It first occurred to me that we might be in for a frame bag renaissance a couple seasons ago when Mansur Gavriel started making a clutch with a frame closure as its central design feature. A top-handled frame day bag followed the next season (and is recently available in stores), and in the past, the brand has proved prescient in predicting the simple structures that style-forward women will want to carry. If Céline‘s resounding endorsement of retro-modern frame bags on its Spring 2017 runway is any indication, we’re about to see a lot of simple, structured 1950s throwbacks.
Céline, of course, is another brand that’s adept at seeing things before most people see them. Bucket bags have transitioned from being a bag trend to something of a modern wardrobe staple, and it feels like saddle bags, which were the trend that followed them up, are on that same path. The market is going to need a follow-up soon, but we’ll have to wait a season or so to see if everyone else picks up on the frame bag cues. As it is, this minimalist version is lovely. Check out all its versions, plus Céline’s other runway bags, below.
[Photos via Vogue Runway]
i like it – its clean, simple and classic (which i expect from Celine)
this is a style reminiscent of the old days when everyone made this type of back so its due for a comeback
Imagine looking for your key or phone inside that enormous tote. The way the model is holding her bag in Slide 25 is ridiculous. (More on topic: I love frame bags and hope they make a comeback.)
It’s beautiful. I gasped when I saw the frame bag in white.
get to your local thirft store, these frame bags are always there
Love the frame bags, very Celine, and yay no ears!
Beautiful! The giant ones are quite laughable however.
This! Especially the white one.
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The frame bags look like something that my grandmother carries to church.
Who wants to carry a bag that’s large enough to put a small child in.
Seriously, my wonderful, long gone Grandma carried a bag that looked like these frames, except hers were patent leather (miss you Grandma!).
They’re reminding me of The Row’s top handle bag…
That extreme tote (11 and 16) with the gold detailing is amazing though! I’m anxious to see that in person…
Burgundy or Grey? Hmmmmm…
Hmm, the smaller version is ok, the larger version could double as a sleeping bag.
What’s up with those giant laundry bags?! I laughed out loud at the white one in #25 — good thing it was empty because that poor model would have spilled everything on the runway. The normal-size frame bags are lovely, albeit looking like something your grandma might have carried back in the day.
one might need a ladder to get things in and out of the bags
I love Celine so much, but not this particular group of bags.
The frame bags are stunning! Especially the croc ones!
I have many vintage bags made exactly like this; it’s such a classic.
The red and white models are STUNNING.
And the indigo croc is to die for.
http://a-woman-of-a-certain-age.com/2015/12/the-handbag-diaries-ii/
The huge ones are both ridiculous and hideous…..please
Looooooooooove the giant totes!!! Céline, thanks for not making my eyes bleed with another batch of Luggage Tote bags!!
Yes!!!! Loooooove this frame bag! Stunning in red, and the dark brown croc one is TDF. Fabulous!
The giant totes would be handy for carrying a dead body.
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when would we start seeing some of these available?