Celine Cabas Phantom: Comfy shoulder straps?

[lindacherie]

Is this the medium size? Leather looks so nice!

This is the small size, I think. Love, love, love the leather.

Where is everyone finding old logo bags ? I've been asking every store I've been to since mid 2019 and there are usually only a couple of SLGs or a Frame bag or two left...

I bought mine from Jomashop. If you like the color chalk, it should still be available! Otherwise, you can keep checking reseller sites for NWT w the old Céline logo.

 

[coffee2go]

I just got my dream Birkin bag, but I still switch back to my Cabas Phantom occasionally. It fits so much, so light and comfy. Agree that it really molds to your body. Best under the radar tote. I might sell my Goyards and just stick with this tote since you can’t actually put anything heavy in a Goyard.

Hi, I was just wondering how is it that you can’t put anything heavy in a Goyard? I was deciding between Goyard Artois and Celine Cabas Phantom and just couldn’t justify paying over 1500€ for a bag made of plastic (Goyard), so went for Celine which was around 1400€ and it’s leather. Happy with my purchase but just would love to know more about the quality of Goyard bags and whether they’re worth it or not

 

[de_priss]

Hello ladies,
I want as well to add the cabas phantom small size in my collection!

Could you please enlighten me regarding the length of the straps?

 

[Gourmetgal]

I believe the strap length is on the website. But in practice the straps are shoulder straps with a comfortable drop.

 

[Bizaar]

Hello ladies,
I want as well to add the cabas phantom small size in my collection!

Could you please enlighten me regarding the length of the straps?

I measure the drop at 24 cm and I agree with Gourmetgal - very comfortable drop that easily passes the elbow test.

The Celine Cabas Phantom is one of the great unsung heros of the bag-world.

 

[de_priss]

You are very correct; it is on the website: 22cm drop the small size (i just missed it!)

Now I have got to decide the color! I loove the grey but I already have the belt micro in grey.. ouuf life decisions (not, haha!)

 

[Gourmetgal]

I love the grey and also have taupe in another bag. Prefer the grey!

 

[jayjay77]

You are very correct; it is on the website: 22cm drop the small size (i just missed it!)

Now I have got to decide the color! I loove the grey but I already have the belt micro in grey.. ouuf life decisions (not, haha!)

I have the small cabas phantom in grey and love it!

 

[coffee2go]

You are very correct; it is on the website: 22cm drop the small size (i just missed it!)

Now I have got to decide the color! I loove the grey but I already have the belt micro in grey.. ouuf life decisions (not, haha!)

I was debating between grey and taupe, and went for taupe as it is much easier to style with other colours

 

[de_priss]

Aah!!

Any photos would be more than welcome ladies!

 

[jayjay77]

Aah!!

Any photos would be more than welcome ladies!

Here’s a pic of my small in grey --- sorry the lighting is a bit dark

 

[de_priss]

Ohh thank you so much for posting a picture!!

So elegant and beautiful and timeless..

 

[coffee2go]

For the past few days I’ve been using my small cabas phantom daily, I have stuffed it quite a lot and the shoulder straps weren’t an issue despite the weight of the bag. However, one thing I noticed after using it without bag insert for a day, that it’s indeed a big black hole, and I don’t like having to look for smth while going through all the items, so I’ll be definitely using it with bag organizer I got. I love the softness and sturdiness of the leather and I think it’s a great travel bag as it can be folded flat… I’ve been worried I won’t be using it as much since I got used to small bags and mostly WFH, but on the days I want to go to work from a cafe or just have lots of errands to run, it turned out to be a quite nice bag to go out with

 

[coffee2go]

For the past few days I’ve been using my small cabas phantom daily, I have stuffed it quite a lot and the shoulder straps weren’t an issue despite the weight of the bag. However, one thing I noticed after using it without bag insert for a day, that it’s indeed a big black hole, and I don’t like having to look for smth while going through all the items, so I’ll be definitely using it with bag organizer I got. I love the softness and sturdiness of the leather and I think it’s a great travel bag as it can be folded flat… I’ve been worried I won’t be using it as much since I got used to small bags and mostly WFH, but on the days I want to go to work from a cafe or just have lots of errands to run, it turned out to be a quite nice bag to go out with

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Note: after having this bag for a few hours on my shoulder stuffed as much as shown on the picture, my shoulder did start to hurt from straps pulling so much weight, so when carrying laptop or IPad and a few notebooks I wouldn’t recommend this bag to be worn on shoulder while walking around for a few hours out and about… better if you’re driving by car from one place to the another or riding a bike with a busket in front or when sitting in uncrowded public transport (I would doubt the security of this bag being an open tote)… the bag isn’t suited for long walks while heavily stuffed!