Handbags are often the main source of revenue for a brand. They offer higher profit margins than clothing and appeal to a broader audience. Therefore, they are essential for directing seasonal collections and driving overall sales. This importance is reflected on the FW26 catwalks. Designers show a wide range of satchels, ranging from relaxed, flowing hobos to structured silhouettes with straps.
Oboes
Designers use suede and softer leathers in fresh colors for supple models with updated details.
Diesel FW26 by Glenn Martens
The supple Diesel D-One made of weathered brown leather has hanging straps with multiple copper buckles and studs.
Elisabetta Franchi FW26
The ‘Boulevard’ hobo bag made of black ‘dollar-grain’ calf leather with a tubular handle has a strap closure and a gold-coloured metal logo on the front.
Eckhaus Latta FW26
A yellow suede hobo bag with a strap accented with several silver-colored rivets.
Hermès FW 26 by Nadège Vanhee
A mustard yellow leather hobo bag with a unique metal clasp detail hanging from a central leather strap.
Shoulder bags
Fendi reintroduces their favorite from the nineties, the ‘Baguette’, with new details. Color for FW26 is versatile, ranging from neutral black, brown and camel to a bright grass green shade.
Fendi FW26 by Maria Grazia Chiuri
A Fendi ‘Baguette’ bag in camel leather with an intricate ‘whipstitch’ detail along the edges and a matching woven buckle with FF logo.
Marni FW26 by Meryll Rogge
An elongated bag with a brown textured leather body and a contrasting orange flap with long, double straps.
Prada FW26 by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons
A bright green leather shoulder bag with crocodile print and a gold-colored debossed logo.
Boss FW26
A black lammy satchel with a curved topline and a thick, adjustable shoulder strap.
Handbags
Designers show ‘ladylike’ handbags, often made of exotic leathers or very fine lambskin. Trapezoid shapes are popular on the catwalks this season, in line with the geometric trend.
Ferrari FW26 by Rocco Iannone
A handbag made of burgundy leather with a polished silver-colored metal handle.
Michael Kors FW26
A geometric, trapezoidal bag in smooth, polished calfskin with handles.
Mugler FW26 by Miguel Castro Freitas
A crocodile print leather bag in an angular design with handles.
No.21 FW26 by Alessandro Dell’Acqua
A pink leather bag with a supple body, a structured flap and a buckle strap.
Tods FW26 by Matteo Tamburini
A bag made of soft calfskin in a honey yellow color with a folded strap with buckle and a gold-colored metal ‘T’ closure.
Boxy bags
‘Boxy’ east-west satchels are in abundance this season. Their shape is in line with this year’s geometric trend.
Advisory by Keith Herron
A leather tote with a black and white geometric print, a round front pocket, side pockets, a zipper at the top with a tassel and tubular handles.
Hermès FW26 by Nadège Vanhee
A lime green suede mini ‘Plume’ bag with double handles, a zipper at the top and silver-tone hardware.
Mithridate FW26 by Daniel Fletcher
A blue leather bag with double handles, front pockets and details with buckles and tassels.
Akris FW26 by Albert Kriemler
The small, green leather ‘Alice’ bag from Akris with a textured flap and a handle.
Satchels with a long strap
Perhaps the most practical of all satchels, because they can be worn as a crossbody. Every major fashion house shows a model with a long strap. Matthieu Blazy uses the classic Chanel bag creatively, while the TV series ‘Love Story’ introduces a whole new generation to the Calvin Klein brand.
Balenciaga FW26 by Pierpaolo Piccioli
The brown lambskin ‘George’ double flap bag features 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-colored metal closure and a long strap.
Chanel FW26 by Matthieu Blazy
A unique bag that combines the ‘Mademoiselle’ twist closure and the flat ‘bijoux’ chain of the 2.55. Additionally, it features the interlocking ‘CC’ clasp of the 11.12 and the leather interwoven chain of the Classic Flap.
Miu Miu FW26 by Miucca Prada
A saddlebag silhouette in a brown, distressed leather finish with a striking gold-tone buckle and a long, thin, adjustable leather strap.
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