Belt bags trend dead or classic bag

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it will be dead soon mainly because it's a summer look and it's not going to work over a coat. It will die this winter.

I started wearing a cross-body fanny pack last winter. Worked great over a winter coat. Utilitarian and will stick around in some form for a while. At least for me

[Anonymous]

It’s here to stay as long as phones stay large.

[Anonymous]

As a mom I love it! I nearly always wear dresses, no pockets (or small pockets even when I wear shorts). Where was I supposed to put my key and iPhone while running after kids? I like wearing it to the park, playground, after dinner walks.

I don’t think it’s stylish enough to wear to run errands. Maybe the grocery store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Six months and this trend will be as dead as dead can be.

We live in SW Florida, which as i've said on here before, is like a place that exists outside of normal fashion trends. Belt bags aren't a thing here. (I'm not trying to say Florida is a beacon of following trends - i'm just offering this up to explain that i'm living in a blank slate of knowing trends) Every time i go to NY and other big cities in the NE, the belt bags are comical. I started pointing them out to DH and the excessiveness of it is overwhelming.

So yeah, definitely not classic, definitely just a thing people are doing to be cool, and there is no way you can try and argue they are "highly functional". They're just not, relative to other existing types of classic bags. You're just trying to justify the absurd trend.

And yes, like another poster, i remember 1990 fanny packs being an intense rage for 3 years. The pendulum swung so far back off that one, that fanny packs were literally the thing that people pointed to for 25 years as "wow we do really dumb things to be trendy".

At the risk of being pointed out and mocked to your DH, the belt bag thing is just a thing and nothing to get so invested in - but I’m glad it makes you feel better about yourself.

I hated the look but I’ve been using a belt bag to hold my phone while walking the dogs for years. I decided to wear it as a crossbody sling ala the trend and I loved it. The diagonal line it creates is much more flattering that wearing it around the waist; it doesn’t flop when it is across the chest the way it does when it is around the waist; it is far more accessible when worn across the chest. I was sold. so I bought a quilted version from amazon for $15.

And now I’m so sad that here on DCUM I am learning that Floridians are laughing at me. But your mind-reading ability is truly amazing.

So true! I think the crossbody sling style is so cute and is *definitely* accessible and useful while traveling, grocery shopping, what have you. The trend is probably going to die down, but the PP is comical in her absolute condemnation of it .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Six months and this trend will be as dead as dead can be.

We live in SW Florida, which as i've said on here before, is like a place that exists outside of normal fashion trends. Belt bags aren't a thing here. (I'm not trying to say Florida is a beacon of following trends - i'm just offering this up to explain that i'm living in a blank slate of knowing trends) Every time i go to NY and other big cities in the NE, the belt bags are comical. I started pointing them out to DH and the excessiveness of it is overwhelming.

So yeah, definitely not classic, definitely just a thing people are doing to be cool, and there is no way you can try and argue they are "highly functional". They're just not, relative to other existing types of classic bags. You're just trying to justify the absurd trend.

And yes, like another poster, i remember 1990 fanny packs being an intense rage for 3 years. The pendulum swung so far back off that one, that fanny packs were literally the thing that people pointed to for 25 years as "wow we do really dumb things to be trendy".

huh. I'm in Lee County and I see them everywhere.

[Anonymous]

It’s great for me - I leave my house with just my phone so anything more feels silly. House
Locks are key codes, phone case has a spot for my ID and card so no bulky wallet, it’s so freeing to not have a heavy bag on my shoulder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

Had to check the date on this thread. I thought someone must have bumped a thread from 2018, when this trend of wearing them crossbody really took off. That’s when I bought my Givenchy one.

Funny that some people think it started recently. Maybe if you live in Florida.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

Had to check the date on this thread. I thought someone must have bumped a thread from 2018, when this trend of wearing them crossbody really took off. That’s when I bought my Givenchy one.

Funny that some people think it started recently. Maybe if you live in Florida.

Omg you bought a givenchy one in 2018?? Tell us more about how cool you are

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

It's functional and will probably stick around imo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

Had to check the date on this thread. I thought someone must have bumped a thread from 2018, when this trend of wearing them crossbody really took off. That’s when I bought my Givenchy one.

Funny that some people think it started recently. Maybe if you live in Florida.

Fashion things tend to stick around for seasons. Think how many years skinny jeans hung in there. I don't see anyone on this thread saying it's a RECENT trend, only that it will dies soon. You have insufferable smugness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Six months and this trend will be as dead as dead can be.

We live in SW Florida, which as i've said on here before, is like a place that exists outside of normal fashion trends. Belt bags aren't a thing here. (I'm not trying to say Florida is a beacon of following trends - i'm just offering this up to explain that i'm living in a blank slate of knowing trends) Every time i go to NY and other big cities in the NE, the belt bags are comical. I started pointing them out to DH and the excessiveness of it is overwhelming.

So yeah, definitely not classic, definitely just a thing people are doing to be cool, and there is no way you can try and argue they are "highly functional". They're just not, relative to other existing types of classic bags. You're just trying to justify the absurd trend.

And yes, like another poster, i remember 1990 fanny packs being an intense rage for 3 years. The pendulum swung so far back off that one, that fanny packs were literally the thing that people pointed to for 25 years as "wow we do really dumb things to be trendy".

At the risk of being pointed out and mocked to your DH, the belt bag thing is just a thing and nothing to get so invested in - but I’m glad it makes you feel better about yourself.

I hated the look but I’ve been using a belt bag to hold my phone while walking the dogs for years. I decided to wear it as a crossbody sling ala the trend and I loved it. The diagonal line it creates is much more flattering that wearing it around the waist; it doesn’t flop when it is across the chest the way it does when it is around the waist; it is far more accessible when worn across the chest. I was sold. so I bought a quilted version from amazon for $15.

And now I’m so sad that here on DCUM I am learning that Floridians are laughing at me. But your mind-reading ability is truly amazing.

Dude, no one is laughing at you for wearing a fanny pack as a purse while walking your dog. It's the ubiquitous bags that people are wearing out all the time as fashun - while claiming them to be timeless! - that's kind of funny. I also live in SW Florida but some people wear the crossbody fanny packs here in my city. They just look sort of uncomfortable to me. But I don't care if anyone else uses them. I DO think that a few years from now, they will seem hopelessly dated - at least the $$ styles that groups of people all wear.

I saw some rich teenagers down the Jersey shore all wearing the same Lululemon sling bag a couple of weeks ago. In the town where we were staying, there are a LOT of $$$ brand-obsessed people - and I thought it was funny that this bag is what the kids get. Their moms were carrying LV camera bags and Prada straw bags and stuff. (I think - I don't know tons about bags. Enough to notice when I see the same ones over and over, I guess.)

Whatever the trends, you should wear whatever works for walking the dog. You are existing outside of a trend, when you are walking the dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

Had to check the date on this thread. I thought someone must have bumped a thread from 2018, when this trend of wearing them crossbody really took off. That’s when I bought my Givenchy one.

Funny that some people think it started recently. Maybe if you live in Florida.

Fashion things tend to stick around for seasons. Think how many years skinny jeans hung in there. I don't see anyone on this thread saying it's a RECENT trend, only that it will dies soon. You have insufferable smugness.

It’s far more convenient than carrying a shoulder bag or satchel. It’s not going to die any time soon because of that. Skinny jeans had nothing to do with efficiency or convenience. That was just pure fashion, designed to part people from their money. Apples and oranges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

It's functional and will probably stick around imo.

Yep. They make sense. They aren't going anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dated. Trend will be dead soon.

It's functional and will probably stick around imo.

Yep. They make sense. They aren't going anywhere.

Especially in a place like DC where many people value practicality over stylishness.

[Anonymous]

As long as we are in our athleisurewear all the time, belt bags will stick around.