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A Dated '90s Bag Trend Is Making a Comeback in 2025 | Who What Wear

Published 9 hours ago3 minute read

We live in a time in which the '90s dictate nearly all of our present-day bag trends. I, for one, am okay with that. Bags in the '90s were really good. They weren't fussy—they were just cool and versatile. But not all of the '90s bag trends have made a 2020s comeback (yet). Shoulder bags' reign—and every iteration of them—has been long, but Jennifer Lawrence just wordlessly indicated that a new trend is likely to enter the chat.

The trend I'm referring to is mini backpacks. Yes, like the Clueless-era ones. While out in NYC this week, Lawrence was photographed wearing a tiger-print vintage Fendi mini backpack, which made me do a bit of a double-take. I definitely owned multiple mini backpacks when I was in high school, and I vaguely remember owning a Mansur Gavriel one in the 2010s, but I hadn't thought about them much until recently. But Lawrence's bag choice reminded me that I'd recently seen a few mini backpacks among Miu Miu's new arrivals, which is a major indicator that a trend is making a comeback (because, Miu Miu). It's also worth noting that Chanel, Prada, and Saint Laurent never stopped making them.

One of the main things that draws me to mini backpacks is the hands-free aspect. Crossbody bags and fanny packs are also in that category, but I think we can all agree that it's time for a fresh hands-free option. Perhaps mini backpacks are it. If you agree, or are at least curious, scroll on to see Lawrence's bag (which she paired with a slip dress, ballet flats, and a sweater around her shoulders), and shop other designer mini backpacks (including the new Miu Miu one) since her cool Fendi one is vintage.

Jennifer Lawrence wearing a sweater around her shoulders, a midi dress, ballet flats, a mini backpack, and sunglasses

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Jennifer Lawrence carrying a vintage Fendi tiger print mini backpack

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Khaite x Oliver Peoples 1993C Sunglasses ($590); vintage Fendi bag

Canvas and Leather Backpack

Miu Miu

Canvas and Leather Backpack in Aluminum/Brandy

Canvas and Leather Backpack

Miu Miu

Canvas and Leather Backpack in Cocoa Brown/Brandy

Mini Backpack Folco in Triomphe Canvas and Calfskin

CELINE

Mini Backpack Folco in Triomphe Canvas and Calfskin

Joe Drawstring Quilted Backpack

Saint Laurent

Joe Drawstring Quilted Backpack

Mini Nylon Backpack

Prada

Mini Nylon Backpack

Extra Pocket Backpack L23.5

Loro Piana

Extra Pocket Backpack L23.5

Small Bracelet Backpack in Grained Leather

CHLOÉ

Small Bracelet Backpack in Grained Leather

Palm Springs Mini

LOUIS VUITTON

Palm Springs Mini Backpack

Leather Backpack

Dior, Caro Nano Backpack

Leather Backpack

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.

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