Handbags are often a brand’s most important source of sales. They offer higher profit margins than clothing and reach a much wider audience. For this reason, they are crucial for directing seasonal collections and increasing overall sales. This importance was reflected on the FW26 catwalks. There, designers presented a wide variety of shoulder bags, from casual, loose hobos to more structured silhouettes with straps.
Hobos
Designers used suede and softer leathers in fresh colors to create casual shapes with modern details.
Diesel HW26 by Glenn Martens
Crafted from distressed brown leather, the relaxed Diesel D-One featured dangling straps with multiple brass buckles and rivets.
Elisabetta Franchi FW26
Crafted from black grained calfskin with a tubular top handle, the hobo-style ‘Boulevard’ bag featured a strap fastening and a gold-tone metal logo on the front.
Corner house Latta HW26
A yellow suede hobo bag with a strap decorated with multiple silver-colored studs.
Hermès FW26 by Nadège Vanhee
A mustard yellow leather hobo bag with a unique metal clasp that hung from a central leather strap.
shoulder bags
Italian fashion house Fendi reintroduced its ’90s favorite, the ‘baguette’, with new details. The color palette for AW26 will be extensive, ranging from neutral black, brown and camel to a bright grass green.
Fendi FW26 by Maria Grazia Chiuri
A Fendi ‘Baguette’ bag in camel leather with intricate overstitching on the edges and a matching woven buckle with FF logo.
Marni HW26 by Meryll Rogge
An elongated bag with a brown textured leather body and a contrasting orange top flap with long double straps.
Prada FW26 by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons
A bright green crocodile embossed leather shoulder bag with a gold embossed logo.
Boss HW26
A black lambskin leather shoulder bag with a curved top edge and a thick, adjustable shoulder strap.
Handbags
Designers showed ‘ladylike’ handbags, often made of exotic or very fine lamb leather. Trapezoid shapes were popular on the runways this season, fitting in with the geometric trend.
Ferrari HW26 by Rocco Iannone
A top-handle bag made from burgundy leather with a polished silver-tone metal handle.
Michael Kors FW26
A geometric, trapezoid-shaped bag in smooth, polished calfskin with handles.
Mugler HW26 by Miguel Castro Freitas
A crocodile embossed leather bag in an edgy design with handles.
No.21 HW26 by Alessandro Dell’Acqua
A pink leather bag with a soft body, a structured top flap and a buckle strap.
Tod’s HW26 by Matteo Tamburini
A soft honey calfskin bag with a buckled wraparound belt strap and a gold-tone metal ‘T’ clasp.
Box-shaped bags
‘Box-shaped’ landscape shoulder bags were abundant this season. Their shape corresponded to this year’s geometric trend.
Advice by Keith Herron
A leather shopper with a black and white geometric print. It features a round front pocket, side pockets, a top zip closure with tassel and tubular handles.
Hermès FW26 by Nadège Vanhee
A lime green suede ‘Plume’ mini bag with double handles, a top zip closure and silver-tone hardware.
Mithridate HW26 by Daniel Fletcher
A blue leather bag with a double handle, front pockets and buckle and tassel details.
Akris HW26 by Albert Kriemler
The small green leather bag ‘Alice’ from Akris with a structured flap and a handle.
Long strap shoulder bags
They are probably the most practical of the shoulder bags because they can be worn crossbody. Every major design house showed a long-strap style. Matthieu Blazy got creative with the classic Chanel bag and the television series ‘Love Story’ introduced a whole new generation to the Calvin Klein brand.
Balenciaga HW26 by Pierpaolo Piccioli
The ‘George’ double flap bag in brown lambskin had a sculptural silhouette with a gold-tone rectangular ‘Double B’ logo closure.
Calvin Klein FW26 by Veronica Leoni
A brown leather bag with a rectangular gold-tone metal clasp and a long strap.
Chanel FW26 by Matthieu Blazy
A unique bag that combines several elements. It combines the ‘Mademoiselle’ twist clasp and the flat ‘Bijoux’ chain of the 2.55. Added to this are the interlocking ‘CC’ clasp of the 11.12 and the leather braided chain of the Classic Flap.
Miu Miu FW26 by Miucca Prada
A saddlebag-style silhouette crafted from distressed brown leather. It has a distinctive gold-tone buckle and a long, thin, adjustable leather strap.
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