A “LUDICROUSLY capaciousâ bag. Never has an accessoryâor really, its wearerâbeen so crucified as in the recent final series of Succession, when Tom Wambsgans takes issue with the Burberry number wielded by Cousin Gregâs date. âItâs gargantuan, you can take it camping,â Tom says, eyebrows raised in disgust. âYou could slide it across the floor after a bank job.â
And so, RIP the fill-with-everything tote. Yet a successor must rise and, as it happens, fashion has been championing a new styleâor rather, sizeâof bag since well before Succession ended. This season, it seems men who are in (or aspiring to) the highest tax bracket will be picking up teeny, and slightly impractical, bags.
From the streamlined clutches at Bode, Emporio Armani and Bianca Saunders to the top-handled minis (sometimes in the nook of the modelâs arm) at Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Etro, there was a slew of bijoux bags at this yearâs autumn/winter â23 shows, often styled with contemporary tailoring. Celebs are in on it, too. Musician Steve Lacy accessorised his Grammys suit with a slim black number, while actor Jacob Elordi has been regularly pap-snapped with a coffee and a compact cross-body. The bigger the better? Nope, the smaller the smarter.
If youâre willing to try a teeny bag, opt for one with the same capacity as your jeans pockets. Its contentsâstreamlined like Wambsgansâ workforce at ATNâwill contain only the essentials. (An excuse to leave your laptop at work if ever there was one.) And while itâs unlikely theyâd ever be brandished by the men of the Roy dynasty, at least you know that theyâll never be accused of containing your lunch pail.
Dior Mini Saddle Bag Black Grained Calfskin
This article originally appeared on Esquire UK.
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