--- title: What to Know About the Tiny Handbag Jacquemus Created description: A two-inch bag debuted at Paris Fashion Week is making tongues wag. canonical: https://time.com/5544101/jacquemus-tiny-handbag/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-05T17:01:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:53.730Z og:title: French Fashion Designer Creates a Tiny 2-Inch Bag for Ants og:description: What is this? og:url: https://time.com/5544101/jacquemus-tiny-handbag/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7211940abd7ddb79/6989463adb2987fa69261f04/jacquemus-tiny-purse.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Jacquemus : First Line - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2019/2020 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: French Fashion Designer Creates a Tiny 2-Inch Bag for Ants twitter:description: What is this? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7211940abd7ddb79/6989463adb2987fa69261f04/jacquemus-tiny-purse.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A French Fashion Designer Created a Tiny 2-Inch Handbag Because Good Things Come in Small Packages > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 5, 2019 5:01 PM UTC  PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 25: A model (bag detail) poses during the Jacquemus show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2019/2020 on February 25, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/WireImage) PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 25: A model (bag detail) poses during the Jacquemus show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2019/2020 on February 25, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/WireImage) Richard Bord—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 5, 2019 5:01 PM UTC French fashion label Jacquemus took minimalism to the max with the creation of a micro-handbag that clocked in at just 2″ in length for their Fall/Winter runway show during [Paris Fashion Week](http://time.com/5532582/karl-lagerfeld-best-chanel-fashion-shows/). The brand, known for its effortlessly sensual designs, already established itself in the handbag space with another diminutive purse [favored by the likes of Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna](https://hypebae.com/2018/5/jacquemus-mini-bag-le-sac-chiquito-kendall-jenner-kim-kardashian-rihanna), the Le Chiquito, which measures at 4″ x 2.5″. While these measurements are relatively small by most handbag standards, it’s still much larger than its little sister, the micro Le Chiquito, which can only comfortably dangle from a finger or two, much less hold the bare essentials of keys, credit cards and cell phone. Don’t be surprised, however, if the micro Le Chiquito warrants a proportionally large price tag; its predecessor, the Le Chiquito [retails for $522](https://www.jacquemus.com/product/le-chiquito-blue/). Super small handbags aren’t the only accessories sizing down for the fashion crowd either; they’re getting some major competition from [the tiny sunglasses trend](http://time.com/5389064/nyfw-street-style-skinny-small-sunglasses-2018/), which certainly make the case that less is more where style is concerned (sun protection, perhaps not so much). Although you might blink and miss it, you can see the micro Le Chiquito in action below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5544101/jacquemus-tiny-handbag/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5544101/jacquemus-tiny-handbag/"},"headline":"A French Fashion Designer Created a Tiny 2-Inch Handbag Because Good Things Come in Small Packages","datePublished":"2019-03-05T17:01:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:53.730Z","description":"What is this? 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