Interesting that Diesel, Marc Jacobs, Botkier and Juicy Couture are not part of the current 1990’s and 2000’s fashion/purse revival. As we’ve all noticed, Dior’s saddlebag has made an interesting comeback — but what remains to be seen is it if has legs with regular consumers and not just celebrities and the online denizens.
Stella vegan Falabella bags might not fit into this discussion perfectly but they are certainly another older trend that has not come back to the forefront of fashion. Matt & Nat used to be the default vegan bag recommendation until recent quality problems took over the discussion.
Burberry classic plaid has a hard road ahead of it — they should jump onto another skien of plaid and focus on it, in my opinion.
Longchamp’s Le Pilage bags and the LV Speedy bag never left the scene, really, but they are definitely still going strong. Valentino’s rockstud bags have surprisingly not vanished in all this time — perhaps they, like Prada, have some kind of staying power with people who want something fixed and unchanging.
And yes, I’m sure I’ve missed something.
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