Yes, I love a nice shoulder bag as much as anyone else. But, there’s a new style that’s been popping up on my feed more and more lately – and now I can’t get it out of my head: the pouch with drawstring.
Drawstring pouches are hot for summer 2026
The fashion crowd is crazy about this beautiful one small bag – often decorated with striking beads or tassels. I just can’t look away from it; and fortunately that is not necessary.
This beautiful one pouches are the perfect size for everything you need when you’re running out the door: keys, phone, wallet (my personal trinity), and a few extras, like a trusty lip gloss or a perfume you get compliments on.
The most beautiful pouches with drawstring for summer
Mango Handbag with beads and a drawstring
Ganni Pouch with a floral print and a drawstring
Missoni Clutch with a print
Free People Velvet pouch with a drawstring
Judith Leiber Pouch with a drawstring and rhinestones
Staud Lila mini bucket bag
Etro X Tabby Booth bag with beads and embroidery
Sophie Buhai Teardrop pouch
What I like most about this one summer bag trend? It is a bag that goes with any outfit, whether it is an easy tank top with long denim shorts, a beautiful summer skirt or your outfit for your next wedding this season. I also love the expressive styles in which this model is available (quiet luxury – which you even see in perfume nowadays – is not inferior to this!).
Dale Arden Chong is the Senior Fashion Commerce Editor at ELLE.com, where she edits and reports on the latest trends, labels, and designers in the fashion space to bring you the best items that will elevate your wardrobe. With a passion for great sartorial stories and getting dressed (as well as a knack for nerding out over the details), she has a robust knowledge of high-quality design, construction, and materials based on testing hundreds of products over her eight-plus years in the industry, writing stories for Glamour, Who What Wear, Entertainment Tonight, and others. So, if you ask her for a shopping recommendation, she’ll give you five picks plus her honest, unfiltered opinions. Dale graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Communication Design. In 2015, she was a finalist for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award in the Online category of “Commentary/Analysis/Trend” for her article “Calvin Klein Underwear: What Is Plus Size?” Outside of the style world, her hobbies include cooking, playing tennis, ceramics, and watching BTS dance videos on YouTube, among other things. Follow her on Instagram at @dalearden.
