The Most Unique Handbags of All Time – L’Officiel

By Caroline Cubbin

While handbags are often utilized for their functionality—after all, who wants to carry around all of their essentials in a pocket or two?—more and more designers have begun to lean into the abstract and unique handbag trend that has emerged in recent years.

Featuring the Coperni Air and Glass Bags.

Coperni Air Bag

Composed of 99 percent air and only 1 percent glass, the Air Swipe Bag is constructed from aerogel—an ultra-delicate nanomaterial often used by NASA for obtaining stardust. Aerogel, which is the lightest solid on the planet, is extremely porous, meaning a large portion of the volume of the material is actually air. Weighing in at only 1.16 ounces, the Coperni Air Swipe Bag, which debuted as part of the label's Fall/Winter 2024 collection, is both scientifically innovative, seeing as it's the largest structure to be created out of aerogel, as well as functional—which Coperni confirmed via social media, revealing that the bag can hold an iPhone.

Coperni Glass Bag

While the Coperni Glass Swipe Bag made a red carpet debut on multiple occasions in 2022, by far most buzzed about was Doja Cat's appearance with the unique designer handbag at the 2022 Grammy Awards, where the bag, custom-made in a matching blue hue, was paired with a crystal-emblazoned, icy blue Atelier Versace dress.

Aside from being spotted on the arm of Doja Cat, the popular bag was also worn by Tinashe, who sported the glass bag in a rosy pink shade, and Kylie Jenner, who utilized a clear glass bag to show off new Kylie Cosmetics products.

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