These Spring/Summer 2023 Handbag trends from the runway will change your mind about your next handbag purchase.
Make no mistake, a handbag is the most defining accessory of any outfit. The design you choose — small or large, statement or sleek — has the power to transform or uplift the rest of your clothes. To really enhance one’s wardrobe, a full selection of purses, totes, and clutches is needed, and the Spring/Summer 2023 runway bag trends are a reflection of that fact. Designers aren’t simply honing in on a single silhouette or colour, but instead, getting creative with options for all occasions.
For work, there are structured and sleek top handle bags. For nights out there are fuzzy clutches or flashy gold baguettes. And for day-to-day errand running, there are the comically oversized styles from the likes of Salvatore Ferragamo and Peter Do (because practicality doesn’t have to come at the price of fun). What makes this season’s best bag trends feel most interesting is that they’re created to enhance any sort of style. These designs don’t require you to change up your whole closet to put forth a fresh feeling.
Here we round up the best handbag trends from the Spring/Summer 2023 Runways.
Oversized Bags
At Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière showed supersized portfolio style clutch bags with an enlarged LV logo and intricate branded chain handles.
Spotted at: Proenza Schouler, Stella McCartney, Altuzarra
Chain Handle Bags
At Chanel, a re-interpretation of the classic chain handle handbag. A drawstring bag in black patent leather embellished with pearls and a branded coin. Versace showed a classic black leather satchel embellished with silver studs and a detachable chain handle.
Spotted at: Alexander MacQueen, Chanel
Novelty Bags
Just like every other year, this year too, quirky handbags were one of the top choices of designers.
Spotted at: Victoria Beckham, JW Anderson, Moschino
Half-Moon Bags
Soft, rounded shapes have steadily made their way back into the trend cycle over the last few seasons, and the moon bag has become a favourite shape for houses across all four fashion capitals. The top-handled shape with a crescent body works both for evenings out and as a polished office bag.
Spotted at: Marine Serre, Bally, Versace
Pillow Bags
There were plush, squishy touches all over the catwalks, from typically quilt-heavy runways like Chanel, but also in more unexpected places, like Loewe and Sportmax. If you’re always working to strike a balance in your style, contrast these options with a sharp suit.
Spotted at: Giambattista Valli, Loewe, Sportmax
