway

Betty Diaries: Hobos on the runway

A woman stalks along the center of a jagged, geometric, acid-green landscape. She is tall, she is dark, she is mysterious. Her eyes are vacant yet focused on the path in front of her. She holds a long, wooden stick dangling a slouchy, leather handbag. Good Lord, it’s the Louis Vuitton Fall 2026 runway show at Paris Fashion Week. And the model is carrying a $5,000 purse tied to a stick like a goddam hobo bindle. I hope there’s at least a sandwich…