From Lego bricks & birds to celery sticks & coffee cups – why fashion house handbags have completely lost the plot
WAS she just popping out for a carton of orange juice?
No, that’s supermodel Gigi Hadid, 29, with a £1,541 Moschino vintage leather handbag.
The accessory is part of the brand’s collection that includes a £3,730 bag shaped like celery sticks and a £995 tote that looks like a baguette.
This isn’t the first time swanky labels have pedalled totes bonkers bags – with prices to match.
Nadia Cohen looks back at some of the others.
JW Anderson
THIS canary-shaped bag became the must-have accessory for bird-brained fashionistas last year, despite its £600 price tag.
Actress Anya Taylor-Joy was pictured cradling the tiny JW Anderson clutch at Wimbledon in the summer.
Chanel
IT might look like a child’s lunchbox, but Chanel’s £5,370 Lego handbag was tucked under the arms of all the most stylish people in 2013, including singer Rita Ora, who was spotted out with hers several times.
Anya Hindmarch
Anya Hindmarch made a packet with cereal box bags – like this £450 Corn Flakes design – and retro washing powder styles in 2014.
Balenciaga
SEVENTY pence or £1,600?
One is the cost of Ikea’s flimsy blue bag and the other is for Balenciaga’s 2018 version.
THIS calfskin “coffee cup” clutch bag from Balenciaga is certainly not like a disposable one – it will set you back £4,350.
IN 2024, Balenciaga launched a £1,350 leather bag that looked like a crisp pack.
We wonder if it comes with a meal deal?
Vasari
AT £185, it is the world’s most expensive brown paper bag.
But this Vasari design – made from coated paper – sold out in 2012.
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