Even a taco can make a designer bag

FAST food is usually as cheap as chips – but it’s been given a pricey makeover in the name of fashion.

We revealed yesterday how designer brand Balenciaga is bringing out a luxury handbag that looks like a giant packet of crisps.

Balenciaga is bringing out a luxury handbag that looks like a giant packet of crisps. Credit: Balenciaga

Moschino designed a McDonald’s-inspired outfit with a handbag to match. Credit: Getty

The bags, costing a whooping £1,350, come in three colour-coordinated varieties – salt and vinegar, cheese and onion and spicy chilli, – and are made from wipe-clean calfskin.

But Balenciaga’s creative director isn’t the first to have been inspired by his belly.

Here, Hayley Minn reveals other designers who have clearly had some food for thought.

TOMATO SAUCE

Kate Spade must have felt she had to play ketch-up with her fashion peers when she brought out this quirky £199 handbag. Credit: Kate Spade

PASTA COPY IS BAR-ILLIANT

Italian designer Nik Bentel used his mama’s cooking as inspiration for this Barilla pasta bag. It costs a pretty penne too, at £175

BOXING CLEVER

It may look like a humble takeaway cardboard box, but this Yves Saint Laurent design is leather and will set you back a hefty £1,350. Credit: YSL

TOTALLY TACO

This Charlotte Olympia creation, priced at £1,025, is definitely nacho average clutch. Credit: Charlotte Olympia

KIM’S A BIT CHIPPY

We’ve heard of having a chip on your shoulder, but Kim Kardashian wore hers on her wrist when she stepped out holding this Judith Leiber bag costing a cool £5,138. Credit: Getty

CHOCCY CHOICE IS MOREISH

Even High Street chain New Look couldn’t resist the foodie trend – although it may have been a bit choco-late to the party

TOTALLY NUTTY

Anya Hindmarch, who is well-known for making bags that look like food products, sells this KP peanuts shopper for £595. Credit: Anya Hindmarch

THE HEIGHT OF MCFASHION

Top brand Moschino was so Happy with the first Meal ticket it designed in 2014 (a matching outfit and happy meal box), it brought out a drinks bag too . . . just to deliver the full ­takeaway experience. Credit: Getty

CARTON COPY

Gen Z favourite Skinny Dip milked the foodie fashion trend for all it’s worth when it brought out this crossbody carton bag for £21. Credit: Skinny Dip London

THAT’S A LOT FOR A BAG OF CHIPS

Far from being cheap as chips, this Judith Leiber x Harrods clutch bag costs a truly fry-tening £5,775. Credit: Harrods

And if this lot’s a bit rich for your taste Greggs bum bag, £9. Credit: Primark