Does size really matter? The new Oversized bags - Love them or leave them?

[papertiger]

Ditto...
sometimes i do feel like Alice... it's getting curiouser and curiouser...

You have great style, you dress to the beat of your own drum, to me that's real style

 

[ksuromax]

You have great style, you dress to the beat of your own drum, to me that's real style

Thank you

 

[nicole0612]

There is an 'Alice-in-Wonderland' thing going on with bags at the moment. 'Fashion forward' wearing cute 'doll-sized bags or looking like a child against a bag of mammoth proportions, both options render the wearer towards a look of infancy/cuteness. Aside from the size and bags and towards fashion's aesthetic 2017 there is a general trend going on, the it's so hideous it's hot of Vetements, some Celine, Kane et al are supposed to provoke a reaction of horror in the masses, it's pure fashion elitism. In a way that takes fashion back to the truest meaning of the word where only the elite could participate in fashion while others had to 'make-do-and-mend'. The OTT maximalism of Gucci and Mui Mui that evoke a fantasy of mismatched dressing-up clothes for adults, bridge the gap between the elite pricing of the concept-chic fashionable and infantilism by drawing attention to what seems to most as distasteful and crazy with sheer delight. This is very different to the last age of maximalism which was a reaction against '90s minimalism and utility dressing and full of OTT sex-appeal. Altogether all the designers are hitting these extremes to emphasise extreme youth before selling us the practical middle-ground again (because sooner or later people need stuff that actually works).

I like a range of sizes and prefer large and/small aesthetically but not too keen on middle (on me) although I have some of those as well. Most of my often carried bags are 32-43cm across (depending on depth and height) but I often add a small X-body too for essentials. I already have some XL-bags if I want to channel my inner 'Alice' which may be fun, I certainly won't be buying any new ones though.

This is so smart and insightful. It's amazing how we can forget this and take trends at face value sometimes (whether the reaction is delight, coveting or horror).

 

[Shelby33]

I think I replied to this thread and I don't even want to go back and see what I said because I change my mind so much. I picked up this Cole Haan tote at a thrift store for 4.99, it's huge. But it works for me. It fits all of my things and they're easy to get to. So today, I love big bags.

 

[leechiyong]

There is an 'Alice-in-Wonderland' thing going on with bags at the moment. 'Fashion forward' wearing cute 'doll-sized bags or looking like a child against a bag of mammoth proportions, both options render the wearer towards a look of infancy/cuteness. Aside from the size and bags and towards fashion's aesthetic 2017 there is a general trend going on, the it's so hideous it's hot of Vetements, some Celine, Kane et al are supposed to provoke a reaction of horror in the masses, it's pure fashion elitism. In a way that takes fashion back to the truest meaning of the word where only the elite could participate in fashion while others had to 'make-do-and-mend'. The OTT maximalism of Gucci and Mui Mui that evoke a fantasy of mismatched dressing-up clothes for adults, bridge the gap between the elite pricing of the concept-chic fashionable and infantilism by drawing attention to what seems to most as distasteful and crazy with sheer delight. This is very different to the last age of maximalism which was a reaction against '90s minimalism and utility dressing and full of OTT sex-appeal. Altogether all the designers are hitting these extremes to emphasise extreme youth before selling us the practical middle-ground again (because sooner or later people need stuff that actually works).

I like a range of sizes and prefer large and/small aesthetically but not too keen on middle (on me) although I have some of those as well. Most of my often carried bags are 32-43cm across (depending on depth and height) but I often add a small X-body too for essentials. I already have some XL-bags if I want to channel my inner 'Alice' which may be fun, I certainly won't be buying any new ones though.

This post. My word. It's been far too long since I read something this erudite and eloquent.

 

[papertiger]

This is so smart and insightful. It's amazing how we can forget this and take trends at face value sometimes (whether the reaction is delight, coveting or horror).

You are too kind, thank you nicole XXX

This post. My word. It's been far too long since I read something this erudite and eloquent.

That is so sweet and complimentary, thank you leechiyong

 

[bellebellebelle19]

Love the oversized look, but wondering if I could resist the temptation to overstuff it…I try to buy small bags so I'm forced to keep them light…

 

[jade]

I do hope that women talk with their "wallets" and leave these behemoths behind. On the one hand you have these gargantuan bags that are way too big and then you have Coach's latest offerings that are so tiny that you need to carry more than one mini bag at a time to merely fit your things in.
Note to vendors........women aren't stupid!

I think the uber mini bags are actually for toddlers. Like North West.

I used to love a really big bag. Now they hurt my shoulders. I need to stick with a smaller bag to avoid back and shoulder issues.

 

[shadowplay]

I can't do either extreme. Any bag has to fit at least my phone, a small wallet, keys, and a pouch for hand sanitizer and lipstick, so most minis are out. I love large bags for work, and some of the ones shown actually look ok (it's hard to tell in pictures). But others, like the Celine, are too extreme. I'm only 5'1, so there is no way I'd be able to carry these without falling over.

 

[Sparkletastic]

I think I replied to this thread and I don't even want to go back and see what I said because I change my mind so much. I picked up this Cole Haan tote at a thrift store for 4.99, it's huge. But it works for me. It fits all of my things and they're easy to get to. So today, I love big bags.

I see this as a very practical size. Almost all of us need at least one largeish bag for work, carrying kids items, etc. Congrats on finding a deal.

This is nothing like the HUUUUUGE bags we're seeing on the runway and in stores right now. Those seem very impractical to me.

 

[songofthesea]

I tend to love oversized bags on everyone I see with them...except me....!