So when did handbags get this tiny — and where do you keep your script?

There was a time when no self-respecting star would be without a huge tote bag swinging from her elbow.

But the fickle fashion tide has turned. Today’s handbags are so tiny they can dangle from a carefully done finger—just don’t plan on actually carrying anything in them.

Renowned fashion houses Fendi, Chanel, Gucci and Christian Dior have downsized their classic designs to proportions most of us would find impractical. But such a small catch never stopped fashionistas.

British actress Lily Collins appears on the Netflix show Emily in Paris with Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo’s green £575 trefolio mini bag

A-list actresses, singers and even the Duchess of Cambridge have been spotted with luxury micro bags – even though most are too small to carry mobile phones, all the other essentials for going out at night Leave these.

In the 1990s, Sarah Jessica Parker famously carried the original sequined Fendi baguette over her shoulder in Sex and the City.

But by the time the reboot, Just Like That, aired in December, her character Carrie Bradshaw had upgraded but downsized to the Nano, which is just 4 inches tall, on a long gold chain pounding from her neck. Hanging a leather bag of 500 sheep. ,

Margot Robbie attends the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2022

Cynthia Nixon (L) and Sarah Jessica Parker are seen filming the “Sex and the City” follow-up series “And Just Like That…” in Midtown on November 5, 2021

Meanwhile, British actress Lily Collins appeared on the Netflix show Emily in Paris with Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo’s green £575 Trefolio mini bag.

They are proving popular off-screen as well, and were a staple for stars attending Paris Fashion Week in January.

Suicide Squad actress Margot Robbie arrived at Chanel’s Spring/Summer show swinging the brand’s £2,970 white quilted leather AirPod case with a gold chain that mimics its classic 2.55 handbag. Meanwhile, pop star Rihanna entered another event with a pretty peach ostrich leather version of Christian Dior’s famous saddle bag, shrunken down to a subtle version and costing £1,900.

Fellow pop queen Beyonce poses on Instagram with an electric-blue £1,200 Fendi Micro Peekaboo bag over a solitary knuckle.

Fellow pop queen Beyonce poses on Instagram a solitary knuckle with an electric-blue £1,200 Fendi Micro Peekaboo bag

The Duchess of Cambridge has also sported a number of smaller bags in recent months. She was seen in London in October with a £295 Nano Montreal bag in toffee leather by British brand Daimlier.

And during her trip to Copenhagen last month, she appeared with a mini Mayfair bag from Espinal in London, which sells for £395.

Even Princess Diana’s favorite handbag, Lady Dior, has been shortened. The £2,600 Micro Lady Dior measures 5 inches by 4 inches and, as the Dior website helpfully points out, can only accommodate AirPods, lipstick and keys. A fashionable excuse for travel lighting.