“I want it. I got it.” – Ariana Grande
From time to time, fans and fashion enthusiasts alike get to peek into a celebrity closet and marvel at the extravagance. For years, fans of mega pop-star Ariana Grande have wondered what exact pieces she’s worn. Throughout the years, we have seen over 90 purses from her remarkable personal collection costing over $200,00! These are handbags that she has been seen with casually, many of these, being worn at the airport or while hanging out with her friends. It’s so fascinating to see her style develop over the years and how she makes her own twist on whatever the current fashion trend is. Granted, there are most likely plenty of bags in her closet that we haven’t seen so let’s dive together, year by year, into the bags that we have seen from Ariana Grande!
2013 ♡
So starting in 2013 which was the year of Ariana Grande’s music career debut and marked her slowly departing from Nickelodeon. So interesting to see how she had a few luxury handbags so early in her career! Something only an it-girl could do. And of course, they were by one of her all-time favorite brands, Chanel.
At this point, Ariana’s style is coquette and preppy with an air of youthful femininity. As we can see in her bag choices, she mostly wears light colors and generally opts for feminine but functional pieces in her wardrobe overall. During this year, she was seen wearing these bags with comfortable and casual outfits!
2014 ♡
Now we’re in 2014. The Nickelodeon days are officially over as the TV show Sam & Cat officially ended and Ariana has fully dived into being a pop star. This year, she starts adding in sleek black handbags into her previously light-colored collection, and of course more Chanel. Although Ariana was purchasing major luxury handbags, her choosing these timeless, functional, and collector’s pieces tells us at this point in time, Ariana is likely being very intentional with her purchases and these most likely have been bags Ariana was eyeing for a long time before purchasing!
2015 ♡
In 2015, Ariana had a collaboration with Coach and of course, the bags made their way into her personal closet, most likely being gifted to her. She was also on The Honeymoon World Tour for most of the year which would explain why most of the bags we saw on her were her airport and travel bags! She is still mostly opting for additions to her closet that are sleek and she can get a lot of wear out of.
2016 ♡
In 2016, Ariana released her third studio album Dangerous Woman and made many appearances performing, for interviews, at events and award shows, etc etc. Although we saw her plenty, this means that whenever we saw her, we are seeing her styled. There were only a handful of times throughout the year that we saw her wearing items from her personal wardrobe and those items were true to Ariana’s personal style which is comfortable and girly. It’s also this year that we see her starting to wear more Louis Vuitton bags!
2017 ♡
In early 2017, Ariana Grande embarked on her Dangerous Woman World Tour and was on tour for the rest of that year so we did not really see any of her personal handbags other than these three which are youthful and functional!
2018 ♡
In 2018, she was living in New York, dating Pete Davidson, launched the Cloud perfume, and released her fourth studio album Sweetener! Her personal style at this time was very distinct with her usually wearing oversized sweatshirts, thigh-high suede boots, and a luxury handbag!
Her bags at the time were mostly ones she could just throw on and as you can see, she was really into eye-catching monogram and bold logo prints. I would say her style at this time was really fun and inspired by streetwear.
It was also this year that functional was out and tiny micro bags that could only really fit a bobby pin were in! Ariana is no stranger to affluence but this is when we see her wear her first Hermès bag (that we know of) which was a clear vinyl bag customized for Sweetener! How iconic!
2019 ♡
2019 was another crazy and wildly successful year for Ariana Grande. In 2019, she released her fifth studio album Thank U, Next, as well as the fragrance of the same name. She headlined Coachella, was the face of Givenchy’s fall and winter campaign, and collaborated with Starbucks among many other activities!
Her style at the time is essentially a continuation of the year prior as we see her continuing with her urban streetwear-inspired style with most of her handbags being for functionality and comfort. Ariana is still mostly opting for small, unique handbags that are bold and fun but still comfortable and easy for on-the-go. These bags are perfect for someone with a busy lifestyle like Ariana!
2020 ♡
Now we are in 2020 which was a pretty inconspicuous year due to the lockdown that was happening in the US at the time. Of course we did see Ariana in pictures and videos as she did release her sixth studio album Positions and had several music collaborations but we didn’t see very much of her personal style.
But from what we did see, it appears 2020 marks Ariana starting to depart from the previous monogrammed and flashy pieces. At this point, we start to see her transition into more understated pieces again.
2021 ♡
So now we are in 2021 which was an extremely exciting year for Ariana! She got married, starred as a guest judge on season 21 of The Voice, released the God is a Woman fragrance, and finally makes her mark in the world of celebrity beauty brands as r.e.m. beauty was officially launched!
As far as her personal style at the time, we see Ariana starting to integrate more classically feminine and timeless bags as seen with the gorgeous Prada bags she was wearing. At the time, we also see she begins to commit to a color scheme which definitely opposes her collection in more recent previous years. And as always, she stays on trend with the shoulder bags and the Dior saddle bag which were super popular items that year!
2022 ♡
In 2022, Ariana was mostly in the UK working on the film Wicked. All of the photos we got of her wearing personal clothing were ultra girly and incorporated lots of pink and white! This of course translated to her new handbag additions which complemented her super feminine outfits!
Throughout the mostly quiet year, Ariana posted some looks on Instagram and Instagram stories and these were her personal bags! At this time, Jacquemus and Bottega Veneta are one of the most popular and on-trend luxury fashion brands in the world so of course, Ariana had to have them.
2023 – present! ♡
Finally in 2023, we see Ariana’s most recent choices in handbags are elegant and understated which is a pretty good reflection of the “quiet luxury” / “old money” trend we saw all over this year.
This is reminiscent of her original preference a decade prior for functional but chic and feminine pieces. We see an emphasis on sleek shapes and luxe materials such as leather and silk. These are bags that softly complement any outfit and would elevate any look to become more refined and elegant!
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