Heritage

The Iconic Yasmine Bag

23/09/2019 — Vivienne Westwood

The Yasmine handbag was first presented at the Gold Label Autumn-Winter 1987/88 runway show titled – Time Machine and later appeared in seminal Vivienne Westwood shows such as Café Society Spring-Summer 1994 and Anglomania Autumn-Winter 1993/94.

Originally named after the French designer Yasmine Eslami, who was working for Westwood in the 80’s, Yasmine carried the first prototype of the bag to hold her absolute essentials – cigarettes, lighter and lipstick.

Archive Yasmine Bags

Modernisation of the Yasmine Bag

Yasmine Bags for Autumn-Winter 2019/2020

The New Mini Yasmine

Completely vegan and scaled down for the new season, Vivienne introduces the ultra-chic Mini Yasmine Bag. This petite accessory features a secure zip fastening along the top and a detachable strap for a hands-free style, stylised with the gold-tone Orb to the front.