From Lego & celery sticks – why designer handbags have lost the plot

WAS she just popping out for a carton of orange juice?

No, that’s supermodel Gigi Hadid, 29, with a £1,541 Moschino vintage leather handbag.

Gigi Hadid walking in New York City.
Gigi Hadid stepped out with a Moschino vintage leather handbag that looks like a carton of orange juiceCredit: Getty
Moschino orange juice carton-shaped leather handbag.
The Moschino bag will set you back £1,541Credit: Moschino
Moschino celery-shaped clutch surrounded by parsley.
Moschino is also selling a £3,730 bag shaped like celery sticksCredit: Moschino

The accessory is part of the brand’s collection that includes a £3,730 bag shaped like celery sticks and a £995 tote that looks like a baguette.

This isn’t the first time swanky labels have pedalled totes bonkers bags – with prices to match.

Nadia Cohen looks back at some of the others.

JW Anderson

Anya Taylor-Joy at Wimbledon.
Anya Taylor-Joy was pictured cradling a JW Anderson clutch shaped like a canaryCredit: Getty
Yellow canary-shaped resin clutch bag.
The tiny clutch will set you back £600Credit: JW Anderson

THIS canary-shaped bag became the must-have accessory for bird-brained fashionistas last year, despite its £600 price tag.

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Actress Anya Taylor-Joy was pictured cradling the tiny JW Anderson clutch at Wimbledon in the summer.

Chanel

Rita Ora leaving a London club, wearing a geometric coat, white boots, and sunglasses.
Rita Ora was a big fan of Chanel’s Lego handbagCredit: Alamy
Red lucite Lego clutch with silver hardware.
This Lego-like bag will set you back £5,370Credit: Chanel

IT might look like a child’s lunchbox, but Chanel’s £5,370 Lego handbag was tucked under the arms of all the most stylish people in 2013, including singer Rita Ora, who was spotted out with hers several times.

Anya Hindmarch

Crossbody phone bag with Kellogg's Corn Flakes design.
Anya Hindmarch sold this Corn Flakes bag for £450

Anya Hindmarch made a packet with cereal box bags – like this £450 Corn Flakes design – and retro washing powder styles in 2014.

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Balenciaga

Blue Balenciaga tote bag.
Balenciaga’s £1,600 ‘Ikea’ bagCredit: Handout

SEVENTY pence or £1,600?

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One is the cost of Ikea’s flimsy blue bag and the other is for Balenciaga’s 2018 version.

White Balenciaga clutch.
This ‘coffee cup’ clutch bag from Balenciaga will set you back £4,350Credit: Balenciaga

THIS calfskin “coffee cup” clutch bag from Balenciaga is certainly not like a disposable one – it will set you back £4,350.

Balenciaga Spicy Chili pouch.
Balenciaga’s £1,350 leather bag that looked like a crisp packCredit: Balenciaga

IN 2024, Balenciaga launched a £1,350 leather bag that looked like a crisp pack.

We wonder if it comes with a meal deal?

Vasari

Brown paper handbag by Jil Sander.
This brown paper bag by Jill Sander cost £185Credit: Supplied

AT £185, it is the world’s most expensive brown paper bag.

But this Vasari design – made from coated paper –  sold out in 2012.

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