Longchamp’s New It-Bag Graces Street Style Fashion in France

The streets of Paris have spoken. Longchamp’s new Roseau Essential Hobo Bag is in this season and taking over French street-style fashion.

Almost every fashion guru in France is seen walking the streets with this particular bag slung over their shoulder. What bag has taken the fashion industry by storm? It’s not any of the Hermes quota bags, and it’s not Louis Vuitton. However, it is a bag from another well-known and highly underestimated French luxury brand. The handbag in question is Longchamp’s Roseau Essential Hobo shoulder bag. Moreover, the price is just as enticing as the design itself. 

Longchamp is a French brand most know well enough. Especially if some of you still have your Le Pliage tote hiding in your closet. For quite some time, Longchamp sadly fell into a forgotten state. Many times, the luxury fashion brand’s accessories are overlooked. However, that’s no longer the case.

In recent fashion trends, the industry agrees the 90s are back. One of the most prominent and highly promoted trends in the media is the hobo bag. Moreover, Longchamp took notes and came prepared. The Roseau Essential Hobo is designed in a crescent moon-shaped hobo style. The bag comes in pebbled cowhide leather in five colors: black, khaki, pink, banana yellow, and taupe. A suede option is also available in a charcoal gray or a rich brick red. Furthermore, the pebbled cowhide option is accessible in a small or medium size. 

The overall design of the brand’s version of a hobo bag is genius. Longchamp decided against creating an oversized version of the hobo bag like every other fashion house released. You know, the one that looks like you could fit everything but the kitchen sink.

Instead, the French label focused on creating a functional, all-day-wearing, shoulder-friendly version of the hobo. A solid strip of thick leather mends the bag’s front and back leather pieces by stitching each piece to either side of the wide leather piece. This effect gives the bag’s undercarriage a more structured foundation, keeping it from appearing overly slouchy. The front and back leather pieces of the hobo bag are softer and give the bag a more casual, relaxed vibe. A single piece of silver hardware on the shoulder strap allows you to adjust the bag’s strap to your preference.

If you’ve been sleeping on Longchamp’s handbags, it’s time to wake up. The brand’s recent handbag accessories collection is well-crafted, giving it the luxury quality consumers look for in French fashion labels. Longchamp’s Roseau Essential Hobo is still available on the brand’s website.