'Paddington' handbag
Handbag
2005 (made)
2005 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Tan leather 'Paddington' handbag designed by Phoebe Philo for Chloé, 2005.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | 'Paddington' handbag |
| Materials and techniques | leather, metal |
| Brief description | Handbag, leather, 'Paddington' by Phoebe Philo for Chloé, France, 2005. |
| Physical description | Tan leather 'Paddington' handbag designed by Phoebe Philo for Chloé, 2005. |
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| Gallery label | ‘IT BAGS’
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, handbags by exclusive labels such as Fendi, Dior, Prada, Mulberry and Chloé were dubbed ‘It bags’ by the fashion press. This referred to highly sought-after bags, often in limited editions or under controlled distribution. Their apparent scarcity turned them into covetable and symbolic items. The Mulberry 'Bayswater' carried by supermodel Kate Moss was named the 'British It bag', while the Chloé 'Paddington' had a long waiting list after the first 8,000 immediately sold out.
V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out (12/2020) |
| Credit line | Given by Maison Chloé |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.257-2019 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2020 |
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