I’ve decided that a fanny pack is the ultimate give-away that you’re a tourist. It totally beats out having a camera around your neck or a map in your hand.
It’s too bad that fanny packs are so gauche, because they really are convenient. Nothing to schlep around on your shoulder or accidentally leave behind. It provides a sort of comfort, knowing you won’t get pick-pocketed. (Cause really, who’s gonna be able to run up to your stomach, manage to open a zipper and fish out money without you noticing?)
I’m personally routing for the return of the fanny pack. Obviously, it needs some updating; change the shape, use some nice leather and fabrics, maybe stick a designer label on it (people would buy Chanel dog food if they made it) – it totally has the potential to look cool. It’ll need a new name too, of course, because there’s way too much stigma attached to the word “fanny pack“. I would definitely rock a “belt bag”.
Let’s face it – fashion is all about stealing looks from other decades and slightly updating them. Let’s do the 90′s (and tourists stuck in the 90′s) a favor and bring back the pack!
Posted by cher on Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 at 12:46 am.