Forget gold hoops, kitten heels and baguette bags. The hot accessory of the season is the phone chain.

That’s right — Gen Z and millennials are walking around with their mobile dangling from a limb via a strand of girlish beads. They’re garish, jangly and reminiscent of the plastic necklaces found in children’s party bags.

But wearers would argue a 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro Max won’t fit in many mini handbags nowadays — and they’re not going to throw it in a roomy tote out of reach.

Gigi Hadid, the 28-year-old supermodel, endorses the trend and has been spotted clutching a black and white pearl-embellished chain from the viral British wristlet maker String Ting. The singer Dua Lipa is also a fan of the brand,