Why Dont YouStore Your Lollipop in a Leather Fendi Case

In her famous column for Harper’s Bazaar, legendary editor Diana Vreeland issued our readers many dares: Why don’t you rinse your blond child’s hair in dead champagne to keep it gold? Why don’t you have every room done up in every color green? Why don’t you order Schiaparelli’s cellophane belt with your name and telephone number on it? In our new series “Why Don’t You,” we’ll pose our own modern-day dares, inspired by our favorite Fashion Week moments.

Why don’t you carry your candy like a chic little accessory? That was the question Kim Jones posed at his Fendi Fall/Winter ’24 ready-to-wear show in Milan.

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The artistic director paired his leather handbags with brightly colored lollipop holders, replete with Chupa Chups suckers inside. Some models even wore the containers around their necks, like stylish leather bolo-tie necklaces.

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Of course, this was no regular lollipop holder—it was constructed with the brand’s Selleria leather, a handmade material with macro topstitches the company has been crafting since 1938 (and which takes six times as long to make compared to machine-produced products).

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It got me thinking: Why aren’t we considering snacking more often when it comes to fashion? After all, so many elements of fashion are named after various kinds of food: sandwich dressing, Fendi’s baguette bags, jelly shoes, tea dresses.

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Maybe now is the time for snacks to shine. It’s refreshing to see treats being appreciated…and given their own worthy vessel. I’d like a cake-holder clutch next, Mr. Jones.

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Joel is the editorial and social media assistant for HarpersBAZAAR.com, where he covers all things celebrity news. When he steps away from the keyboard, you can likely find him singing off-key at concerts, scavenging thrift stores for loud wardrobe staples, or perusing bookstores for the next great gay romance novel.

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