fanny pack

noun

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Definition of fanny pack

: a pack that straps to the waist and is used for carrying personal articles

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Recent Examples of fanny pack from the Web

Jenner accessorized her look with a crossbody blue fanny pack.

— isabel greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner Just Twinned in Skin-Tight Outfits and We're Seeing Double," 12 June 2018
As Bustle reported, Prada's New Vela belt bag is a gigantic fanny pack about the size of a duffle bag that retails for $1,550 on Matches Fashion.

— emily wang, Teen Vogue, "Prada Is Selling a Giant Fanny Pack for $1,550," 8 June 2018
In about a year, the humble fanny pack has gone from something your parents wore around their waists to a favorite of streetwear enthusiasts, who love to swing them nonchalantly over their shoulders.

— diana tsui, The Cut, "Bolo Ties and Neck Wallets," 10 July 2018
Pete typically likes to style his fanny packs with a black-and-white look, staying true to the athleisure trend that brought the bag itself into being.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Pete Davidson Has a Fanny Pack Obsession," 29 June 2018
The man was doubled over in his wheelchair in pain when the robber took his fanny pack, which contained his wallet and Social Security card.

— jane morice, cleveland.com, "Man in wheelchair robbed, shot in Cleveland's Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood," 18 Mar. 2018
Historically, envelope-pushing menswear designers who have struggled to find an audience for their more androgynous, adventurous designs have turned inward, reinventing everything from the fanny pack to pockets to work boots.

— liz raiss, GQ, "This Summer's Best Sandals Got the Big Ugly Sneaker Treatment," 4 July 2018
Neck Wallets Are the New Fanny Packs In the same way that sunglasses keep getting smaller and smaller, fanny packs are also in the middle of a renaissance.

— emilia petrarca, The Cut, "10 Menswear Trends That Are Going to Be Really, Truly, Unbelievably Huge Next Spring," 27 June 2018
This isn't the first time a brand has attempted to revamp the fanny pack from its dad-image days.

— marina liao, Marie Claire, "Nike's Releasing Fanny Pack Slides, So Make Room on Your Shoe Rack," 31 May 2018

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