When it comes to designer handbags, size matters — but not in the way you’d think. If you want to make a big style statement this season, you need to go tiny.

From the Duchess of Cambridge to Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence, celebrities have been spotted carrying tiny versions of designers’ full-size offerings.

Forget huge holdalls or roomy shoppers. It’s all about “micro” or “nano” bags, with every designer from Louis Vuitton to Fendi shrinking their popular styles to doll-like proportions, barely big enough to hold a mobile phone and a lipstick.

And the High Street has followed suit, with sales of micro bags up 72 percent on last year at John Lewis, and a staggering 200 percent at Debenhams. On fashion sites such as Net-a-Porter, the tiny bags often sell out seconds after they arrive.

“Micro bags are the new luxury must-have,” says Selfridges’ accessories buyer Caroline Fielder. “They’re a more discreet way to wear fashion’s biggest names and the antithesis of the oversized It-bags of the early 2000s.

“Back then, we saw bags getting bigger and bigger. Right now, we see the trend in reverse. These bags are all about shape, color, adding interest and being playful — almost a crossover point between accessories and jewelry.”

Partly, too, it’s a sign of how technology has taken over our lives. “These days, all you really need are your keys and your phone,” says Emily Seares from online style magazine Fashion Bite.

“A phone can act as a diary, travel card, camera and even bank card in one — so why cart around a huge bag when you can carry these essentials in a chic, tiny one?”

But while some women may well swap their oversized bag for a neater, shrunken version, there will always be those who can’t decide between the two — and buy both, even using them at the same time.

“That way, you can still carry around your laptop and gym kit — then, when it comes to the evening, you can check your big bag into the cloakroom and just carry your tiny bag with you to the table, bar or dancefloor.”

一说到名牌包，尺寸大小是最重要的，但并不是你所想的那样。要想在这一季潮范儿十足，首选就是小尺寸。

从英国凯特王妃到美国歌手蕾哈娜，再到美国演员詹妮弗•劳伦斯，人们发现，明星大腕独爱名牌包的缩小版。

忘掉那些巨大的旅行袋或者购物袋吧。现在是 “微缩”和“迷你”的时代，从LV到芬迪，各大品牌的设计师都把自己的经典包包打造成了迷你款，小到只能装下一部手机和一支唇膏。

零售业也不甘落后。去年，英国老牌百货公司John Lewis迷你包包的销量上涨了72%，英国高档百货公司Debenhams的迷你包销量上涨200%，令人震惊不已。在Net-a-Porter等时尚购物网站上，迷你包到货后就秒售。

“迷你包成为新的必备奢侈单品，”

伦敦塞尔福里奇百货公司的配饰买手卡罗

琳•菲尔德说道，“它们用更低调的方式把大牌配在身上，同时也宣告着本世纪初大包包时代的结束。”

“21世纪初，我们看到包包的尺寸越做越大。现如今，却是反着来。迷你包关乎廓形和颜色，要活泼有趣，介乎配饰和珠宝之间。”

在某种程度上，这也反映了技术主宰我们的生活。“现在，你只需要钥匙和一部手机，”来自网络时尚杂志Fashion Bite的艾米莉•西尔斯说道。

“手机可以用作日记本、交通卡、照相机甚至银行卡。所以一个高颜值的迷你包可以装得下，为什么还要扛一个大背包呢？”

有些女性会把自己的大包包换成灵巧的迷你包，也有一些女性在两者之间摇摆不

定，她们通常会入手两个尺寸，甚至同时背着两个包包。这样一来，你可以随身带着笔记本和健身装备。到了晚上，把大包包放到寄存处，你就可以拿着小包参加晚宴，去酒吧或者下舞池。(Chinadaily.com.cn)

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

    【低调的】dīdiào de discreet made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice

    【和...相反】hé ... xiāngfǎn in reverse in an opposite or backward direction