fashion is a industry where things are often taken to their logical extremes. While some women are likely still paying off their orthopedic bills from the massive bag trend of the late 2000s, things have now swung back firmly in the other direction; brands of all types are now making bags that are small enough to be considered decorative accessories for other bags.
For brands, the upside to these tiny bags are twofold. First, they supply entry-level customers a way to get one of the brand’s bags without quite hitting the price identify of a normal-sized designer purse, but they don’t do the kind of damage to a brand’s air of exclusivity that monogram canvas bags at lower price points tend to. It’s a “special little piece,” not a less-expensive, logo-covered canvas bag.
Second, these bags supply a new product tier for the highest-end customers. If you’re already a devoted buyer of Fendi bags, for example, then why wouldn’t you get an charming little miniature to hang from the new spring bag you’re already buying? At a certain consumer level, adding another $1,500 to a purchase price doesn’t make people blink, especially if it makes a customer feel like she’s getting something extra and ultra-fashionable.
For the consumers who fall in between those two groups, though, these bags are just bags, and that indicates they’re all intended to carry stuff in some way, shape or form. At this size, they do that with varying levels of success. because my utmost arbiter of whether or not I can carry a bag is if my massive iphone 6 plus can fit inside, that’s the policy I used to measure all of the ultra-tiny bags below. It’s 6.22 inches tall, so that’s where I drew the line.
(Side note: If you’re trying to decide between the 6 or 6 Plus, my recommendations is to go big or go home. I have incredibly tiny hands. You’ll get used to it.)
Cambridge satchel Company
$105 by means of ShopBop
Length on the long edge: 6.25 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: With .03 inches to spare.
Chloé tiny Suede carry Bag
$750 by means of LUISAVIAROMA
Length on the long edge: 7 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Maybe? curved bags require a lot more math than I remember from 8th grade geometry.
Christian Louboutin sweet Charity Spikes Bag
$1,594 by means of MATCHESFASHION.COM
Length on the long edge: 6 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: If I cut a little off, yes.
Diane von Furstenberg 440 Micro tiny Bag
$158 by means of MATCHESFASHION.COM
Length on the long edge: 6 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Let’s be honest, it’s always in my hand anyway.
Dolce & Gabbana jeans Dauphine carry Bag
$1,195 by means of LUISAVIAROMA
Length on the long edge: 7 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Yes! ale nic poza tym. just the iPhone. good luck to me on getting back into my apartment.
Fendi Micro Monster Baguette
$1,400 by means of Nordstrom
Length on the long edge: 5.5 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: I mean, physical space is a construct.
Fendi Micro Peekaboo Bag
$1,550 by means of Nordstrom
Length on the long edge: 6 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Yes, assuming I used this as a bag charm on a larger bag that actually held my phone.
Furla candy Bon Bon tiny Bag
$148 by means of ShopBop
Length on the long edge: 6.25 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Are you sure about those measurements, ShopBop?
MCM Rabbit print Canteen Bag
$650 by means of ShopBop
Length on the long edge: 6.25 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: These curves are really harshing my game here.
Moschino tiny Quilted Backpack
$1,121 by means of MATCHESFASHION.COM
Length on the long edge: 6 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: I could probably wedge it in there.
Moschino tiny Quilted carry Bag
$795 by means of LUISAVIAROMA
Length on the long edge: 2.56 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: LOL.
Mulberry tiny Lily Bag
$590 by means of LUISAVIAROMA
Length on the long edge: 5.9 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Nah.
Rebecca Minkoff tiny love Crossbody Bag
$195 by means of ShopBop
Length on the long edge: 6.75 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Probably!
Saint Laurent tiny Cassandre Crossbody Bag
$1,550 by means of Nordstrom
Length on the long edge: 6.5 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Hedi Slimane doesn’t care because all of his rockstar muses have people to carry their phones for them.
Tory Burch Robinson Shrunken Boxy Satchel
$250 by means of ShopBop
Length on the long Edge: 5.5 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: Not even close.
Valentino tiny Lock Bag
$1,895 by means of SSENSE
Length on the long Edge: 6.5 inches
Would my iphone 6 plus fit: I don’t care, I’d rather have a Valentino bag than a phone.