Since my parents were born and raised in Munich and some of my extended family still lives there, I go there on a fairly regular basis. You wouldn’t necessarily think this, but Munich has some of the most amazing shopping. My fave boutiques, Theresa and Maendler, are located there and a new fave, Pool, just recently opened. I swear the selection is a million times better than anything I’ve found in NYC! The best part is while many of the brands are the same as what you would find State-side they’ve got bag models that aren’t widely available in NYC. On my recent trip I was struck by one trend in particular — the hairy bag! Everywhere I went I saw them. From Miu Miu and Givenchy to Thomas Wylde, it was total goat hair and lamb’s wool galore! Unfortunately I can’t find an image online of the Thomas Wylde handbag I saw at Pool because it was a sight to be seen. The size of a weekender, the bag had long, crimped goat hair hanging down and was topped off by an over-sized, crystal-embellished skull. I can’t for the life of me imagine who could pull that off tastefully…any ideas? Slightly less extreme is the Givenchy bag pictured on the left above (959 euro or about $1,400). I still find it to be a total slob, but at least it isn’t over-sized. Surprisingly though I actually like the Long Goat Hair Tote from Miu Miu (950 euro or about $1,400). If I had the budget to indulge in my every last bag whim I would totally buy it just for fun to spice-up a simple outfit on an all-girls night out (because who else besides girlfriends could appreciate such a bag :-)).
What do you think about hairy bags? Snob or Slob?