This is a "little" luxury brand that was originally very niche and gradually entered the public's vision in the past two years. It has a Chinese name that is a bit rustic and foreign - Balenciaga. Balenciaga also worked with his mother, learning skills and supporting his family,

This is a "little" luxury brand that was originally very niche and gradually entered the public's vision in the past two years. It has a Chinese name that is a bit rustic and foreign - Balenciaga. In order to introduce his bag, I will also introduce this brand that is often confused.

1919, Cristóbal Balenciaga established its own brand of the same name. It settled in Paris in 1936, mainly engaged in high-end women's clothing. Cristóbal Balenciaga is a Spanish man who lost his father at a young age and had a family in distress. His mother uses tailoring as a profession to support his three children, including him. Balenciaga also worked with his mother, learning skills and supporting his family, but he was undoubtedly talented and extremely diligent. When he was a teenager, with the help of Spanish Marquise Marquesa de Casa Torres, he went to Madrid to study tailoring. In 1916, with the help of this lady, he opened his first fashion store in San Sebastian, Spain.

Due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Balenciaga came to France and opened her own fashion house at 10th Street, George in Paris in August 1937.

Because of its skilled technology as support, Balenciaga is called a technical authority. Compared with the founders of other luxury brands, he is not like a businessman, but more like a craftsman.

It is said that he is introverted, sensitive and delicate. He does not like noise and does not want to spend too much effort on business. He likes to seek out the crowd. Continuous creation is his greatest pleasure.

He is the only one among us who can be called designers.

——Coco Chanel

1968, Mr. Belenciaga closed his fashion store and died in Spain four years later. In 1986, Jacques Bogart S.A. acquired the Balenciaga Fashion House. In October 1987, the first series after the Balenciaga revival was designed by designer Michel Goma and continued for a full five years. In 1992, the new Dutch-born designer Josephus Thimister brought Balenciaga to its high-fashion brand status. During Josephus Thimister's tenure, the young Belgian designer Nicolas Ghesquière joined Balenciaga and eventually took over the seal of the "Balenciaga Chief Designer" in 1997. Balenciaga men's and women's clothing were both under the charge of Nicolas Ghesquière. Relying on his excellent aesthetics and fashion acumen, he not only took this old brand to the peak of fashion time and time again, but also made himself famous. Although he has left Balenciaga, today, the most famous item of Balenciaga is the motorcycle bag he designed, especially the motorcycle bag called "Lariat", which is also the protagonist we are going to talk about today.

·· Lariat Locomotive Bag ··

Locomotive Bag was released in 2001. It was the popular chicken of the year, and it was cool and versatile and has become a classic. Nicolas Ghesquiere (currently the designer of LV) designed this bag. However, because it is too soft (this question is still a point of complaint by users, we will talk about it slowly in the future), it was rejected by the brand. Nicolas insisted on letting the motorcycle bag go on the runway, but unexpectedly, the models drove this versatile and cool motorcycle bag crazily. Especially after being popular with Kate Moss, it became even more out of control. From the IT Bag of that year to the classic model of Balenciaga, judging from the popularity of the current copycat, it seems to be catching up with the LV.

Locomotive bag is not unique to Balenciaga. Locomotive bags emerged in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. The general idea is that bags that can be opened with one hand when riding a motorcycle. The unique leather whiskers, obvious car wires, metal buckles, zippers, hand-tanned leather, etc. are all the characteristics of the locomotive bags. Among them, Balenciaga, the motorcycle bag called Lariat, is the most famous, so when everyone mentions the motorcycle bag, they directly think of it.

Lariat has several models, namely:

①First, according to the difference between hardware nails and leather whiskers, there are two styles: Classic vs. GIANT

Classic is an ordinary small nail + leather whiskers

Classic City

Classic City

This nail is the standard nail for Lariat motorcycle bag, also called small nails, it is very small, has aged effect, and has a smooth surface. There is only one type of small nails.

GIANT series are all large nail styles. Large nails are divided into four types: gold nails, silver nails, rose nails and leather nails. They are also subdivided into Giant21 Giant 12 according to the size of the nails. GIANT generally has no leather whiskers.

Giant 12 Silver City-Silver Nail

Giant 12 Golden City-Golden Nail

Giant 12 Rose Golden City Bag-Rose Gold Nail

Giant 12 Rose Golden City Bag-Rose Gold Nail

The color is dark bronze with patterns on the surface.

leather nails - that is, the nail style

②Lariat bag has the following models:

Balenciaga Mini City : 16cm H x9cm D x 23cm W

Mini is the smallest, the style is the same as City, the overall size is reduced a little.

Balenciaga First :19cm H x33cm L x6cm W

is also commonly known as Lariat small bag. It has a flat shape and is suitable for spring and summer. It still feels a bit too small when used in autumn and winter.

Balenciaga City : 24cm Hx38cm L x14cm W

Balenciaga Classic City is the most classic and earliest Lariat motorcycle bag, which is the standard size inside the Balenciaga motorcycle bag, and several other series of models have also evolved in this City. The City model is also known as the medium size.

Balenciaga Part Time:

Part Time and City look particularly similar, but there are still two obvious differences. Part Time is slightly longer in width and has a divider in the middle of the wrapper.

Balenciaga Work: 28cm H x46cm L x19cm W

Work version, as the name suggests, is especially suitable for commuting to work and commuting. You can put down A4 files, also known as large size.

Balenciaga Weekender:34cm H x52cm L x20cm W

You can guess it by the name. This is a huge bag that can be used for vacation, especially for packing, and it is used to go out on weekends and bring various personal items.

Balenciaga Velo:

looks particularly honest and has a similar height to Weekend, but the difference is that there is a concave curve at the top.

Balenciaga Town:

TOWN's shape is also square, but thinner.

Balenciaga Twiggy:

The best way to identify is Twiggy, which is a bit like a horizontal barrel and is about the same size as FIRST.

locomotive bag is made of sheepskin. When it was first released, it was all made of top lambskin. The materials were used carefully and the cost was relatively high. Among the cosmic big-name bags at the price of 1W+, this locomotive bag has the highest cost performance, because LV can only buy leather, Prada can only buy two-layer cowhide, and only Balencia is actually lambskin

bag is a classic, but the problem that year still exists, that is, it is too soft. It is indeed too soft. Usually, it has to be supported by old newspapers in the cloakroom, otherwise it will be piled up there. When it is used again, it will have wrinkles that cannot be pulled open. It is soft and disliked. It is said that the newly released Golden model, which is inlaid with gold edges, is made of goatskin, which is much harder.

is said to be the City model at present, and the Part Time model is the hottest, with a moderate size, simple and versatile. Next time, when facing so many motorcycle bags that look similar, can you be confident when you start?