Designer bags aren't name-checked anywhere on The White Lotus's season three cast list. But the cumulative screen time shared by Gucci, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, and Goyard bags in just the first two episodes practically designates them supporting characters.
Corporate workhorse Laurie, traveling with a trio of childhood friends (who treat her more like a third wheel than a travel companion), clings to the handle of her Loewe Squeeze bag like an emotional support accessory. Meanwhile, Jaclyn, now an A-list actress, tosses her three-digit Delvaux purses and oversized woven leather handbags around the Thailand resort like a run-of-the-mill canvas tote. (Because on her Hollywood budget, they are.) Then there's Victoria Ratliff, a Tar Heel matriarch who double-fists Lorazepam bottles and Gucci bags. She's the portrayal of a woman you can easily imagine choosing a $5,000 bamboo-handle crossbody just for her vacation and retiring it to the corner of her Chapel Hill manse's walk-in closet the minute she returns home.
