The has already come for our clothes, underwear and shoes in recent months, so it was only a matter of time before it came for the rest of our wardrobes, too. The latest piece to get the see-through treatment? None other than the humble . Springing up everywhere from the high-street to high-end designer labels, sheer mesh bags are fast becoming the must-have accessory of the season.
'They're an inevitable extension of our love for , and make a playful addition to a carefully curated capsule wardrobe,' says Libby Page, market director at , who points to a 143% increase in searches for 'mesh bags' on the site over the past three months as proof of the style's growing popularity. Lyst has also noted a surge in searches for the term of late with customers showing a particular interest in designs by and . Speaking of Alaïa, it seems we have the Parisian Maison to thank for this new naked trend, too.
Following the success of its cult fishnet flats, the brand had the genius idea of designing matching shoulder bags – and they almost instantly made their way onto the arms of Dua Lipa, , and half the street style crowd. , meanwhile, seems to favour 's tulle take on the trend that's a little more low-key and delicate, but equally as revealing. Indeed, it's the sheer mesh bag's fundamentally exposing nature that is its main appeal; it's no longer just the bag that's making a statement, but its contents too.
'I recently bought a silly little diamanté mesh bag that I absolutely love,.