From Big Red Boots to a Microscopic Handbag, MSCHF’s viral designs – in pictures

Microscopic Handbag, 2023

The size of handbags – or the ‘right’ handbag – has long been a discussion in fashion. Despite its impracticality, the tiny handbag replaced the oversized type as the shape to own, thanks to brands such as Jacquemus and Telfar. MSCHF took it to an extreme however – and showed the absurdity – by making a microscopic handbag, smaller than a grain of salt. A replica of the Louis Vuitton Speedy, it was sold by Joopiter, the digital auction house founded by the brand’s men’s creative director, Pharrell Williams