Bags that don't look like bags - From Thom Browne's lobster backpacks to Balenciaga's Lay's Bag

In the form of a pigeon, a shopping or rubbish bag, a paper bag or even a paint can. Bags no longer seem to want to retain their classic shape and transform into something else from time to time, merging with everyday life and taking on the appearance of the objects around us. The latest in the order of time is the Brown Bag by Bottega Veneta, which for an amount of around $ 1900 revisits the design of the most classic paper bag you can get after shopping, with the difference that the bag proposed by the braually made of leather in true Blazy fashion. This is nothing new for the French designer, who has made it his mission to transform everything from jeans to supermarket bags into leather objects. It's an endeavor already undertaken by Jil Sander, who launched her leather version of a paper bag in classic brown and black in 2012. Today, from Thom Browne's lobster backpacks to Balenciaga's Lay's Bag and Coperni's Meteorite bag, it's no longer clear what we should expect from a luxury handbag, both in terms of design and materials. Probably the most accurate answer to this question is everything.

Karl Lagerfeld's crazy side at Chanel

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Among Abloh's achievements during his short tenure as Vuitton's artistic director is certainly the credit for bringing freshness and playfulness to the heritage of the historic house, and the bags are proof of that. From the newspaper print bag to the limited edition Louis Vuitton X NIGO Monogram Duck Bag and the Paint Can Bag, which was introduced in the posthumous FW22 collection and is available in six colorways. In January 2022, Abloh instead introduced the design of a bag in the shape of an airplane with wings spread out, which landed on the shelves and went viral not only because of its design but also because of its price ($39,000).

Dadaism in the palm of your hand: Demna and J.W. Anderson

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Among lovers of crazy bags, it is impossible not to mention Demna. In the course of his dadaist and provocative research at Balenciaga, he has often focused on the concept of the "envelope", as in 2016, when a 1980s Tesco bag, a model still in circulation in some British supermarkets, became the inspiration for a leather tote. In 2017, it was the turn of Ikea's rigid sky-blue envelope, which was upgraded to a luxury version for $2,000. In 2022, it was the turn of the Trash Bag, a calfskin trash bag available in white, black, and blue for €1400. However, the most talked-about clutch is also the most recent, which was presented during SS23 and has then been canceled, probably because of the controversy it caused. Nothing less than an anonymous pack of Lay's crisps that Demna himself wore during a public appearance at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Jonathan Anderson, the creative director of J.W. Anderson and Loewe, is an exponent of the same mindset, but with a distinct passion for wildlife. While the designer has tentatively experimented with the elephant bag at the Spanish luxury house, the approach to his line is certainly more extreme. The Pigeon Clutch, first seen on the catwalk for FW22, stands out in particular. It was made using a 3D printer to recreate the shape and anatomical components of the pigeon, including its beak, legs, and plumage. For last season, the designer offered a similar model, this time focusing on the design of a frog. You can be sure of the meme effect.