My love affair with Miu Miu is a rocky one. We hit a high (along with everyone else) with the incredible SS10 collection, but ever since the rose-tinted glasses have slowly been removed. There have been some glimmers of redemption; the cute bow collars (AW10), swan print satin dresses (SS11) and the fabulous glitter platforms from AW11. However, if there's one thing that can really revive my love for the brand it has to be this bag. If this isn't the perfect bag for summer, then I don't know what is. Its satchel style quite clearly resembles the famous Mulberry Alexa, while the raffia fabric makes it feel incredibly fresh for this season. Unlike Mulberry and other high-end brands, Miuccia doesn't seem to bestow names upon her handbags, which I think is one thing that really helps give a bag a hand into the realm of cult status. Just think of the Chanel '2.55', the Mulberry 'Alexa', and the Louis Vuitton 'Speedy'. A handbag just seems to require its own name, which makes it all the more memorable and therefore, of course, all the more coveted.
Sadly for me, I don't have the funds to grant me this beauty, but if you do it's yours for £875 from Net-A-Porter.
If you were responsible for giving this handbag a name, what would you choose?
