patches have had kind of a slow burn when it concerns their appearance on handbags. Raf Simons showed interest in them from the beginning of his now-ended tenure at Dior three years ago, but other brands were slow to pick up on the look. Then, Anya Hindmarch came out with her super-popular leather stickers, which allowed consumers to add customized patch-looking embellishments to any bag in their collections. then patches showed up on Valentino and Gucci bags, and finally, the look seems to be a full-blown trend.
Resort and spring bags offer the largest distribution of patches so far, and that includes a fairly flexible idea of what a “patch” might be. With some particularly high-end brands, the look is achieved through direct embroidery or beading on a bag, which is a much more glamorous method to patches that manages to exclude an actual patch entirely. For much more accessibly priced bags, an actual patch is used to create the look of a patch. think of that.
Take a look at some of the patch-adorned bags we found below.
Anya Hindmarch Orsett space Invader Tote
$2,750 through Neiman Marcus
Coach Varsity patch Badlands Satchel
$629 through Coach
Dior lady Dior Bag with Badges
Price Upon request through Dior
Gucci GG supreme Dionysus Bag
$3,400 through Gucci
Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandouliere Bag
$2,260 through Louis Vuitton
Marc Jacobs Paradise Biker Backpack
$850 through Neiman Marcus
MCM Stark leather Insignia Backpack
$1,575 through Neiman Marcus
MICHAEL Michael Kors Mercer three patch Duffel
$398 through Bloomingdale’s
Ollie & B patch leather Backpack
$99 through Bloomingdale’s
Red Valentino Bird patch denim Tote
$725 through LUISAVIAROMA
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour patch Bag
$2,790 through Nordstrom
Valentino Rolling Rockstud patches Tote
$4,595 through Neiman Marcus