Thom Browne is a small American brand that’s highly influential in the worlds of menswear and suiting, which means Browne’s is probably not the first name anyone thinks of when it comes to handbags. The brand has made a small selection of totally gorgeous, impeccably made doctor bags for years, though, and they were a largely under-the-radar pick of people in the know. Then Browne started getting a little cheeky with his accessories, and that’s when legendary fashion critic Cathy Horyn took notice.
Horyn carried one of Browne’s dog-shaped bags to fashion week and got a ton of attention for it, and in a perhaps-related decision, Browne has decided to lean in to the dachshund bag fun for Resort 2017. New versions of the bags feature prominently in the collection’s lookbook, alongside some of Browne’s much more traditional older designs.
I’m as sick of novelty bags as anyone, but if anyone can do it in a way that doesn’t make me cringe, it’s Thom Browne. His brand is known for it’s quirky touches layered on seriously well-made and well-designed clothing and accessories, which means that the end product feels luxurious as well as fun. The bags would be hard to pull off, but you’d know for sure that you were carrying the finest dog-shaped bag in all the world.
[Photos via Vogue Runway]
The weenier dog bags are adorable…I’d never wear one in a million years, but adorable non the less.
LOL. I can only imagine someone trying to pull off the ship bag. Kind of ridiculous.
Fun too look at but who is actually buying these? It’s no different then something Kate Spade would make really
I can see the-haves buying these for their kids (and themselves) and be parent&child twinsies at kid’s birthday parties or baby showers.
But that’s about it. What other events?
No 11, 12, 14 can be carryon toy bag for a first-class plane ride.
The thin pochettes (whale, crab, etc)? To put show and tell cards?
I dunno, these just seems to be something that no sane well-heeled adult would ware themselves but wear/buy for children or to use with their children.
I actually like the first one and the elephant is very cute.