Love my fanny...

Ever since I saw Carrie Bradshaw wearing a fanny pack in a Sex and the City episode, I knew I had to have one. This was no ordinary fanny pack, but it was a designer Gucci one. And if any designer is going to make fanny packs, who better than Gucci? The style of CB's fanny pack was rectangular with the trademark Gucci symbol. This style is more updated than the 90's bean shaped one made of nylon. You may say that the 90's were the era of the fanny pack, but it wasn't until 2001 that it was made fashionable. When I was doing research for this, I found that Sarah Jessica Parker wore another Gucci fanny pack on the red carpet and rocked it again.

 

Carrie Bradshaw/SJP are not the only style icons for this look. Celebrities such as Rhianna, Beyonce and models of the runway are turning back time with this 'timeless' (?) look. There was even a contestant on Project Runway who included fanny packs in her final runway show.

It comes as no surprise that since some of the people and styles I admire the most, inspired me to create my own fanny pack. The floral print I selected gives it an easy, girly vibe as well as the rectangular shape providing a practical size. The reason I had wanted to create this was out of necessity. I continue to be interested in 'babywearing' and using different carriers to hold my children. I enjoy the hand-free ease of using a wrap or sling, but carrying a bag for my phone, keys, credit card and other small things was getting annoying. This was made so that it could be worn while I was wearing my babies and still be fashionable with it.