The Balenciaga Motorcycle Bag Is Officially Back

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Since I first wrote about my obsession with the Balenciaga Motorcycle bag two years ago, I’ve been hoping, wishing, praying to see the ’00s It bag come back in a big way. The easy-to-wear, logoless bag has a relaxed structure that can not only withstand scuffs but is made to endure and look great with them. Everyone had it when it was released in 2001 during Nicolas Ghesquière’s tenure at the house. Former reality television star Nicole Richie had every candy-colored iteration, and the freakishly elegant French editor Emmanuelle Alt was often spotted clutching her black one. And now it’s back.

I played a bit of chic-ified Where’s Waldo? this past New York Fashion Week, starting with fellow fashion editor Nikki Ogunnaike. She knows I’m a diehard for the bag and sent me a selfie from Rebag in SoHo, wearing a tiny candy red version slung across her body. The bag popped against her green Tzar shirt, polished Levi’s trousers, and Celine loafers. “You influenced me,” she wrote. “I loved the gold hardware.”