--- 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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(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). 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