Size matters — and bigger is better. At least, that’s the case for handbags this season, which have grown to massive proportions, leaving micro-purses in the dust. While bite-sized bags have been the rage in recent years — from the tiny accessories that only fit a lip gloss and credit card, to the comically microscopic MSCHF arm candy — the pendulum is swinging in the opposite direction with the introduction of colossal totes.
“People are ready for something new,” Joni Pangsaeng, the senior director of design and merchandising at Reformation, told The Zoe Report , blaming mini bag “fatigue” as the predominant reason for the big bag boom. This week, Cardi B was photographed at Disneyland Paris toting what can only be described as a “ludicrously capacious” bag — a gargantuan silver quilted Chanel shoulder bag — that took up at least one-fourth of her petite stature. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence, historically a proponent of the super-sized satchel, styled a laid back, beige ensemble with a behemoth black tote bag just last month.
“They go from the gym to the office to a dinner and then are traveling often,” Jennie McCormick, the chief design and merchandising officer of the women’s category at rag & bone, told The Zoe Report. “I don’t think people want to carry around multiple bags, or a bag that looks specifically like a ‘work bag’ or a ‘travel bag.’” Runways have also been riddled with overflowing, over-sized shoulder bags.
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