‘Compelling storytelling and myth-making are what make a brand last’
‘Compelling storytelling and myth-making are what make a brand last’

Sarah Finnan

From Delhi to Dublin: Shreya Aggarwal’s inspiring career in data analytics
From Delhi to Dublin: Shreya Aggarwal’s inspiring career in data analytics

Leonie Corcoran

This dreamy East Cork period home is on the market for €775,000
This dreamy East Cork period home is on the market for €775,000

Megan Burns

My Life in Culture: Artist Brian Maguire
My Life in Culture: Artist Brian Maguire

Sarah Finnan

Inside the incredible shipping container house in Ringsend
Inside the incredible shipping container house in Ringsend

IMAGE Interiors & Living

No pumpkins in sight: how the Irish celebrated Samhain long before Halloween
No pumpkins in sight: how the Irish celebrated Samhain long before Halloween

Erin Lindsay

‘My experience as an Olympian has taught me how to sacrifice short-term fun for long-term fulfilment’
‘My experience as an Olympian has taught me how to sacrifice short-term fun for long-term...

IMAGE

A seafront Skerries home has been given a luxe update with rich colours and hotel-inspired details
A seafront Skerries home has been given a luxe update with rich colours and hotel-inspired...

Megan Burns

Every entrepreneur has a lightbulb moment . . .
Every entrepreneur has a lightbulb moment . . .

Leonie Corcoran

Qbanaa: ‘A career in music is like a start-up business — you can lose a lot at the beginning’
Qbanaa: ‘A career in music is like a start-up business — you can lose a...

Sarah Gill

Image / Fashion

Eight chain-strap bags to beat the January woes


By Ellen Bird
15th Jan 2019
Eight chain-strap bags to beat the January woes

Flash your fashion loyalty card with a swinging shoulder bag. If there’s one bag that ticks all the boxes, it’s this season’s chain bag. From metallic hues, monograms and velvet textures to butterscotch linings, the classic chain bag has been given a new lease of life with elaborate detailing. Whether you’re switching up your style or looking for an everyday staple, there’s a chain bag to suit every occasion; just ensure it swings from a shining metal strap.

If you’re feeling the January woes, elevate your 2019 wardrobe by checking out my picks of the best designer and high-street chain bags to wear as of today. You might even still catch some on sale…

 

Small boy bag, €3,850 at chanel.com

Buckled faux suede bag, €17.99 at Bershka

 

Cahier shoulder bag, Prada, €2,400 at farfetch.com

 

Checked print crossbody bag, was €49.95, now €29.99 at Zara

Spark chain shoulder bag, €40 at Topshop

Snakeskin effect gem bag, was €125, now €89.95 at uterque.com

Cube chain textured-leather shoulder bag, The Volon, €870 at net-a-porter.com

KAN I textured logo shoulder bag small, Fendi, €1,950 at Brown Thomas