Miu Miu’s quilted ‘Wander’ is a contemporary it-bag

‘Playful and sophisticated’ is how Miu Miu defines the miniature top-handle Wander handbag, defined by its crescent ‘croissant’ shape, which is designed to nestle neatly under the arm or be gripped in the hand. Something of a contemporary it-bag and available in an array of iterations – from candy-hued satin and tinsel-like taffeta to classic leather – the Wander is defined by its pillowy matellassé construction, the house’s signature quilting technique, which has appeared on the Miu Miu runway since the early 2000s.

It captures the free-spirited femininity at the heart of the Miuccia Prada-led house, one which inspired the 2025 short film Autobiografia di una Borsetta by acclaimed British director Joanna Hogg, part of Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales series. In it, a white Wander bag plays the film’s protagonist, recounting the story of its life through its series of owners – from a bourgeois teenager and a Miu Miu-clad female assassin, to a group of wandering travellers. ‘I realised I was of great value, but sensed at the same time I was worth nothing at all, unless I was useful,’ says the bag, which is voiced by Izetta Tollapi.