A CHARMING TREND

HANDBAG CHARMS, The tiny trend that has taken over

The Charm trend is a trend that no one can ignore, not from high end luxury brands to local designers. It has flooded the market, and how!

You get all kinds of handbag charms. Hand sanitizer holder, Lipstick holder, Mini-bag replica, Fruit charms, Leather charms, Chain Charms, Rope Charms, basically if anything can be attached to the bag, consider it a charm!

Why has this mini accessory trend taken over? Because we use it as a form of self expression. The charms add a pop of personality to your look. The cute era is at its peak, and we want to show what we find cute by attaching cute charms on our handbags.

Since late last year when the trend resurfaced, we have seen all possible kinds of charms, because let’s be honest, there’s no end to self expression and therefore a limitless possibility of charms out there!

CHARMING GIRLS: Here’s my take on the different ways we use these charms.

1. The ‘one charm’ girl; I saw this, I liked it, so I bought it and now this charm and I are going to get to know each other, and then live in harmony for the rest of eternity* - *for the lifespan of the charm trend, and then some!

2. The ‘I’ve got four charms and they’re all on my bag; I got this one from my holiday when I bought the bag, and this was just soo me, and then this is from a local shop and it’s soo cute and this one was a gift because it’s cute and I’m cute and that’s why my friend thought of me, and just look!’

3. And finally the fashion girl who has many charms and will match them to her bag, her mood, her audience and be oh, so casual about the entire look, like the look just fell together without any contemplation at all.

Point to note: Majority of us are girl number 2, let’s admit it.

Personally I love the trend. Even though I’m not Gen-Z and the expression of my moods is not number one on my list, I like to let the handbag accessories do the talking for me. It lets me express myself without actually doing so.