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This bag has got the goods (with room to hold them all, too)

We’ve fallen in love with the brand new Gabrielle bag – here’s why you will, too.

Meet the Gabrielle. We’re not about to call it an It-bag – that would suggest it’s having a moment and that the moment will pass. No, this is a future-proof bag. Fitting, really, because it was launched on Chanel’s SS17 runway, in a show inspired by all things tech (and opened by two tweed-clad Chanel-bots, no less). For a bag that fuses ’80s glossy leather, ’90s chain detailing and a ’00s neo-hobo shape, it manages to be both timeless and forward-facing. Take creator Karl Lagerfeld’s moodboard: he was inspired by augmented-reality glasses and the binocular cases once worn by race-going gentlemen – a madcap mix that could only lead to greatness in his capable hands. Why should this be your next future classic? Let us break it down...

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THE STRAP: The double chain in gold and silver metal interlaced with leather has ingenious positioning. Enter three nifty ways to wear: on the shoulder, cross-body or both at once. THE ZIPPER TAB: It’s arguably a bag’s leastconsidered feature, but...