Are There Really Cool Fanny Packs?
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If you hear someone mention cool fanny packs it won’t be surprising if your first reaction is to laugh or assume it is some kind of a bad joke. The original fanny packs which came out in the 1980s were not exactly long-lasting fashions, at least not if you want to be seen as stylish and fashionable. This does not change the fact that fanny packs were originally made because they are potentially a very useful product.
Because of this, it should come as no surprise that there are many newer forms of the fanny pack being designed today. Designs look far different from the dorky or old lady look associated with fanny packs today. In fact, many of them are referred to by different names and have even of all to sit on a different part of the body such as hip bags or belt waist bags.
If you want any evidence that various designs related to the fanny pack are coming back in style then look no further than runway models and recent fashion shows. Many recent fashion shows even by top-notch designers have been displaying fanny packs or what they even call hip fanny packs because the accessory sits on the hip and not the back. Believe it or not, even classic designers such as Louis Vuitton are getting into the act and beginning to create their own line of designer fanny packs.
These accessories are meant to look fashionable, act as a useful accessory, and these often fit on the hip as opposed to on the rear. This style is definitely catching on as you can even see the high demand for Fiona’s hip bag, which resulted from the character of Fiona on the TV show Burn Notice wearing it stylishly on multiple episodes.
So how can you locate the cool fanny packs?
The problem is that to some extent this is still a gray area due to the fact that different people will have different tastes in what they consider cool or not. In addition to this, there’s also the fact that any cool fanny pack the you pick up still needs to fit in with whatever outfits are going to accessorize it with. If the design completely clashes with the outfit, then it doesn’t matter how cool the designer hip bag looks on its own. Then there is also the question of design.
When it comes to cool fanny packs you might be surprised to learn just how many different styles and designs currently exist. While the Hipzbag hip bag is one of the most popular designs, there are also Victorian fanny packs, which are like traditional fanny packs but with ruffled frills to give a more aristocratic appearance.
You also have frilly fanny packs, which as you can guess is like a purse or fanny pack with large cloth frills covering the accessory. There are even some companies were trying to bring men back into this fashion by offering fanny packs which we worn like a shoulder holster. All of these designs differ greatly from one another and can result in very different looks and feels.
Not every designer fanny pack is going to be appropriate for particular style of clothing some of these work much better as casual wear it as formal wear, all others seem a little bit too fancy for just the old blue jeans and T-shirts routine. Each individual consumer will have to do some homework and see what’s available on the market and figure out which design or designs works best for her.
There is no one design fits every outfit type of setup so your personal taste and the outfits which you want to accessorize are going to play a large part in determining if any of these cool fanny pack ideas is right for you.
