How Jacob Elordi turned the man bag became a must-have! Saltburn star, 26, delights fashion fans with his VERY stylish collection of designer ‘murses’
Fans are euphoric about the return of the ‘murse’, or men’s wallet.
Australian actor Jacob Elordi, 26, has become a fashion icon – and Gen Z fans are going wild for his enviable collection of designer handbags.
The Elordi collection includes the extremely trendy Bottega Venetta cassette bag, a small Celine messenger bag, a Fendi crossbody and much more.
People are flocking to social media to praise Elordi’s designer duds and street style with handbags as he continues to make the ‘murse’ the latest must-have accessory.
Australian actor Jacob Elordi, 27, has become a fashion icon – and Gen Z fans are going wild over his enviable collection of designer handbags
Elordi’s collection includes the ultra-trendy Bottega Venetta cassette bag, a small Celine messenger bag, a Fendi crossbody, a Burberry bag (above) and much more
Fans are flocking to social media to praise Elordi’s designer duds – as he turns the ‘murse’ into the latest must-have accessory
The Priscilla star, who played Elvis in the film, has become known as ‘babygirl’ on social media, with fans loving his handbags
Elordi, who is dating 24-year-old influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli, is known as ‘babygirl’ on social media for his love of fashion and gentle attitude.
Urban Dictionary defines the now-viral term as a man who is “extremely attractive, but in a softer, lighter way.”
The Priscilla star, who played Elvis in the film, answered the door GQ about why he is always seen with a handbag.
“Where I grew up, we had a culture where you wore fanny packs and fanny packs,” Elordi explained.
“When I leave home, I have to have something from each category with me in case I get bored: a book, a notepad, rolls of film, a camera, a pen.”
The Saltburn actor also searched the contents of his bag in a GQ videoin which he describes his carrying case as being similar to Hermione’s bag in Harry Potter “when she pulls a tent out of it.”
Elordi’s must-have items included a leather folio for scripts, a baseball cap as a quick disguise, cards, a vintage cigarette case, watercolors, several books and a movie camera.
The on-screen star revealed he gets all his handbags for free and admitted: ‘I’ve never bought a bag.’
His bag collection includes a particularly playful yellow Louis Vuitton Speedy Monogram – seen above, spending time with girlfriend Olivia Jade
Elordi was spotted arriving at the Venice Film Festival wearing his trusty Louis Vuitton Speedy, which was also modeled by Rihanna
Fans on X – formerly Twitter – loved Elordi’s bag collection and asked to be his designer bag curator
But the Euphoria actor isn’t the only celebrity who loves a man bag: Harry Styles, ASAP Rocky, Offset and Jared Leto have all been seen with their own totes.
On X – formerly Twitter – fans have become enthusiastic about Elordi’s bag collection, including a particularly playful yellow Louis Vuitton Speedy Monogram.
The LV bag made its debut at Pharrell’s Spring/Summer 2024 show and was subsequently modeled by Rihanna.
One person even has the username ‘Jacob Elordi’s bag collection.’
Another X user joked: ‘Oh what a designer bag carried by Jacob Elordi.’
One supporter wrote encouragingly: ‘Jacob Elordi has always been a wallet man and I love that.’
“Jacob Elordi, please hire me as your personal designer bag curator,” one devoted fan begged.
One summed it up: ‘Let’s be serious: Jacob Elordi looks good with a little bag because he’s 6ft tall and gorgeous.’
“Where I grew up we had a culture where you wore fanny packs and fanny packs,” the Saltburn actor previously told GQ
On Reddit, the answer was much the same in a discussion on a page dedicated to ‘Jacob Elordi and his handbag collection’
On Reddit, the responses were much the same in a discussion on a page dedicated to “Jacob Elordi and his handbag collection.”
“How did I never know he killed?!” asked one Reddit user.
‘I feel stupid saying this, but until this moment I never noticed how… genderless a handbag really is? I don’t know the right words to use.
“Purses/handbags are worn by women, but they are totally neutral accessories, like a backpack,” one Reddit user commented.
‘I love this. His confidence makes it look so natural. In none of these does it look like he’s just holding a girl’s bag for her. He owns it,” one fashionista proclaimed.
Others said: ‘I like a small bag on a giant man’ and ‘My feminine gaze stares.’