WHATS IN A BAG
i asked a lot of cool people what's in their bags + most important items because its cute a random assortment of people responded who all seem to live in either new york or LA
age: 35
city: new york city
occupation: artist
bag brand: Electronic Arts Intermix tote bag
most important item: Realistically, my keys or my wallet, but I'd be sad if I lost this ancient lip stain I bought in maybe 2018 that has since been discontinued and I've not been able to find a "dupe" for it. It's the Kaja Cushy Vibe Lip Stain in 02 Velvet.
instagram/@bloatedandalone4evr1993
age: 28
city: new york city
occupation: owner of deuxmoi
bag brand: chanel lambskin quilted bag. I rotate my bags daily but the contents always remain the same
contents: Fendi wallet, Vintage YSL silk scarf, Prada nylon pouch containing: La Mer lip balm, silk hair tie, Byredo perfume samples, Tylenol, Too Faced Kissing Jelly Gloss in raspberry, Tic Tac, pen from my bank, Tarte Maracuja lip pump in cherry blossom, Tom Ford lip blush, nail file, bobby pin, lighter, makeup mirror my mom brought back for me from her trip to Wales, eyeglass cleaner and wipe from The Greenwich Hotel, an Ulla Johnson face mask
instagram/@deuxmoi
age: 22
city: los angeles
occupation: artist and musician. and perhaps comedian!
bag brand: a tourist backpack from a street vendor in Paris
most important item: my favorite thing to keep in there is a ton of keychains from museums and tours I went on. They’re pretty heavy so I’m trying to convince myself to leave some at home
instagram/@thisisnaomie
age: 23
city: los angeles
occupation: eyebrow specialist
bag brand: alice hollywood
most important item: my meds
instagram/@sophiamasterton
age: 21
city: new york city
occupation: model, musician, babysitter, sugar baby, freelance artist. (I pay the bills by doing all of these things in rotation)
bag brand: not sure- it’s an old beat up messenger bag I found on the street, no label
most important item: sketchpad
instagram/@nussyandrews
age: 22
city: los angeles
occupation: singer songwriter/musician
bag brand: the kooples
most important item: my favorite thing in my bag right now is my bottle of naproxen. there is a war in my uterus this week and i would be nowhere without that bottle. also my christian dior lipstick
instagram/@kenititus
age: 25
city: brooklyn
occupation: social media strategist/CEO of Mackenzie Thomas Industries
bag brand: unknown
most important item: My favorite item in my purse are my pens from the Daiso I lived next to in LA. They glide across paper perfect, they are basically my prize possessions because I cannot find them in New York.
instagram/@mackenzie
age: 27
city: brooklyn
occupation: stylist
bag brand: chloé
most important item: headphones
instagram/@offpuddinggirl
age: 22
city: los angeles
occupation: actress, director, casting, production, photo/film/fashion/ editing/music videos
bag brand: dooney and bourke
most important item: My favorite thing is probably the rescue pastilles. I am usually very stressed out and they are a flower remedy I enjoy them quite a bit
instagram/@vavidov
age: 23
city: los angeles
occupation: archive assistant/content creator/sales at reformation
bag brand: secondhand with no tag
most important item: lip gloss
instagram/isabellaadina
age: 22
occupation: resale shop
bag brand: vintage hermés (resale)
most important item: cigarettes or lipstick
instagram/@keeganlovee
age: 26
city: los angeles
occupation: tooth jeweler & event host
bag brand: unknown, thrifted
most important item: probably my passport, my grillz or my keys they’re the hardest to replace
instagram/@grac13lla
age: 21
city: los angeles
occupation: seamstress/designer
bag brand: marc jacobs
most important item: my wallet
instagram/@noalterations
age: 23
city: los angeles
occupation: writer and musician
bag brand: baggu (crescent bag)
most important item: my most important item and my favorite item are two very different things..most important obviously and unfortunately is my Epi-Pen, but any allergenic girls will understand that any experience with an Epi-Pen is a bad albeit lifesaving one, so it doesn’t exactly conjure nice memories. My favorite item in my bag is my kindle — I resent deeply that this is an Amazon product, but at the end of the day I am a touring musician and this little gadget has been truly life-changing. Plus, for the most screen-addled among us, it pains me to say that it makes reading more easier, in part, because your brain kind of thinks you’re looking at a big phone :(
instagram/@elizamclamb
age: 33
city: brooklyn
occupation: writer
bag brand: fashion brand company
most important item: boring answer but…my phone. And maybe my holy grail now discontinued Kat Von D lipstick in the color “Hilda.” Definitely more important than the parking ticket or the 1/4 of an Arctic Monkeys ticket from last year that I’ve got in there.
instagram/@offbeatorbit
age: 28
city: brooklyn
occupation: law student / content creator / strategist
bag brand: St. Agni
most important item: my Moscot Dahven Glasses
instagram/@myagelber
age: 25
city: los angeles
occupation: Egirl bohemian layabout magazine editor
bag brand: “Hype” brand bag. No idea what this means. My biological grandma said I could take one designer purse from her illustrious collection last time I visited her and I took this one because I liked the way it looked but when I looked it up it’s only worth 40 dollars, major L because she had tons of Prada. Just say it’s Vetements.
most important item: the Altoids container is actually a pocket shrine. Gifted by a former lover. I open this when I need hope and I truly do pray over it. It’s my private peace.
instagram/@dow_sones
age: 19
city: new york city
occupation: fashion student
bag brand: baggu
most important item: vape
instagram/@violetsw0rld
this is so fun, it reminds me of how I’m always noting what people lay on the conveyer belt at the grocery store when it’s just like 1-6 items, especially at night. it feels like a snapshot of who they are. like once a woman had only grabbed grapes and roses I’m like I love that where are you going ya know?
I love this so much! Please make a part 2!