THEAre you looking for a safe investment for the summer? Among all the trendy new models, it is the shoulder bag to depopulate in the collections of brands and stylists. More elegant than the shoulder bag and at the same time more practical than the classic handbag, the shoulder bag represents the right middle ground to focus on for those looking for a daily accessory that does not lose its refinement even in the evening.
Small or large, black or in bright colours, sharp geometric or soft hobo cut, it is always a faithful must-have. How to orient yourself in choosing your own style shoulder?
Shoulder bags 2023, the must-have designer models
All the great Maisons in Spring-Summer 2023 proposed their own signature version of shoulder bag. Among the most popular models of the season, it peeps out Sailthe last born in the house Etro, conceived by the creative director Marco De Vincenzo: the shoulder bag with a design inspired by the nautical world is at the top of the wishlist. It follows Pocket Of Miu Miu, multitasking in name and in fact. And the merit is also of the respective testimonials, on the one hand Bianca Baltion the other Kendall Jenner.
Capacious and essential
Two exceptional interpreters for two unprecedented versions of the 2023 shoulder bag. Today, in fact, the triumph is the shoulder bag that does not give up on the one hand the capacity, which clearly differs from the small Nineties baguette model in vogue in recent seasons, from the other to an essential allure. To prove it, other protagonists on the crest of the wave: from Brick Cassettes Of Bottega Veneta to the geometric shoulder bag designed by Maximilian Davis for Ferragamoup to Le Maillon in matelassé leather Saint Laurent.
The Brick Cassette shoulder bag by Bottega Veneta.
Bags that are just the right size and with an ultra-chic silhouette, which gracefully stand out.
Not just hobos
The mania for the traditional hobo shoulder bag, with a circular or half-moon shape, continues also in 2023: to prove it the models still in vogue but already present in the collection, from Ava Of Celine (which is enriched with new allover versions of the logo Triomphe) at the Frayme Of Stella McCartneyup to Fendigraphy Of Fendi, proposed for Spring-Summer in sorbet and pastel shades. And for the current year there is also the micro trend of soft shoulder bagas evidenced by the Bonny Of Jimmy Choo. A shoulder bag that doesn’t cost a salary? The most up-to-date affordable version is called Soft Baguettesbut to the detriment of the name it is very spacious (signed Aesther Ekme).
Aesther Ekme’s leather shoulder bag.
How to match the shoulder bag
If combining the It Bag with the look is an obsolete concept, the focus is entirely on the occasion of use: no worries for the day, some precautions for the evening – the larger shoulder bags are to be reserved for daytime hours. A no-cost ploy to make even the most common shoulder bag, often used by influencers, elegant? Carry it by hand.
Carrying the shoulder bag as a handbag, the trick to make it even more chic (Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images).
A black leather shoulder bag it is the most timeless of passe-partout. Although with summer around the corner it is necessary to have one white or clear versionto be worn strictly in contrast. A shoulder – actually two – you can always rely on.
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