{"id":35104,"date":"2026-06-13T10:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35104\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:34:01","slug":"move-over-football-kits-frances-players-arrived-with-chanel-and-hermes-bags-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35104\/","title":{"rendered":"Move over football kits: France\u2019s players arrived with Chanel and Herm\u00e8s bags instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

While football teams usually arrive at international tournaments in identical, sterile sponsor tracksuits, the French national squad has turned the 2026 World Cup arrivals into a high-fashion runway, showcasing a masterclass in effortless luxury by styling six-figure women\u2019s handbags with the ultimate athletic nonchalance.<\/p>\n

\"France\u2019sFrance\u2019s players arrive with luxury bagsMarcus Thuram<\/p>\n

The Inter Milan striker grabbed attention on arrival with an oversized pine-green Chanel bag casually slung over his shoulder. Part of Chanel\u2019s coveted 2019 collaboration with Pharrell, the quilted design with chunky chain hardware has become a sought-after collector\u2019s piece, with listings reaching around $15,000 on the resale market.<\/p>\n

Rayan Cherki<\/p>\n

Midfielder Rayan Cherki arrived carrying a creamy beige Herm\u00e8s Haut \u00e0 Courroies (HAC), a smaller version of the heritage travel bag also spotted on teammate Demb\u00e9l\u00e9. Considered the taller predecessor to the Birkin, the highly coveted piece is one of Herm\u00e8s\u2019 most exclusive designs.<\/p>\n

Adrien Rabiot<\/p>\n

Widely regarded as football\u2019s reigning style icon, Rabiot anchored his look with a classic brown Louis Vuitton Keepall duffle in the house\u2019s signature monogram canvas. Styled with a vintage graphic tee and relaxed denim, the timeless holdall added a grounded, heritage-travel element to his expertly curated streetwear look.<\/p>\n

Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/p>\n

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 kept things understated with a black leather Herm\u00e8s Haut \u00e0 Courroies (HAC), a spacious travel bag originally designed in 1892 to carry equestrian gear; the heritage piece brought a quiet luxury edge to his airport look.<\/p>\n

As designer handbags become the unexpected accessory of choice among football\u2019s elite, France has set an early benchmark for World Cup style both on and off the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While football teams usually arrive at international tournaments in identical, sterile sponsor tracksuits, the French national squad has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12919],"tags":[612,24883,4953,24882,21,24881],"class_list":["post-35104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hermes","tag-2026-world-cup","tag-football-style-icon","tag-hermes","tag-hermes-haut-a-courroies","tag-marcus-thuram","tag-oversized-chanel-bag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}