The 2000s Called: Four Filipino Online Stores to Get Your Hands on Baguette Bags

The 2000s seem just like yesterday, but more than 20 years have actually passed. As with all trends, Y2K fashion is back: think denim miniskirts, kitten heels, velour tracksuits, cami tops, and yes, even baguette bags.

Created by Italian luxury fashion house Fendi in the late 1990s, the baguette is a small purse resembling the elongated French loaf of bread and has a strap that's worn over one's shoulder. It was popularized by Carrie Bradshaw of "Sex and the City" in the late 1990s, who, face to face with a mugger who demanded for her bag, had the gall to correct him and say, "It's a baguette."

If you want to get your fingers on this classic, chic It bag, these local online stores should be on your list!

Totes and Beyond

This proudly Filipino brand is known for offering one of the biggest collections of fabric bags in the country. Based in Quezon City, Totes and Beyond carries two types of baguette bags. The regular canvas Baguette bag (P1,100) comes in colors like mocha, black and cream, cream, black, and fatigue. If you want some extra oomph, its Puffer Baguette (P1,250) is sure to be a scene stealer with its quilted fabric.

Totes and Beyond accepts payment via GCash transfer, bank deposit, or online transfer through BPI and BDO. It ships nationwide via Lalamove in Metro Manila and LBC for provinces. You may order through its website's Google form link or through Viber at 0956 408 5544.

Aesthetically Stitched

Aesthetically Stitched is a "delicate-made fashion handmade with love" by designer Catherine Dioquino. Based in Manila, this brand offers crochet handbags and other crochet knickknacks like glass holders and roses. A crochet handbag ranges from P590 to P670 depending on the design. This baguette bag comes in red with white heart designs (P620) and is entirely made from yarn. It has a short metal chain, perfect for slinging over your shoulder! You can cop Aesthetically Stitched's bags on Shopee.

COPPER

If you subscribe to street style, COPPER is your best bet. It is "modern girl personified - bold, fun-loving, unafraid, sweet, in-command." It offers an extensive range of affordable apparel, shoes, bags, and accessories. For a statement baguette bag, there's the Where U At Baguette Bag (P695) that comes with a plaid print and half a chunky chain strap or the Take It Easy Mini Fuzzy Baguette Bag (P795), which has a fuzzy texture and knotted top handle design. COPPER offers cash on delivery nationwide, as well as same-day delivery upon request.

Bondi Studios

This lifestyle brand marries the aesthetic and the functional for the sophisticated, spontaneous modern woman. It offers apparel like tops, bottoms, half-zip sweaters, bags and accessories, and home accessories, among many others. Its baguette bags come in the regular Baguette (P1,430) and the Baguette Bag 2.0 (P1,599). Featuring vegan leather with suede lining, the Baguette bag has adjustable straps, a single zipper, and curved edges, with dreamy colors like cotton candy, pistachio, oat, pebble, matcha, charcoal, and chocnut. The Baguette Bag 2.0 has the same adjustable straps but features wavy details and a magnetic lock. It comes in four colors, namely Biscoff, Neptune, coffee and cream, and peony.