(Clockwise from top left- Magenta tote from Camille Staerk, Celine oversize Croc bag, Chloe oversize tote, Chanel patent leather tote)
We don't care what Vogue, W, or Style.com say, bigger is not better this season, even if you are from Texas. There is never, EVER, a need to carry a bag that can fit you and all of your ex-boyfriends. We are disappointed that editors of our fave magazines would promote these monstrously proportioned bags. And the anorexic models chosen to carry them down the runway, do they not look like they're about to topple over? Why would anyone think carrying a big potato sack around looks good?
Danish designer Camille Staerk said she was inspired by the oversize bags her father used to transport glass dishes and that carrying this huge magenta bag makes her feel safe cuz she can keep the necessities in life with her at all times, like her shoes. Is she a giant? How big are her feet?
The brown crocodile from Celine is a total joke, what are we supposed to do with that? I guess if we get tired from carrying this 100 pound bag we can always crawl in it and take a nap. No big surprise that Celine is owned by LVMH.
As for the patent leather tote from Chanel that is practically scraping the floor... Et tu Chanel? The House of Chanel used to be synonymous with class and beauty but recently images of Lindsay Lohan and her scabby knees come to mind and now this? Stick to Coco's vision Karl! Stay the course! Super-sizing belongs at McDonalds and Roseanne Barr's house! Not on the runway! Worlds are colliding and The Bag Snob is getting upset!
Comments (8)
you are way too funny!
i agree, if you carry a bag bigger than your house - might as well live in it! yikes!
Posted by paz | May 30, 2006 9:37:35 AM
Posted on May 30, 2006 09:37
You must be mistaken, I think the models are elves.
Posted by K | May 30, 2006 11:22:50 AM
Posted on May 30, 2006 11:22
It would be great if those bags were styled to be used as overnight bags or slouchy suitcases and such. But they are for use as handbags??? So wrong and vulgar. Coco hated vulgarity. It would be great if she were a ghost so she could haunt Chanel back into reality a bit.
Posted by Camille C | May 30, 2006 11:48:09 AM
Posted on May 30, 2006 11:48
What frightens me about these oversized bags is how much stuff do they think a woman needs in her handbag? You could put a desktop computer plus printer in some of these monstrosities. It's supposed to be a HANDbag not an "I need a forklift to carry it" bag.
Posted by indamanda | May 30, 2006 12:41:41 PM
Posted on May 30, 2006 12:41
Hilarious posting!
Camille Staerk tote: How many models can you fit into a bag...
Celine: This used to be my pet crocodile...
Chanel: Honey will you take out the trash...
Posted by Alana | May 31, 2006 7:41:41 PM
Posted on May 31, 2006 19:41
I kind of like the look, but the weight of those bags frighten me a bit because if I know my self they would be everything but empty.
Posted by hotspot | June 9, 2006 3:09:33 AM
Posted on June 9, 2006 03:09
Dear Bagsnob, you are so funny and witty! I love your site. this is my first time and I will be back daily. These bags so big and so strange. Are they moving their house in it?
Posted by Amanda | June 13, 2006 11:27:14 PM
Posted on June 13, 2006 23:27
Absolutely genius review! THANK GOD I'm not the only one thinking that bags that look like trash bags are HIDEOUS and REPULSIVE. I am soo saddened by editors of fashion literature giants "APPROVING" this monstrosity. What's worse, the general public submits to it! And buys these vinyl insanities, though some have admit the very bags they've just bought looking like trash bags - but it's ok VOGUE says it's cool, or Lindsay Hohan wears it. PEOPLE have no common fashion sense anymore!
Posted by absolutanne | November 22, 2006 11:07:12 AM
Posted on November 22, 2006 11:07