Bags

Valesque Bags: Slim Handles, Satin and Velvet Shoulder Bags

Valesque bags are built around slim handles and concealed hardware instead of visible logos, in satin, velvet and nylon. The Berlin label was founded in 2023 by Valeska Dütsch and Sophie Berianidze, and I go through its shoulder bags and totes.

Tory Burch Bags: Kira, Fleming, Perry and the Small Ones Worth Carrying

A first-person walk through Tory Burch bags, from the quilted Kira and Fleming shapes to the totes and the little crossbodies. It covers how the brand started and how each family carries.

Small Bags, Big Year

Small bags have outlasted every prediction that they were a passing joke. The reason is practical as much as aesthetic: phones got bigger, but nobody wants to carry more than they have to, and a tiny bag makes an outfit look finished. This edit is a broad run of minis, from structured top handles to evening minaudieres.

Shopping Large Lightweight Suitcase: Editors' Picks

These are the Large Lightweight Suitcase picks worth your time, chosen on construction rather than on how often they appear online. Leather darkens where your hand sits, which is not damage; it is the bag settling.

Marc Jacobs Stam Bag: The 2005 Runway Quilt That Came Back

The Marc Jacobs Stam bag, the quilted chain-strap satchel named after Jessica Stam, is back, and this edit covers the true re-editions, their Stam-inspired cousins and the best chain bags to carry this fall. I would start with the black one and a long coat.

Shopping Exotic Leather Handbags: Editors' Picks

These are the Exotic Leather Handbags picks worth your time, chosen on construction rather than on how often they appear online. Leather darkens where your hand sits, which is not damage; it is the bag settling.

Sancia Belts & Bags: Are They Worth It?

Sancia is the Australian label that fell for Oaxacan leather and never really left. I am a sucker for a belt with a story, so this edit follows the brand from its belts and bags into the easy clothes around them.

Crossbody Phone Bag: The Strap That Followed the Bigger iPhone

This crossbody phone bag edit covers leather pouches, phone wallets, strap cases, mini bags and nylon slings that all hold a phone and keep your hands free. I started with the first iPhone in 2007 and worked forward to the 6.9-inch phones we carry now.

Mansur Gavriel Tote: The Soft Leather Bag That Started a Waiting List

This Mansur Gavriel tote edit covers the Everyday Cabas, zip and soft totes, minis, buckets and shoulder bags. I love a bag with a quiet outside and a small surprise in the lining.

Navy Bags Worth The Money?

Whether a navy bag is worth the money depends on two or three things rather than one. I break down what the price pays for, from everyday carries to evening styles.

MARGESHERWOOD Bags: What I'd Carry This Season

MARGESHERWOOD is a Seoul handbag label that takes familiar bag shapes and gives them a wink. I like it because the bags look easy to carry and still make me look twice.

Luxury Shoulder Bags Edit

Luxury shoulder bags here are led by Saint Laurent, including the Loulou matelassé and the Cassandre suede. I go through leather styles and mini sizes.

Luxury Handbags for Women: A Buying Guide

Buying Luxury Handbags for Women comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference.

LSPACE Swimwear and Beach Bags: Where to Start

LSPACE is the Costa Mesa swim label that started with reversible triangle bikinis and a real obsession with fit. I like it for the bright coastal mood and the clothes that carry you from the water to dinner.

Liffner Handbags: Scandinavian Clutches, Totes and Shoulder Bags

Liffner builds handbags around the Scandinavian idea that restraint can still have a pulse. Founded in Stockholm in 2012 by Paulina Liffner von Sydow, the brand pairs expressive minimalism with Italian craftsmanship and small-batch production. Croc effects, calf hair, raffia and tassels add a little mischief to shapes that remain remarkably composed.

Red Bag: The Unexpected Red Theory, Carried on Your Shoulder

This red bag edit covers shoulder bags, crossbodies, top-handles, totes and clutches in true red, from Gucci and Loewe to Coach and Staud. I would start with the one that looks most like my coat and keep the rest of the outfit plain.

Lake & Skye Perfume: Which Scent to Buy First

Lake & Skye is a New York fragrance and body-care label that Courtney Somer named for her daughters. I like how it treats scent as a small daily pause, so this edit is about which one to start with.

Dragon Diffusion: Craig Wright's Woven Leather Bags

Craig Wright's Dragon Diffusion began in 1985, built on basketry techniques borrowed from the South Pacific, Japan and Europe. I go through the woven leather totes and how they age with use.

Call It By Your Name Totes: Hand-Finished Bandana Print Bags

Call It By Your Name turns the cotton bandana, a familiar print with no fashion pretension, into totes and pouches finished by hand. Colombe Campana started the label making bandanas for family and friends, and a South Carolina mill still supplies the cloth. The edit is built around that tension between an everyday textile and a personal, handworked object.

BTB Los Angeles Bags: The Pieces Worth the Price

BTB Los Angeles is a travel-minded bag label that began with straw totes and a shared love of accessories. I like how it makes a sundress or a very plain outfit look decided, and this edit is my packing list.

Best Handbags 2025: A Buying Guide

Best handbags 2025 come down to a few checks you can do from the product page, and everything else is preference. I sort the picks by everyday carry and by what actually decides a good bag.

Bag Edit: Everyday Totes and Evening Clutches in Woven and Suede

This bag edit moves between generous, everyday totes and small-scale evening clutches. Pieces from Loewe, Coach, Tory Burch and Chloe lean toward woven and suede totes built for daily use, while Carolina Herrera, Alaia and Saint Laurent supply the going-out counterpart. The range is less about one shape than about the return of texture, whether raffia braid, jacquard or hand-finished leather.

B-Low the Belt Belts and Bags: The Styles Worth Buying

B-Low The Belt is the Los Angeles label that treats the buckle as the main event. I think a belt changes an outfit faster than a new dress, so this edit is mostly belts, with a few fringe bags for company.

Abbode Pouches: The Travel Pouches Worth Buying

Abbode is a New York shop that embroiders names, initials and small private jokes onto pouches, tea towels and pillowcases. I am a sucker for anything with a note stitched into it, so this edit is about picking the one worth giving.