In 2 Months, This Bag Will Be Harder to Get Than a Birkin—But Katie Holmes Is Already Wearing It
What's old is new again. Two very important early-2000s relics have been resurrected in these photos: the on-screen romance between Dawson's Creek alums Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson, and the Phoebe Philo–era Chloé Paddington bag. Holmes has enlisted her former co-star to play her love interest in a three-part movie called Happy Hours that she's writing, directing, and starring in. It's the first time they've worked together in over 20 years. Fittingly, Holmes was spotted filming scenes wearing a handbag that reigned during the exact same era as Dawson's Creek.
The Chloé Paddington bag had a chokehold on fashion lovers in the early 2000s, and now it's about to come back. Creative Director Chemena Kamali has revamped the iconic handbag, which will no doubt be fall's hottest commodity when it drops in September. You can join the waitlist, but don't say I didn't warn you: the reissued bag will be in extremely high demand. May the odds be ever in your favor.
On Katie Holmes: Chloé Paddington Bag (join the waitlist for the September 2025 launch)
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Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 14 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Kate and Meghan stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible.
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