Balenciaga Lariat The Bag of The Stars
Posted October 23, 2007 by
Comments(3)The Balenciaga Lariat handbag was the “it” bag of 2001, smoothly settling in as the celebrity handbag of choice due to the clever Balenciaga marketing campaign which ensured that celebs such as Kate Moss and Sienna Miller were photographed using a Balenciaga Lariat after receiving them as a free gift from the makers. The Lariat’s design, sometimes known as ‘Le Dix’, is inspired by fringed leather biker clothing and it is now seen as a
classic must-have bag. The bag is made using goat hide which is distressed to give it a slightly crumpled look that says you are a long-standing Balenciaga fan, even if you only got the handbag that same day!
The Balenciaga Lariat was also one of the first designer handbags to have a long waiting list, increasing its desirability by miles. Women everywhere decided they must get hold of this bag before the exterior shutters came down. Small and simple, unlike the Dior Saddle Bag, and with an appeal utterly incomprehensible to anyone not obsessed with fashion, the Balenciaga Lariat bag became a victim of its own success when the Wags adopted it – suddenly the Lariat Handbag did not have the same exclusive cachet as before. Balenciaga Designer handbags have now become chic again, however, thanks to the devotion of celebrity Kate Moss to the oversized Lariat bag.
Nicky Hilton, sister of Paris, is also rarely seen without it. Here she is pictured carrying the Lariat bag in black, teamed with grey sweat pants and white design t-shirt.
[...] other bags, was named in 2002 after a real celeb – model Gisele Bundchen. Following on from the Balenciaga Lariat’s focus on big name stars, the voluptuous design of the Lariat echoes the model’s own [...]
Balenciaga handbags are so beautiful I wish I could purchase all their handbags.
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