Festival Favourite: The Bum Bag Is Making A Comeback

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by Edwina Langley |
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Bum bags, fanny packs, 'belt bags', call them what you will, the pouch that ties around your waist and rests below your middle used to be the remit of tourists on holiday in European cities.

That was until the music festival made a comeback in the early noughties, and festival-goers realised what a useful piece of kit it was – pouch for lipstick, pocket for money, hands-free, ta-daa!

It was Gucci's fanny pack, as worn by Carrie Bradshaw in Season 4 of Sex and the City back in 2001, however, that gave the accessory some much-needed fashion credentials.

Nine years on and the catwalk revived it once again. Louis Vuitton sent a bumbag down their SS10 runway, and Hermes put out their fantastic leather 'Kelly Bandeau'.

Then again the following year, former creative director of Diane von Furstenberg, Yvan Mispelaere, designed a series of belted satchels. Yes, he named them 'hands-free bags' but we all knew them to be bum bags really...

On sale today, Gucci has just brought out their Dionysus GG motif-ed 'belt' bag, whilst Burberry have crafted one too, in textured leather. And let's not forget the couture number Bella Hadid sported for Chanel SS16...

Whether its high fashion or high street, these bags are for everybody.

For designs on both ends of the price spectrum, shop the gallery below...

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Bum Bags

Gucci Bum Bag1 of 10

Gucci Bum Bag

Gucci, Dionysus GG Supreme Belt Bag, £900 BUY HERE from gucci.com

Balenciaga Bum Bag2 of 10

Balenciaga Bum Bag

Balenciaga, Paper Textured-Leather Belt Bag, £495 BUY HERE from net-a-porter.com

asos Bum Bag3 of 10

asos Bum Bag

Asos, Festival Bumbag In Tan With Jacquard Fastening, £14 BUY HERE from asos.com

Jimmy Choo Bum Bag4 of 10

Jimmy Choo Bum Bag

Jimmy Choo, Rebel Belt Bag, £495 BUY HERE from farfetch.com

Adidas by Stella McCartney Bum Bag5 of 10

Adidas by Stella McCartney Bum Bag

Adidas by Stella McCartney, Bum Bag, £50 BUY HERE from adidas.com

Chloe Bum Bag6 of 10

Chloe Bum Bag

Chloe, Georgia Quilted Leather Belt Bag, £665 BUY HERE from selfridges.com

Burberry Bum Bag7 of 10

Burberry Bum Bag

Burberry, Small Textured Leather Belt Bag, £895 BUY HERE from harrods.com

H&M Bum Bag8 of 10

H&M Bum Bag

H&M, Waist Bag, £12.99 BUY HERE from hm.com

Jaded London Bum Bag9 of 10

Jaded London Bum Bag

Jaded London, Neon Sign Velvet Bumbag, £30 BUY HERE from topshop.com

Accessorize Bum Bag10 of 10

Accessorize Bum Bag

Accessorize, Coachella Bum Bag, £8.70 BUY HERE from uk.accessorize.com

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