By Jessica Ye (Jessica Yap)
The Bon Bon has always been one of those bags that just works. Small, soft, a little playful, and easy to throw on without thinking too much about it.
This version makes you stop.
In the latest “From the Atelier” instalment, Jimmy Choo pushes the Bon Bon into something more considered, without losing what made it appealing in the first place. The shift sits right on the surface. Leather petals rise and layer across the bag, catching the light and breaking up that familiar softness.
It’s still the Bon Bon. But it feels more dressed up, in a way that’s actually quite satisfying.
Developed with paper artist Helen Musselwhite, the collection takes her layered paper compositions and translates them into leather. What looks delicate at first is actually quite structured up close. Each element is shaped and fixed into place, so nothing collapses back into the bag.
You start noticing the details almost immediately.
Under creative director Sandra Choi, the reference stays with nature, but it doesn’t go into obvious territory. There are no literal florals, nothing too on-the-nose. Instead, it comes through in the way the bag is built. The surface feels fuller, slightly more dimensional, and a lot more intentional.
Up close, it’s even better.
The layering gives the Bon Bon a kind of depth it didn’t have before. Petals, leaves, small sculptural details. All of it sits forward just enough to catch your eye without overwhelming the shape.
It still feels refined. Just more interesting.
The biggest surprise is that it doesn’t lose its function.
It still works as an everyday bag, still easy enough to carry, still recognisably the Bon Bon. But there’s a bit more presence now. You notice it more. You appreciate it a little longer before just throwing it on and heading out.
And honestly, that’s not a bad thing.
It does change the instinct slightly.
The original Bon Bon was something you grabbed without thinking. This one makes you pause for a second, maybe just to take it in. But it never feels precious to the point of being impractical.
It stays on the right side of that balance.
Jimmy Choo isn’t calling this a reinvention, and it doesn’t need to. The silhouette is the same. The identity is still there.
But the attitude has shifted.
And this version? It’s hard not to like.
The capsule is available in select Jimmy Choo boutiques worldwide.
