What Do You Guys Carry Your Stuff In Now?

Seriously, where could it be?  I had no clue.  

The next morning, my brain kicked in and I remembered proper bags were once a thing.  As recently as March, no less.  

Hunting through the multiple bags that were in rotation just a few short months ago, I found the coveted card in the front pocket of a backpack, flung high into the upper shelf of the wardrobe.  

I know I’m not the only one resurrecting their Opal card – it’s been a common coming-out-of-lockdown milestone in the ol’ group chat, which has got us thinking … remember how we used to take a proper bag everywhere we went?  

Predominantly in the house, neglecting our outdoor shoes, for a while there we were only popping out to pick up a coffee – no handbag needed.  But now that we can tentatively emerge from our cocoons, back into the real world, we can once again delight in how deliciously outfit-completing the perfect bag is. 

"Bags are the easiest way for me to add character to my outfits," THE ICONIC's Fashion Content Editor, Eliza says.  "I wear a lot of black, and other accessories like earrings and necklaces irritate me, so bags are where I can introduce colour and texture. I personally love them novelty-sized, like ridiculously small, because all I ever really need is my key, phone and lip balm." 

No matter how much you stash them with, the style you choose is the first real indicator of who you are as a person.  A signal to the world on how you wish to portray yourself.  

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