Cross-Body Bag

The bag of cross-body and this year does not lose its popularity. Chanel , Celine, Michael Kors, JasonWu, Louis Vuitton and other famous fashion houses have included them in their shows. And the girls willingly complement their everyday and even festive image with small handbags over their shoulders .

The secret of the popularity of the bag of cross-body

Cross-body - literally "crossing the body." It is assumed that the bag will be worn on the shoulder and, crossing the chest, placed under the opposite hand. It is convenient, first of all, that hands are free, but all the necessary things are with you. It also solves the problem of slipping the strap from the sloping female shoulder.

Handbag cross-bodily especially useful:

The history of the appearance of bags of cross-body

The first female cross-body bag on the chain was created by Mademoiselle Chanel. She suggested that women be replaced by cumbersome reticuli, which they had to carry all the time in their hands and which were often simply forgotten somewhere, on a small comfortable bag over their shoulders.

Black, with a long chain instead of a strap. Fashion historians associate such a design with a modest monastic decoration: the chain was very similar to the one in which the monasteries wore keychains, the quilted leather was an association with the stained-glass windows of the abbey where Coco lived, and the lining repeated the color and texture of the fabric from which the form was sewn pupils of the monastery, where she grew up.

The novelty was introduced in February 1955, in connection with which the bag was named 2.55 Chanel. It gained immense popularity and was repeatedly reprinted many times. There were models from a variety of fabrics, including silk. The castle also underwent a change. The most famous restyling model came out in 2005. It had a classic appearance with small updates in the spirit of modern times.

Cross-Body and Fashion 2016

This year, many designers have added images of their models with bags of cross-body. In addition to traditional stylistics, fashion designers continue to search for the original performance. For example, in Dolce & Gabbana we see a bag stylized for a camera and tiny bags-boxes (bags-suitcases) with a variety of bright finishes. Michael Kors in the autumn-winter show-2016 presented cross-bodied with fur inserts. At Furla came out, perhaps, the brightest line of multicolored bags of cross-body made of structured rubber. Some designers meet a new vision of the fashionable last year's chest bags (with a shortened strap). For example, silk bags with a round bottom from Balenciaga by Wang.

With what to wear a bag of cross-body?

The beauty of this handbag is that it fits any style, the main thing is to choose the right print and finish. Leather bag of cross-bodys of restrained colors will suit to strict clothes. With jeans, a bag-village or bag with fringe will look perfect. Extravagant girls can safely experiment with different forms of cross-body and bright colors. To the evening toilet models suitable in retro style.

Of course, you can choose a bag of cross-bodi in the classic black, white or beige color, which will suit almost any chosen image, but if you want to look bright, try creating your own collection of handbags for your wardrobe - for all occasions.