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street style olympics
October 6, 2016

The Best, Worst, and Craziest Street-Style Bags From Fashion Month

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Photo: Nabile Quenum

It’s a wrap for Paris Fashion Week, which means the Golden Peacocks are retiring from their biannual world tour. It also means it’s time to assess what we’ve learned by watching their behavior in the wild, starting with the best bags.

As expected, across all the cities, Gucci was the ‘It’ brand of the moment, but J.W. Anderson’s Pierce handbag was a close contender and an especially notable favorite in Paris. Other popular choices were Loewe’s kooky geometric bags and more vintage styles like the Dior saddle and archival Chanel.

While some people preferred to stick to the classics, dinosaurs and dogs also made unexpected cameos on the street-style circuit. Scroll through the slideshow to check out the best, worst, and all-around strangest bags from fall’s Fashion Month.

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Most Creative Coordination of Street-Style Bait How to keep Vetements boots from dominating your outfit: First mix two loud animal prints, then m... Most Creative Coordination of Street-Style Bait How to keep Vetements boots from dominating your outfit: First mix two loud animal prints, then make sure the strap of your bag matches your shoes.  Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Cutest Showgoer This entire outfit is perfect — it's like they took a fully grown Thom Browne model and shrank him in the dryer. But the lit... Cutest Showgoer This entire outfit is perfect — it's like they took a fully grown Thom Browne model and shrank him in the dryer. But the little Hector bag is the icing on the cake. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Dramatic Embellishment Can you tie it in a knot, can you tie it in a bow? Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Incognito Louis Vuitton It doesn't get further from the signature LV monogram than this (giant logo nonwithstanding.) Photo: Nabile Quenum/... Most Incognito Louis Vuitton It doesn't get further from the signature LV monogram than this (giant logo nonwithstanding.) Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Likely to Be a Yeezy Fan Off-white? Check. Oversized Vetements bomber? She has that too. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Likely to Be a Museum Member The dinosaur displays at the Natural Museum of Natural History are just as cool as any fashion show. Photo: Na... Most Likely to Be a Museum Member The dinosaur displays at the Natural Museum of Natural History are just as cool as any fashion show. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Realistic Fashion Week Bag While most street-style stars are toting around tiny bags, this woman shows the grim reality of schlepping around... Most Realistic Fashion Week Bag While most street-style stars are toting around tiny bags, this woman shows the grim reality of schlepping around to show after show. Ten bucks says there's an extra pair of shoes, a laptop, and some snacks in there. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Easiest Way to Satisfy That Piercing Craving Poke a hole through your purse, not through your nipple. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Worst Disguise If You're Skipping Class for Fashion Week Perhaps it would help if you actually don't bring your backpack. Photo: Nabile Quenum/N... Worst Disguise If You're Skipping Class for Fashion Week Perhaps it would help if you actually don't bring your backpack. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Easiest Way to Get It Done Lots on your to do list and your co-workers won't leave you alone? Slap this clutch on your desk and proceed to ignore... Easiest Way to Get It Done Lots on your to do list and your co-workers won't leave you alone? Slap this clutch on your desk and proceed to ignore everyone. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Worst Way to Disguise a Vape Just sayin' that a bag covered in marijuana leaves is probably not the place you want to store a vape. Photo: Nabi... Worst Way to Disguise a Vape Just sayin' that a bag covered in marijuana leaves is probably not the place you want to store a vape. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Goth Gucci Because a color-hating, all-black-wearing woman can appreciate some interlocking Gs as much as any peacock. Photo: Nabile Quenu... Most Goth Gucci Because a color-hating, all-black-wearing woman can appreciate some interlocking Gs as much as any peacock. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Best Casual Display of Wealth Sometimes a plain Birkin isn't enough. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Best Use of Millennial Pink The texture! The cool patches! This is peak 2016. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Best Color Coordination The mixture of yellow, black, and white in this picture is worthy of an award. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Smartest Blind-Date Bag Don't like your date? Tell them to kiss your bag. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Worst Bag to Carry in a Heatwave The first three days of NYFW weren't just warm, they were hot and uncomfortable. Just looking at this fiery bag ... Worst Bag to Carry in a Heatwave The first three days of NYFW weren't just warm, they were hot and uncomfortable. Just looking at this fiery bag is giving us the sweats all over again. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Most Consistent Street-Style Bait Vetements? Prada shirt? Please. Celine bags have been the premiere bait of choice for the last three years. P... Most Consistent Street-Style Bait Vetements? Prada shirt? Please. Celine bags have been the premiere bait of choice for the last three years. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Chicest TSA-Friendly Bag Who needs those cheap Ziploc bags to store all of your tolietries when you have a PVC Loewe bag right here? Photo: Nabi... Chicest TSA-Friendly Bag Who needs those cheap Ziploc bags to store all of your tolietries when you have a PVC Loewe bag right here? Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Best Throwback to the Early Noughties We've missed you, Dior Saddle. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
Best Way to Test Out a New Hairstyle Were you thinking about going blonde? Try it out on your bag first. Photo: Nabile Quenum/Nabile Quenum
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