With the shift in season comes the question: which handbag should we be grabbing before heading out to soak up some spring sunshine? As ever, there are a few trends to be aware of, some of which are as much about how a bag is carried or styled as how it actually looks.
“Playful, slightly irreverent designs are pushing ‘relaxed’ to new extremes,” says Charlotte Staerck, founder and CEO of The Handbag Clinic, “from open, unstructured bags to the latest Chanel Reissue styles that embrace a deliberately crumpled aesthetic that to some may appear slightly comical yet will undoubtedly be big news.