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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

‘Makes you feel special’: how paper bags became designer accessories in their own right

Maria Rosaria Rizzo wears a beige long wool belted coat, a white sheep fur puffy handbag, a white Chanel shopping bag in February 2023 in Paris
Maria Rosaria Rizzo carries a white Chanel shopping bag in February 2023 in Paris. Photograph: Edward Berthelot/Getty Images

To the uninitiated, it may seem like lovers of high fashion are getting up earlier these days.

But the plethora of designer paper bags seen on the bus in the mornings often do not contain purchases from Chanel or Prada – but commuters’ packed lunches.

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