
The Rise of the Mesh Bag: From Market Bag to Celeb Staple
Who would think that the mesh tote, once the luggage of choice for beach trips and produce markets, would eventually become a fashion favorite? But fashion didn't just blink, it hastily crashed into style when celebrities, like Dua Lipa, Gigi Hadid, and folk her sister Bella Hadid were seen travelling with sleek meshed designer bags. Fashion had finally taken the weird and niche mesh tote to settle it into a must-have.
Today, mesh is more than just a breathable practicality but is an understated luxurious functional versatile concept. Designers from Alaïa, The Row, and Jacquemus have all designed their versions of a high-fashion mesh bags, often finished with striking metallics, contrasting sueding straps or exaggerated woven statements. This is not your grandmother's beach tote, this is the beach tote, the on-a-trip companion, the stylish, light-packers, obtainable bag.
In this age of airport fashion and social media, there is immense pre-take-off pressure to represent! Each outfit - and especially travel outfits - matter more than ever. And the newly-minted mesh bag is one of the few items that strikes the asymmetry of utility with radiance in appearances. Carry-on, gym, shopping, style-bag, easily it can be seen that it has landed and is alive; trend alert.
At Headzflex, we are overjoyed to see the transition from basic mesh bags to versatile bags, and took this opportunity to develop our own mesh and travel bag line to balance urban stylishness with authentic cultural properties. From metallics to tote definitions, from materiality behaviours to carry bags, the Headzflex bags are designed for bold style to suit real people.