In the past few years, Chloé has come to dominate the market in young French fashion for a particularly hip demographic. But its fashion forward yet still classic designs appeal to women the world over. In terms of delivering on the brand’s global likability, this Elsi bag is somewhat of a disappointment.
There’s a lot of interesting things going on on this bag. The fabric for one, has a remarkable texture and sparkle. The metallic woven leather is pretty fantastic. But it isn’t really interesting enough to be pared up with such a humdrum classic shape, I think. The total effect is just a little bit lacking.
The front clasp is intricate and beautiful, as is the chain strap. It looks particularly nice held onto the bag by delicate straps of leather. All of the details of this bag are fantastic actually, but the sum total of them put together is just somewhat blah for such a sparkly, glittering item.
Plus, at $1,290, I’m not really sure where the audience is going to be. The bag is too large to be the evening bag of a wealthy socialite, and too expensive to be the everyday of the hipster that might carry such an item regularly.
More Features Of The Chloé Elsie Large Metallic Bag
- 11″ x 7″ x 6″ size
- 10′ handle drop
- Lined in black leather
