Every season, designers tend to do one or two pieces that tend to make us go, is that for real? These accessories may be weird, cute, novel or just plain head-scratching, but one thing is for sure – they’re usually scene-stealers and are a great way to start a conversation. Here, some of the best novelty items this season:
This is one for all the cat ladies and men out there (because we don’t discriminate, y’all) – Loewe has been making these adorable animal-shaped accessories for a long time – think their signature elephant mascot, the bat necklaces from Spring 2017 and the fish necklaces from Spring 2016. But yes, it’s in my opinion that this cat bag is the cutest thus far, no?
Is that an eye staring back at you? You bet it is. Playing dress-up as a detective has never been easier with Mulberry’s new Brimley bag. Think about it – the bag on its own would have been a safe and classic choice – but the addition of the Victorian-style painting of an eye just instantly adds a whole load of oomph.
We’ve found Little Red Riding Hood’s well, um, hood, in Miu Miu’s modern rendition.
This “roller skate” heels also made it to my list of statement shoes of the season – duh. Yes ladies, they are actually retailing these. We suggest just collecting them.
The Queen of Hearts? We should be so lucky to get one in real life – but never mind, this ingenious Dolce & Gabbana piece more than makes up for it.
This is what we imagine the wildling Ygritte would wear in Game of Thrones.
Yes, this is the very same Gucci body stocking piece that Rihanna wore to Coachella that was all over the internet. Fetish piece or total game-changer? You decide. I’d say it might be ideal for a party, and with the year-end quickly approach, if there’s one way to stand out from the crowd, it might be this Gucci mask.
Though you can’t take the hero piece of Chanel’s Fall/Winter’17 runway show with you – that remarkable life-size rocket ship – what you can get your hands on however, is this too-cute-for-words miniaudiere. Up, up and away?
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