article_snippet: Gone are the days of the bigger the better, this season's IT bag is a bitesize version of this season's IT bag former self.
article_snippet: Today's on trend totes have shrunk to a third the size trend totes were giving women a headache when it comes to packing essentials.
article_snippet: For the latest catwalk trend of exclusive petite pouches replacing the tank-size-totes of previous years has hit the High Street.
article_snippet: High street stores have seen sales in smaller handbags rise thanks to celebrity and catwalk influences .
article_snippet: Retail chain Debenhams has seen the most popular size of the average handbag sold shrink by almost 200 per cent, according to a recent sales analysis with styles such as H!
article_snippet: Henry Holland iridescent 'milk carton' bag and Bailey and Quinn's mini tote bag leading new trend.
article_snippet: One in three female shoppers already own or are planning to buy a smaller bag thanks following in the footsteps of celebrities such as Alexa Chung .
article_snippet: An additional survey for the retailer found that the trend was set to increase among the public with one in three female customers (32 per cent) either owning, or were intending to buy a smaller handbag within the next four months.
article_snippet: Recent designer brands to launch mini and even micro bags include Moschino, with one of the smallest at 2.4' x 3.5', Valentino, Mulberry, and Dolce and Gabbana with one of the largest at 5' x 6.7'.
highlights_snippet: Sales of smaller bags have risen by 200 per cent according to Debenhams .
  
highlights_snippet: Sizes have shrunk from 350 cubic inches to just 120 cubic inches .
  
highlights_snippet: smaller bags have made appearances on several designer catwalks .