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Hips don't lie: belt bags are the accessory of the moment

17/1/2025

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Your shoulders deserve a break. How practical that belt bags are currently on the rise with the "It Bag" mission.

Aside from the conventional belt, you usually only strap very pragmatic things around your waist. A tool belt, for example, a chalk bag, maybe a vibrating belly band to stimulate the abs. All well and good - well, not really. From now on, however, your hips will be the hotspot for the trend bag of the hour.

The small belt bag as a cool outfit highlight.
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What doesn't fit in the belt bag is stored away in style. — The small belt bag as a cool outfit highlight.
Source: Spotlight/Launchmetrics

Belt bags are the grown-up, handsome version of the bum bag. They love elegant materials such as smooth, suede or faux leather and not only literally keep your back, but also your shoulders and hands free. They may not be space-saving wonders that can hold your laptop or your current favourite book (you can find the right bags for this here), but they will help you to focus on the essentials. And if that's not enough for you, there's a very simple trick. You can combine the small strap-on accessories with another trend that has been holding its own in the fashion bubble for a good year now: bag-layering.

Whether as a highlight on their own or integrated into a pretty duo or trio, belt bags should definitely be on your radar right now. The spring/summer 2025 catwalks won't have predicted a busy season for them for nothing.