Celebrities play an important role in any luxury brand’s ecosystem. Advertising can only go so far; shoppers often look to celebrities for style inspiration (whether we like to admit it or not), so it’s always interesting to watch how stars react to an important new design. The Prada Inside Bag is one of the biggest debuts of the season, and we’ve officially spotted it out in the wild on Kate Bosworth‘s arm.
Kate arrived in NYC for Fashion Week several days ago, and she did it with the smaller version of the Inside Bag on her arm in beige leather. Seeing any piece of fashion being worn or carried (versus sitting on a flat surface in a stock image) is always illuminating, and now that we’ve spotted the Inside in use, it seems like a bag that’s likely to proliferate among other fashionable, high-profile women. It feels both classic and modern, but it’s also distinctive enough to let people know you’re carrying something from a luxury brand. (Also, I got to play around with one in the office a couple weeks ago, and the leather is like butter.)
Sadly, the angles on these photos don’t let us get a peek at the all-important interior shade on this bag, but you can shop a similar combo with a grey exterior for $3,050 via Bergdorf Goodman.
How does seeing this bag carried make you feel about it?
It’s kind of funny, because upon seeing this photo, i though, “oh, what a roomy bag!” (The zipper going all the way around would be kind of a practical concept in a designer bag) and then I clicked through to your original post about the bag and realized that inside this larger bag is a teeny bag holding her keys and cellphone. And that gorgeous lipstick. Kind of a waste of a bag, in my opinion. Pass.
I have several Prada bags and they’ve all worn well and still look good (Cervo and Vitello Dainos, not Saffianos). But this bag is a definite miss. It has zero appeal. IMO, the only way any celebrity would carry one is if it was a gift. And even then, it would be used only as often as necessary to justify getting a freebie.
Blah. That’s how it makes me feel. It’s really rather boring.
Agree. I like her outfit but the bag was obviously gifted to her, i expect to see this Prada bag on a lot of bloggers too.
The bag is rather blah but her skin is flawless!
My thoughts exactly; Kate – gorgeous, bag – blah. Nothing special, nothing worth mentioning.
She looks amazing. I tend to stare more at her face than the bag as there really seems to be nothing special about it. She reminds me a bit of Olivia Palermo in those shots.
Belen Rodriguez, a famous showgirl in Italy, already wore that. Prada gave her an Inside Bag as a gift about a month a ago!
I don’t understand this bag. Is the one inside attached to the outer bag or is the inner one removable. Why would you want to unzip two bags? Anyone out there bought one of these? If so please help me to understand this bag!
I applaud that Prada tried something new but I just do not like it…
This bag is pretty underwhelming at this price. And her face looks laminated.
Boring on the outside and not functional on the inside. I made it a point to go to the Prada boutique to look at it. Not impressed with the design.
The woman is more interesting and beautiful than the bag.
The “Boring Bag”. BTW the inside bag is orange.
Kate Bosworth is beyond gorgeous and makes anything she wears or carries look exquisite. I wanna know about her shoes!!!
Boring bag, I’m sure it will be a huge hit. More interested in her dress and shoes, now those are cute. Lol at the way she is carrying it that arm for maximum exposure.
It’s nice to see Prada attempting something new.. but I just feel like this bag photographs horribly. It looks terrible on the arm, really just cheapens it for me. I don’t know, not a fan.
I think the shape is nice and the inside is the secret only the owner knows, but I won’t pay the price. If it’s cheaper than this, I’ll buy.
For the price they’re asking, I expect something more.
Other brands also offer buttery leather with similar shape and they won’t ask such a price.
I don’t get it why brands are thinking that their name only can command a ridiculous amount of money.
So… it is suppose to open the zipper and only use the inside bag? Not only on runway for presentation but also in real life when someone use it?