Produced by Story54Balenciaga’sHourglassbagdoesn’timmediately reveal
its namesake shape. Place it on a flat (clean) surface and
the impeccably structured curved base forms a half-moon
space from which a metal B-shaped pull dangles.
Where’s the hourglass? Well, this feat of design is all
about the negative space: it’s this framed void, moreso
than the bag itself, that resembles the hourglass curves
of the signature Balenciaga Basque waistcoat. The
bag’s sharp and elegant silhouette has been designed
to complement the hourglass form, worn on the hip, with
a cross-body strap or carried by the top handle.
BALENCIAGA XS top handle Hourglass bag in box acid fuchsia,
$1890, Westfield Mall, Shop 4037, 188 Pitt Street, Sydney, 2000;
balenciaga.com
HOURGLASS