Everything you need to know about the ‘It’ bag

In high fashion, you’re either ‘It’, or you’re not. And no other accessory trumpets this than the ‘status’ bag.

The status bag has long been in existence: from the Hermès Kelly to the quilted Chanel handbag and Gucci’s famous bamboo-handled number. Most recently, the Nineties saw a revival of the ‘It’ bag, bringing its relevance as a luxury status item into the present.

In this video, Vogue’s International Editor-At-Large, Hamish Bowles, tells us everything we need to know about these coveted objects of desire.

View the original video here.