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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.
GettyGigi Hadid stepped out with a Moschino vintage leather handbag that looks like a carton of orange juice[/caption]
MoschinoThe Moschino bag will set you back £1,541[/caption]
MoschinoMoschino is also selling a £3,730 bag shaped like celery sticks[/caption]
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
GettyAnya Taylor-Joy was pictured cradling a JW Anderson clutch shaped like a canary[/caption]
JW AndersonThe tiny clutch will set you back £600[/caption]
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
AlamyRita Ora was a big fan of Chanel’s Lego handbag[/caption]
ChanelThis Lego-like bag will set you back £5,370[/caption]
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 sold this Corn Flakes bag for £450
Anya Hindmarch made a packet with cereal box bags – like this £450 Corn Flakes design – and retro washing powder styles in 2014.
Balenciaga
Balenciaga’s £1,600 ‘Ikea’ bagHandout
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 ‘coffee cup’ clutch bag from Balenciaga will set you back £4,350Balenciaga
THIS calfskin “coffee cup” clutch bag from Balenciaga is certainly not like a disposable one – it will set you back £4,350.
Balenciaga’s £1,350 leather bag that looked like a crisp packBalenciaga
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
SuppliedThis brown paper bag by Jill Sander cost £185[/caption]
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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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.
GettyGigi Hadid stepped out with a Moschino vintage leather handbag that looks like a carton of orange juice[/caption]
MoschinoThe Moschino bag will set you back £1,541[/caption]
MoschinoMoschino is also selling a £3,730 bag shaped like celery sticks[/caption]
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
GettyAnya Taylor-Joy was pictured cradling a JW Anderson clutch shaped like a canary[/caption]
JW AndersonThe tiny clutch will set you back £600[/caption]
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
AlamyRita Ora was a big fan of Chanel’s Lego handbag[/caption]
ChanelThis Lego-like bag will set you back £5,370[/caption]
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 sold this Corn Flakes bag for £450
Anya Hindmarch made a packet with cereal box bags – like this £450 Corn Flakes design – and retro washing powder styles in 2014.
Balenciaga
Balenciaga’s £1,600 ‘Ikea’ bagHandout
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 ‘coffee cup’ clutch bag from Balenciaga will set you back £4,350Balenciaga
THIS calfskin “coffee cup” clutch bag from Balenciaga is certainly not like a disposable one – it will set you back £4,350.
Balenciaga’s £1,350 leather bag that looked like a crisp packBalenciaga
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
SuppliedThis brown paper bag by Jill Sander cost £185[/caption]
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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