No butts about it.


The fanny pack. The hip pack. The bum bag.

LV makes one. Marc Jacobs makes one. Prada make one. Gucci makes one.

Butt why?
{pun highly intended.}


via

The even more confusing part to this asinine accessory 
 is when beautiful style icons
sporadically click one around their svelte selves
 and send the masses into utter chaos.


                



When I see pictures like these,
my internal monologue starts reading error codes:

 Is a fanny pack the new headband? Does the upper east side condone hip packs? 
When did these get called from the fashion bench
from the other losers like the visor, overalls, & double stacked socks? Help!


You tell me: 
what do you think of fanny packs?



Do you rock them-
or knock them?



*image sources 2 & 3

**Wish us a safe flight this morning as TK & I head back to Oxford from Italy.

24 comments:

  1. Oh dear- this is the most disturbing trend!

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  2. sort of reminds me of a waiter, with one of those change belts...
    I do love the "hands free" practicality of it, but I think a "clutch" is as far as I will go - I need no extra bulk around my fanny! Thank-you very much.
    pve

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  3. Love the clutch in the top right photo, but I would just carry it like a clutch should be carried. Yes, hands-free can be a great thing, especially for those of us toting around little ones. But, there are certainly more stylish options. :)

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  4. errr.. Lauren, I rocked one in 4th grade. It was hot pink :)

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  5. I'm so glad that someone else is aware of this alarming trend. Imagine my horror upon seeing a fanny pack recommended in InStyle; I nearly cancelled my subscription.
    I believe it was Zsa Zsa Gabore who said, "If you wore a trend the first time around, you shouldn't wear it the next time." I suppose that leaves me off the hook!

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  6. hahaha a funny way to put it Lauren!
    Be safe darling, welcome to England xoxo

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  7. I don't think I would ever wear one, but if the trend really did explode then I would be lucky - I have some from my parents lying around somewhere. But I would like to keep them in their "stored away" spot...I'm not feelin' this trend. at. all.

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  8. i would totally rock it if i had a cutesy one like the top right black...so fun :)

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  9. i don't know...i'm kind of with stephanie! the celebs look pretty cute with theirs on...

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  10. Eh not a fan though I think some fashionable people can pull it off lol

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  11. oh man - i dont know if im liking this trend at all....even if its a trend im not feeling the loving. kinda like the animal print trend - nope, i just cant do it. but kudos to anyone that can! ;)

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  12. I had one of those lime green hot pink monstrototies when I was like 7. But not now. Especially because for the hundreds and hundreds of dollars those cost I could get an entire bag. Have a safe flight!

    Ramblings of a Small Town Girl

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  13. OMG... knock them! I hadn't even noticed that this trend was making a comeback, now that you have pointed it out, I have serious concern for the direction fashion is taking!

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  14. they remind me of the little pouch my hairstylist wears while she's giving me a trim...to hold her clips and shears. and while she is amazing, i don't want to carry this look to the streets. big. fat. knock.

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  15. The only fanny pack I'd ever condone would be one that holds my dogs' poop bags and treats for when we go on those long walks!

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  16. I'm afraid I'm a knock 'em girl. Just can't seem to get my head (or butt) around the idea! :)
    xoxo

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  17. It's never okay. That's my opinion. Somethings needed to stay in the 80s.

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  18. I love fanny packs, but not when they pretend to be high fashion. They're practical and sporty, but they should stay in that sense. I sometimes rock one from Mountain Equipment Co-op, but it's for hiking or running around town. I fell in love with it when I worked with one all summer at camp. However, I do know it's a horrible look. I just don't mind feeling silly for practicality's sake.

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  19. I actually posted about this earlier in the summer here:
    http://throughthecomplexeyesofbee.blogspot.com/2010/08/fanny-pack-tastic.html :)

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  20. Hmm, a trend that started in the 80s should have stayed there. No need to "pack" on any extra pounds, even if you are thin! Just because a designer makes it doesn't mean its good design! Thanks for the warning! *Amy

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  21. Hahaha you're so right! It really makes you think twice when such fabulous houses put out such things.

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  22. Ok, truth be told. I love a good fanny pack. I have to wear one every day on set full of double-stick tape, tide pens, safety pins, and scissors so I was sort of forced to love the fanny pack. I think I may have to invest in one of these sassy ones, I do wear it every day (I'm rehearsing the speech I'll tell to my husband)

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  23. I can understand the function, but no thanks! That's why cross body bags are great too!

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