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How Paper Bags Became Designer Accessories In Their Own Right

Balenciaga’s collaboration with Erewhon is the most high-profile example of the unlikely movement for carrier bags that is sweeping high-fashion, as well as the secondhand market.
Person holding shopping bags in each hand, from luxury stores Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton.
Balenciaga’s collaboration with Erewhon is the most high-profile example of the unlikely movement for carrier bags that is sweeping high-fashion, as well as the secondhand market. (Getty Images)

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