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street style olympics
October 14, 2015

The Best, Worst, and Craziest Bags of Fashion Month Street Style

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Now that the Peacocks have returned from a month of preening for the cameras, it’s time to take a look back on the fashion weeks. First up: the many street-style bait bags. Like all of the seasons before, the choices were an equal mix of weird, wonderful, and chic. As usual, Céline was a big hit — especially the giant totes first spotted on the fall 2015 runway. Another popular choice was Anya Hindmarch. Her kooky totes, stickers, and clutches made it easy to spot the street-style stars. And to round things out, it seems like a new “It” bag designer is emerging to challenge Céline’s current supremacy. Who could it be? Click ahead to find out, and to see the other best, worst and craziest bags from the month that was.

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Best Bag That Doubles As a Weapon This Kenzo paw clutch weighs a ton and has sharp claws to boot. Suffice to say you could clock someone in the h... Best Bag That Doubles As a Weapon This Kenzo paw clutch weighs a ton and has sharp claws to boot. Suffice to say you could clock someone in the head and watch them go down. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Best Way to Subtly Indicate Status Don't you see this sticker that's ruining the leather of my Chanel bag? I'm not just any old VIP — I'm an... Best Way to Subtly Indicate Status Don't you see this sticker that's ruining the leather of my Chanel bag? I'm not just any old VIP — I'm an artist. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Least Attention-Seeking Bag By Peacock standards, this J.W. Anderson hobo is really tame but it also makes for a fantastic everyday bag. Photo:... Least Attention-Seeking Bag By Peacock standards, this J.W. Anderson hobo is really tame but it also makes for a fantastic everyday bag. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Likely to Give You a Headache Is Carlotta Oddi's Anya Hindmarch bag making you go cross-eyed? Don't worry, we'll decipher it for you. Curren... Most Likely to Give You a Headache Is Carlotta Oddi's Anya Hindmarch bag making you go cross-eyed? Don't worry, we'll decipher it for you. Currently it features: some assortment of letters meant to be her name, a few exclamations, a scarf, a giant tassel, and what appears to be a squid. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Best Way to Make a Quick Buck But only if "Paradise tablets" is code for Xanax. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Likely to Be the New ‘It’ Bag If the Puzzle bag was too complicated for you, and you want something more structured, then this super-popular... Most Likely to Be the New ‘It’ Bag If the Puzzle bag was too complicated for you, and you want something more structured, then this super-popular Loewe bag could be your new obsession. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Accurate Clutch Isn't all of fashion month just one giant, more luxurious version of Lord of the Flies? (Minus the dead pig, of course.) P... Most Accurate Clutch Isn't all of fashion month just one giant, more luxurious version of Lord of the Flies? (Minus the dead pig, of course.) Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Best Unknown Bag It's not Anya Hindmarch, it's not Louis Vuitton and it's not Loewe — it's actually Calvin Klein Collection. The fact that it's n... Best Unknown Bag It's not Anya Hindmarch, it's not Louis Vuitton and it's not Loewe — it's actually Calvin Klein Collection. The fact that it's not street style bait-y makes it refreshingly chic and new. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Best Twist on a Minimalist Bag What happens when you're bored of a regular flap bag? Get one that has three flaps. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Creepiest Way to Fake a Good Mood Place this scary smiling sun over your face and voilà! Say good-bye to the RBF that inevitable develops ... Creepiest Way to Fake a Good Mood Place this scary smiling sun over your face and voilà! Say good-bye to the RBF that inevitable develops by day four of NYFW. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Ubiquitous Bag Decoration At this point if you don't have Anya Hindmarch stickers on your super-expensive bag, can you even call yourself a ... Most Ubiquitous Bag Decoration At this point if you don't have Anya Hindmarch stickers on your super-expensive bag, can you even call yourself a street-style star? Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Awkward Twinsies Moment If you're betting that the tinier the Marni bag, the less likely someone will notice that you're matching, you're wr... Most Awkward Twinsies Moment If you're betting that the tinier the Marni bag, the less likely someone will notice that you're matching, you're wrong. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Awkward Twinsies Moment (Runner-Up) Given that everyone was wearing Gucci this season, it's only inevitable you'll wind up dressed like ever... Most Awkward Twinsies Moment (Runner-Up) Given that everyone was wearing Gucci this season, it's only inevitable you'll wind up dressed like everyone else at the Gucci show. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Likely to Make an Hermès Lover Cry Oh the artsy destruction! Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Best Coordination True friends pose together in matching Céline totes. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Best Over-the-Top Moment A fringed skirt plus striped Givenchy heels and a brightly printed Louboutin purse sounds like it could be a disast... Best Over-the-Top Moment A fringed skirt plus striped Givenchy heels and a brightly printed Louboutin purse sounds like it could be a disaster, but this felt surprisingly appropriate for the last few days of summer. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Confusing Bag The ponyhair on this Fendi says please pet me but the excess of studs say stay the hell away. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Prepared for Fashion Doomsday Is that Loewe tote meant for snacks? Extra shoes? Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Most Likely to Cause Back Problems That giant Céline tote is sure going to pay off some lucky chiropractor's school loans. Photo: YOUNGJ... Most Likely to Cause Back Problems That giant Céline tote is sure going to pay off some lucky chiropractor's school loans. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
Worst Way to Hide from a Narc (Again) Apparently no one learned from this dude last season and decided to bring back that Birkin that features De... Worst Way to Hide from a Narc (Again) Apparently no one learned from this dude last season and decided to bring back that Birkin that features Dealer in giant, sparkly letters. Photo: YOUNGJUN KOO/I AM KOO
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