The Best Bag Trends of Nyfw Spring 2024
Bags Don't Always Get a Major Moment During New York Fashion Week. Not Every Brand or Designer That Debuts a Runway Collection Is a Clothing and Accessories...
Bags don't always get a major moment during New York Fashion Week. Not every brand or designer that debuts a runway collection is a clothing and accessories designer, and some steer clear of including handbags altogether. Others might opt to accent their collections with simple, understated bags designed to not pull focus from the looks they accompany. In other words, scouting the best bag trends from NYFW can be a challenge — but it's a challenge we're up for, if only to find out how much smaller this year's mini-bag trend is going to go. Spoiler alert: It's still going.
The 2024 Spring/Summer runway collections were accented with tote bags, crossbody purses, clutches, and handbags that built on previous trends without straying too far from what works well this time of year: metallics, florals, and timeless silhouettes. Even so, designers managed to refresh traditional and timeless accessories with updated hardware, playful sizing, and whimsical shapes and silhouettes.
Ahead, we've rounded up our favorite bag trends from among the 2024 NYFW Spring/Summer collections, so you can start planning for the year ahead.
Bag Layering
We've watched mini bags get smaller and smaller, wondering what purpose they'll serve once they're too tiny to hold anything but a compact. At NYFW, labels like Coach, Kate Spade, Rachel Comey, and 3.1 Phillip Lim served solutions on the runway with models sporting not one, but two bags on their shoulders.
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Larger-Than-Life Totes
The oversized tote bag trend moved into a new, slouchy direction this season. Shiny leather and neutral canvas totes in a range of soft-edged and supple silhouettes were spotted at Sixdo, Tibi, 3.1 Phillip Lim, and elsewhere.
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