A $39,000 backpack from the Olsen twins' luxury fashion line The Row was "the first thing that sold off the shelf," according to Ashley. "During our last economic crisis in the U.S., the only thing that went up was Hermès." That's why she designed this mind-bogglingly expensive backpack, made exclusively from the skin of the mysterious fourth Olsen sister, who lives in a cage in their basement. You thought Elizabeth Olsen was the secret one? Hah. 
 
 Above, Ashley totes the fabled bag in Tribeca. Shhh, do you hear that? It's little Scaleskin Olsen, begging for her life. [WWD, NYDN, image via Splash] ||||| Olsen twins line The Row $39,000 backpack flying off shelves at Barneys New York: Ashley 
 
 Mike Coppola/Getty The Olsen twins said their $39,000 backpack is selling out at Barneys New York. 
 
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 What recession? A $39,000 backpack designed by the Olsen twins' designer brand The Row is selling out. 
 
 Former child actress turned high-end fashion designer Ashley Olsen told Women's Wear Daily that The Row was scrambling to keep up with demand for the luxury car-priced accessory. 
 
 
 
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 "It was the first thing that sold off the shelf," she said. 
 
 
 
 Barneys New York began carrying the crocodile-skin bags in July, in an effort to compete with other ludicrously-priced handbags. 
 
 
 
 Now, it seems the gamble has paid off. 
 
 
 
 Amanda Brooks, the fashion director for Barneys New York, told Fashionista this summer that the line of super-pricy bags was a surefire attempt appeal to a younger crowd. 
 
 
 
 "Obviously we don't carry Hermes bags in the store so we were trying to find something that appeals to that customer who is willing to spend a lot of money on a bag that's going to last a long time and has a classic design," she said. 
 
 
 
 Brooks also touted another benefit to the bag. 
 
 "You also might be the only one who has it," she said. 
 
 Not if the bag keeps flying off the shelves, you won't.
– The solution to America's endless economic woes is apparently the Olsen twins' $39,000 backpack. In a Women's Wear Daily interview from last week just getting some attention, Ashley explains why she and her sister thought extreme luxury might sell: "During our last economic crisis in the US, the only thing that went up was Hermès." And their plan worked: The alligator backpack, part of The Row handbag collection, "was the first thing that sold off the shelf," Ashley says. Gawker has a picture, and snarks that it is "made exclusively from the skin of the mysterious fourth Olsen sister, who lives in a cage in their basement."