Dua Lipa wearing a black hoodie, brown leather jacket, and black sweatpants at JFK airport.

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It’s not every day that a bag trend comes around that won’t send your savings back for at least a few months if not more. These days, buying a designer handbag is like putting a downpayment on a house, especially if you’re using celebrities, who tend to carry styles like the Hermès Kelly or The Row’s Margaux, as inspiration. Fortunately, today is one of those rare days when the word “affordable” can accurately be used to describe a major celeb-backed bag trend. It’s crazy, I know, but it’s also true. And I’m here to tell you all about it.

If you haven’t already guessed, I’m talking about the bag charms and accessories that A-listers are all using to personalize their purses. The styling hack, which was originally made famous by French style icon Jane Birkin, can cost you next to nothing, but it’ll make even your most simple tote feel special and unique every time.

Jane Birkin with her embellished Hermès Birkin Bag

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Dua Lipa has been spotted with her customized Birkin bag on several occasions, most recently at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City after her recent trip to Capri, Italy. For the long flight, she wore a black sweatsuit and PUMA sneakers, elevating the outfit with a black Birkin decorated with a silk scarf and various other colorful charms. Last year in November, the “Houdini” singer was seen carrying the same embellished bag on the streets of Manhattan, and earlier this year in March, it was spotted again at London’s St. Pancras Station when Lipa traveled via Eurostar to Paris alongside her boyfriend Callum Turner.

Dua Lipa wearing a black sweatsuit, black PUMA sneakers, and a black Hermès Birkin bag with bag charms at JFK Airport.

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On Dua Lipa: Prada Leather Jacket With Belt ($8100); PUMA Palermo Sneaker ($90); Hermès bag

Dua Lipa wearing a long black leather coat and carrying a bag-charmed Hermès Birkin bag at St. Pancras station in London.

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On Dua Lipa: PUMA Palermo Sneaker ($90); Hermès bag; Raf Simons coat; Supreme sunglasses