OReach with different styles and needs, there is something that all women have in common: the search this Autumn-Winter 2023 for a leather bag that feels roomy, minimal and worn on the shoulder. A passe-partout with timeless charm, which replaces visible logos with high quality materials and durability. The desire is for an accessory that can make the most complex days not only more stylish, but even simpler.
Designers meet these (seemingly) impossible requests with design you can always count on. From capacity to the height of Mary Poppins and style in step with the autumn winter 2023 2024 catwalks: here 20 bags for the office, university and beyond.
Easy-life: how a bag ready for anything should be
The perfect bag doesn’t exist, they said. But some models proposed for Autumn Winter 2023 2024 are ready to disprove even the most sceptical.
There are one essential characteristics linear silhouette, with simple but functional shapes, which do not make even the simplest gestures complicated. In second place, not least, we find the material. Of leather, real or eco-sustainable, what makes the difference is the quality, which must resist entire days out of town and for as long as possible. With the shoulder bagto be worn with practicality, or with long handles, to hold on your shoulder to have everything under control. The imperative here is la versatility. Both stylistic and practical.
From the Loewe Spring/Summer 2024 show. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)
Minimal chic for, truly, all occasions
Flaming seasonal palettes and bold shapes like that crescent-shaped worn by stars can be misleading. But the truth is that to buy a bag that lasts forever, thus simplifying your life, even the design it must be timeless. Black, chocolate brown, gray or at most burgundy: preference should be given to nuances that are difficult to get tired of and which can be easily combined with different jackets. Their charm, silently whispered, emerges not only from quality but from small style details capable of embellishing the design without weighing it down (in every sense). From very small logos to slightly more eye-catching buckles, contrasting zips and special geometric silhouettes. Character lies in the little things.
20 models to invest in
It seems like a dream but it’s real. The fashion brands of the new imperceptible luxury make the minimal, roomy and suitable for all occasions bags tangible. From Khaitewith its bucket model, passing through the maxi tote by The Rowa true master key as demonstrated by the Olsen twins. Loewe presented the protagonist of Autumn Winter 2023 2024 in terms of originality and appeal, the Puzzle Fold Tote, a leather bag that is so practical that it folds up on itself.
Vita Soft shoulder bag, Orciani via Farfetch. €460
More accessible, the alternatives of Bourbon And Gianni Chiarini, with small dimensions but a lively character, boast palettes that range from petrol green to purple. Triangular, like the iconic one Japanese bags Of MM6 or the new leather shoulder bag Life Of Orciani: not only is there a perfect design, but it is even suitable for all budgets and tastes.
You buy it once and you’ll never part with it again: bags like these are much more than an accessory, a real detail of personal style.
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