Classic, goes-with-everything black bags are the backbone of any fashion girl's closet. But mine barely see the summer sun—especially now, when color trends from butter yellow to strawberry red keep drenching 2026's buzziest It bags. VIPs are banishing their basic black bags, too.
I started surveilling a color story shift the moment Rihanna traded neutral-tinted totes for the lemon yellow trend. The sunshine-y shade atop Dior's Dracula Book tote won RiRi over last summer, but by April 2026, lemon also coated her Dior Saddle bag. Within weeks, Taylor Swift debuted a new Lady Dior cut from the same sold-out, yellow cloth.
