Bags | a global phenomenon
With the threat of global warming and supermarkets reducing the number of plastic carrier bags being given out to shoppers, and the introduction of the “bag for life” is was only a matter of time before these simple bags for carrying your fruit n’ veg were turned into a fashion statement!
All the stores are fast cottoning on to this simple idea and adding their design to these rather ingenious practical yet advertising friendly portal! At the top of the food chain (get it?!) the supermarkets were at the forefront of this movement, then came the department stores, then came the clothing stores…Topshop, Marks and Spencer, Primark and Next are now all at it and are coming up with more imaginative designs and colours, rivalling even their own clothing designs!!! On my hunt for jeans over the weekend (battling against the throngs of Rugby fans plowing their way in the opposite direction on the high street(!)), upon visiting Republic I noticed next to the til that they have gone that step further and given their canvas bags not only a quirky and trendy slogon “Kiss my Canvas!” but have also provided you with a small canvas bag to keep it in? (Go figure), for £3.00 this little piece of fashionista come environmentalist gone nuts idea is pure genius! They come in a range of colours and are a perfect size for putting away and getting out whenever required…!
