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Celine’s Cylinder Bag Makes Subtle Statements

  • By Charmaine Tan

Celine’s Cylinder Bag Makes Subtle StatementsCeline leads the cylinder bag movement with its iteration in jacquard and its signature Triomphe canvas.

This noteworthy circular shape has been making its rounds with the fashion houses this past Spring Summer season because it echos that subtle statement-making sentiment the fashion crowd has been favouring of late. It’s clearly not your usual rectangular handbag or satchel, but it functions in the same way with a more novel silhouette. Just see Celine’s Cylinder bag for an example.

This singular yet substantial difference in detail is not dissimilar to the steady way Hedi Slimane has been helping to move masculine dressing towards a more progressive place since his career in fashion began 25 years ago. Even though the artistic, image and creative director only took control of things at the French house in 2018, he has always been attuned to the sub-cultures that his Celine thrives off of, particularly the hugely-influential music scene.

Celine’s Cylinder Bag Makes Subtle StatementsWhich explains why the the young and affluent crowd constantly seek his work, clear that his understanding of what “cool” entails will always be sharp and ahead of convention. While the cylindrical carrier has appeared mostly in ready-to-wear shows and in the past as a more barrel-like shape, his use of the versatile and iconic Triomphe canvas on the alternative shape immediately makes labelling it like this pointless.

The vintage style of the Arc-de-Triomphe-inspired monogram on the Cylinder bag renders it perfect for unisex dressing, in both casual and formal settlings. Unless that’s still loud, then the more understated Celine allover jacquard is another good option to consider.

Celine’s Cylinder Bag Makes Subtle StatementsPerhaps the oblong shape is becoming increasingly attractive as it encourages a slimmer edit of essentials, cutting out the noise and clutter that we are all too familiar with today. It also fits snug under the arm and across the hip, which makes it a great travelling and late-night-out companion that holds shape without being too rigid against the body’s movement.

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