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ST correspondent Amanda Chai (left) with a bag full of charms. It may have started with Labubu, but bag charms are all the rage now.

ST correspondent Amanda Chai (left) with a bag full of charms. It may have started with Labubu, but bag charms are all the rage now.

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SINGAPORE – These days, it may be harder to spot a “naked” bag on the streets than one covered in toys and trinkets.

You could throw a rock and hit a Labubu doll dangling precariously from a handbag, sometimes encased in protective plastic. Or perhaps you have seen its Pop Mart contemporary, Crybaby, strung onto a purse alongside all manner of ribbons, beads and keychains.

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