Hobo bags are back: 5 of the season’s most stylish totes
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If you want to be on trend, but need more than a glorified coin purse to carry around your essentials, you’ll be glad to hear that hobo bags are back in – literally – a big way. Originating in the 1930s, the hobo bag is said to be named after the itinerant people who travelled around America on freight trains looking for work during the Great Depression, carrying their belongs in a slouchy sack. Gaining popularity in the 1960s with the rise of bohemian fashion, the hobo style became even more desirable thanks to Gucci’s Jackie bag. Adopted by everyone from Paris Hilton to Victoria Beckham, the hobo became a Noughties style staple, before disappearing again along with bootcut jeans, trucker caps and Juicy Couture tracksuits.
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