I’ve spoken before about how I first began buying high-end bags because I was tired of my favorite non-designer pieces always falling apart. It seemed that no matter how well I took care of them, they would eventually begin to show signs of major wear and tear. Every popped stitch or peeled edge warranted another trip to my local repair shop, only for the same thing to happen again a few months later. Sooner or later, the sad day would come when a beloved bag was buried in the purse graveyard in the back of my closet, but none was sadder than when I had to unexpectedly say goodbye to my favorite chain strap bag.
The bag had originally been a newlywed gift from my spouse that he purchased for me from Century 21 in NYC. It was black and stylish and held a special place in my heart. I wore it everywhere for two years until one tragic afternoon in Barcelona when I was walking out of a mall and one of the chain links snapped, sending my valuables into a free fall. I acted as fast as I could but not quickly enough to stop the broken link from snagging the fibers of a brand new cable knit sweater I had purchased only 20 minutes beforehand (I wore it out of the store.)
I remember standing there completely mortified. Not only had my bag just died a sudden death but it also took a pretty pricey casualty with it.
This unfortunate incident stuck with me and I haven’t had a chain strap bag since. even though I now only buy premium bags, I’ve only gone for totes or pieces with minimal hardware. As hesitant as I still might be, I think I am finally ready to give chain bags another try.
I’ve researched different strap styles but am still undecided on which one to choose; however, I know how much every bag collector loves a good chain bag (especially because they are super in style) so I thought I would make a valuable quick guide of all of my findings:
Cable Chain
Cable chains are one of the most common straps found on designer handbags. They are made up of those classic interconnected oval links. cable chains can be found in a variety of sizes and with links that may or may not be welded together. generally speaking, welded links are the better option because unwelded ones are more likely to bend or break if they bear too much weight. Along those same lines, cable links don’t lay flat so too heavy bags can actually cause the chain to dig into the skin. អ៊ូច!
Unwelded cable chains can be more easily broken but they are also easy to repair.
Bottega Veneta The Chain Cassette
via Bottega Veneta
4.100 ដុល្លារ
Rope Chain
Rope chains are the second most common chains found on designer bags. all of the links are twisted together to resemble a textured rope. Rope chains are the preferred choice of many designers because of their extreme sturdiness and tendency to reflect a lot of light. Rope chains are a terrific choice for those who want their hardware to remain pristine because the textured style disguises any scratches or dents, guaranteeing the strap stays shiny for a long time to come.
Rope chains are hard to break and even harder to repair.
Tory Burch Eleanor small shoulder Bag
via Neiman Marcus
$598
Byzantine Chain
Byzantine chains are pretty rare to find on handbags but they do exist. They are made up of multiple interwoven links that resemble a series of infinity knots. The links tend to be thinner but the intricate pattern reinforces the chain and makes it very durable. It’s similar to a rope chain but the distance between the links can vary. It is important to test the strap in person because too much space makes the chain feel loose while links that are too close together can make the chain inflexible.
Byzantine chains are hard to break and are also hard to repair.
Strathberry mini East/West leather Crossbody Bag
via Nordstrom
$595
Mariner Chain
Mariner chains, also sometimes called Gucci chains (no relation to the brand,) are occasionally featured on popular bag styles. The links are similar to those of cable chains except that they feature a small bar through the center. When it comes to comfort, Mariner chains have the advantage because they can also be made flat to lay gently against the body. full mariner chains have become popular additions to newer coach styles while single mariner links can be found on the handle of the Prada Cleo shoulder bag.
Mariner chains are hard to break but easy to repair.
Coach beat 18 Bag
via coach
$495
Rolo Chain
Rolo chains are neither uncommon nor the most common type of chain straps found on bags. They’re easy to spot due to their distinct pattern of symmetrical round/oval links with every other link rotated at a 180-degree angle. They’re pretty durable due to their ability to evenly redistribute weight and are commonly seen on Chanel’s Reissue flap bags.
Rolo chains are hard to break but easy to repair.
Chanel 2.55 Reissue 227
via Fashionphile
$3,295
Box Chain
Box chains are prគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ដែលត្រូវបានរកឃើញជាទូទៅនៅលើកាបូបដៃ (ទោះបីជាយីហោនេះហៅថារចនាប័ទ្មប្រអប់ប្រអប់ “) ធម្មតាមិនមានទេ។ ចាប់តាំងពីតំណភ្ជាប់មានភាគីរាបស្មើខ្សែសង្វាក់ដាក់យ៉ាងស្រួលប្រឆាំងនឹងស្បែក។ ឧទាហរណ៏តែមួយគត់ដែលខ្ញុំអាចរកបាននៃខ្សែសង្វាក់ប្រអប់មួយគឺនៅលើកាបូបស្មារបស់ខ្សែសង្វាក់ដោយ attico ដែលពិតជាប្រភេទនៃបន្សំរវាងខ្សែសង្វាក់ប្រអប់មួយនិងខ្សែសង្វាក់ ROLO ។
ខ្សែសង្វាក់ប្រអប់គឺពិបាកក្នុងការបំបែកប៉ុន្តែងាយស្រួលជួសជុល។
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តាមរយៈអូឌីអូអូតារ៉ាន់ឌី
305 ដុល្លារ
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ខ្សែសង្វាក់កាត់ត្បូងពេជ្រស្តើងងាយខូចខណៈពេលដែលកំណែក្រាស់គឺប្រើប្រាស់បានយូរ។ ច្រវាក់កាត់ពេជ្រទាំងពីរប្រភេទនៅតែងាយស្រួលជួសជុល។
Saint Laurent Vollet កាបូបនៅលើខ្សែសង្វាក់
តាមរយៈ Neiman Marcus
1.350 ដុល្លារ
អង្គលង្កាក់បក្ស
ខ្សែសង្វាក់ខ្សែសង្វាក់បាល់ប្លាស្ទិក / អាគ្រីលីកកំពុងក្លាយជារឿងធម្មតាប៉ុន្តែខ្សែសង្វាក់បាល់ដែកនៅតែមិនត្រូវបានបន្ថែមទៅក្នុងកាបូបប្រណីតទេ។ នេះគឺដោយសារតែខណៈពេលដែលការរចនាអាចគួរឱ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍វាមិនមានប្រយោជន៍ទេ។ ខ្សែសង្វាក់បាល់មិនមានទំងន់បានល្អទេហើយវាគួរតែត្រូវបានបម្រុងទុកសម្រាប់កាបូបខ្នាតតូចដែលមិនអាចទៅរួចទេដែលហួសកំរិត។ ឧទាហរណ៏តែមួយគត់នៃខ្សែសង្វាក់បាល់ដែលខ្ញុំអាចរកបានគឺនៅលើកាបូបដែលផលិតដោយអ្នករចនាអាល្លឺម៉ង់គឺ Jil Sander ។
ខ្សែសង្វាក់បាល់អាចបែកបានយ៉ាងងាយស្រួលប្រសិនបើធ្វីនខាងក្នុងមិនក្រាស់ល្មមហើយពួកគេក៏ពិបាកជួសជុលផងដែរ។
jilting sander កាបូបសង្វាក់ខ្នាតតូចស្វ៊ែរ
តាមរយៈ ssense
3,245 ដុល្លារ
ឥឡូវប្រាប់ខ្ញុំអ្នកអានជាទីស្រឡាញ់:
តើខ្សែសង្វាក់ប្រភេទណាដែលអ្នកចូលចិត្ត?