Where Fashion Meets Art in the Form of Sculptural Handbags

Rewinding the clock back to, say a year ago, the questions you asked yourself prior to purchasing a bag might have fallen along the lines of how many things you could fit in there…or how much use you could get out of it. Fast forward the clock to now, your internal monologue would probably be skewed towards its cosmetic value.

When we’re talking bags, functionality has officially left the building. The most-talked about carryalls of late come in micro-sizes – you’d be lucky if it could hold a card and some spare change. Ah, the irony. They do little else than sitting pretty but that did not stop the fashion set from falling hard. Most of us would be charged guilty of cooing at every sight of a teeny tiny bag like it were a puppy or a baby. As the micro-bag trend comes to the end of its run, where then do we go from here?

Lo and behold: structural carryalls that triumph in visual appeal and functionality. Like modern works of art, (think: if Constantin Brancusi were a bag designer), these carryalls hang pretty as they serve their purpose. You wouldn’t have to make tough calls between your box of mint or cardholder. AND these bags perform stellar on the ‘gram.

Even when the novelty wears off, these aren’t bags you’d toss in the corner but rather the ones you’d wear till they tear on their ends. Scroll along for a curation of structural acquisitions to add to your bag collection.

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Yuzefi Loaf Leather Tote

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The Sant Kinchaku Mini Leather Tote

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The Row Slouchy Banana Small Textured Leather Shoulder Bag

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S.Joon Teardrop Croc-effect Leather Tote

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Rejina Pyo Banana Leather Shoulder Bag

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Little Lifner Camera Croc-effect Leather Shoulder Bag

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Cult Gaia Astraea Mini Croc-effect Leather Tote

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