Y ou’ve heard of the midiskirt, the Goldilocks hemline that is neither too long nor too short, and suits pretty much everyone. Now get ready for the midi bag: neither too ridiculously small nor too “ludicrously capacious” (to borrow Tom in Succession ’s phrase), and with an in-betweeny price tag that won’t make your eyes water (too much). A bag you can fit your belongings into and which won’t break the bank — cor! This particular combination has been as rare as hens’ teeth in fashionland of late, as top-end luxury prices have sky-rocketed.
In certain Parisian boutiques, £1,500 will now just about get you something that barely fits your phone. What a relief then that, in other Parisian boutiques, the sweet spot is more like.
