These Are the 7 Biggest Bag Trends of Fall 2023

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Maybe Carrie Bradshaw is wearing a pigeon bag this fall—as seen on And Just Like That... recently—but not even New York’s most famous fashionista is going to make avian accessories trend. (The formerly sold-out and still-viral $890 JW Anderson clutch in question is back in stock now, though, if you’re curious.)

Instead, fall’s biggest bag trends are less eccentric, but just as likely to be spotted on the streets of New York City as an actual pigeon—and getting significantly more looks of adoration than a purse shaped like one. While not as unusual, the bags we’ll be seeing everywhere in the coming month are still freaky, in their own ways.

There’s Gucci’s horsebit chain shoulder bag—a design first seen during the Tom Ford era, meant to be held close to your chest like a hot secret. Louis Vuitton’s Go-14 top-handle bag was practically made for those “What’s in your bag?” videos, with enough space in its pillowy interior to carry around your entire life and then some. And of course there are the bags like those seen on the runway at Ferragamo, quite literally larger than life. If you want to get really weird, though, we’d recommend investing in the Puppets and Puppets banana-handle leather hobo bag, the fruit-flavored follow up to the brand’s popular cookie bag.

Read on for the seven biggest bag trends of fall 2023.

Fall 2023 Trend: Elongated Bags With Edge

Carrying a tiny micro bag with a singular pinky is dainty, feminine, and adorable. But carrying a large elongated bag perched in the crook of your elbow or clutched tight against your heart sends an entirely different message.

Toting your accessories around in a bite sized package is a flex that demonstrates how you don't really need to carry anything around. But honestly, maybe opting for an elongated bag instead is more worthy of a brag. Carrying Miu Miu's popular Arcadie or Gucci's hot horsebit shows the world you have baggage, and you're not afraid to take it with you everywhere you go.

Horsebit Chain Shoulder Bag

Miu Miu Arcadie Matelassé nappa-leather Bag

Paseo Leather Shoulder Bag

Brick Cassette small intrecciato leather shoulder bag

Women's Locò Calfskin Shoulder Bag - Light Ivory

Paseo Leather Shoulder Bag

Miu Miu Arcadie Matelassé nappa-leather Bag

Women's Locò Calfskin Shoulder Bag - Light Ivory

Miguel leather shoulder bag

Brick Cassette small intrecciato leather shoulder bag

Miguel leather shoulder bag

Fall 2023 Trend: Oversized Bags That Are Larger Than Life

If an elongated bag isn't big enough, consider the extremely large bags that have taken over the runway for the past couple of seasons. This past February, models at Loewe, Ferragamo, and Coach carried bags so large they sometimes touched the runway itself.

Carrying around an oversized bag is the easiest way to look like an Olsen twin, and the reason Mary Kate and Ashley likely love the look is the fact that it adds instant mystique. People will look at you and wonder, Why exactly does she need a bag that large? And who doesn't like the thought of a look that truly piques people's interest, even if all you're carrying around is a small wallet and a lip tint (although the most Olsen thing to do would be to stuff the bag to the brim and then spill some wine on it).

Park XL Textured-Leather Tote

Le 5 à 7 Supple Large Leather Shoulder Bag

XL Hobo Shoulder Bag

Men's XL Leather Puzzle Tote Bag

Sara Oversized Suede Tote

Perriand leather weekend bag

Fall 2023 Trend: Top Handle Bags That Mean Business

There's something undeniably powerful about having a firm grip on a really good top handle bag. At its core, it's a look that means business. But unlike a bag that you throw over your shoulder or chest, there's more intention to a top handle bag—you have to be determined to really hold it.

Louis Vuitton's Go-14 makes that easy to want to do, with a classic design reminiscent of the quilted patterns of the Maison's historic trunks. The silhouette was seen elsewhere as well, like at Chanel rendered in all tweed or at Puppets and Puppets with a fruity spin.

GO-14 MM

Banana Leather Hobo Bag

Flap Bag with Top Handle

The Bow Mini Leather Tote Bag

Medium Brushed Leather Handbag

Key Bag

Fall 2023 Trend: Circular Treasures

While plenty of fall's biggest bag trends are angular, one of them is softer around the edges. At Simone Rocha and Bottega Veneta, models could be seen with egg bags, either braided with leather or crafted to look like a freshly picked oversized pearl. They're whimsical bags that feel less like an accessory and more like a magical find from a fairytale.

Lou Leather Clutch

Micro Egg Shoulder Bag

Le Sac Rond Tote Bag

Mini Mava Cross-Body Bag

Shiny Lambskin & Gold-Tone Metal Clutch

Round Circle Bag

Fall 2023 Trend: Bucket Bags Made With Childlike Wonder

Nothing can ever beat the special nostalgia of a beach memory from your childhood in which the ocean is wetting your toes as you sway a bucket and pail along the sand. But there's something about swinging around a bucket bag in your adulthood that somewhat awakens that childlike joy.

The bag's shape feels like an invite to just toss trinkets into its depths, welcoming you to carry a collection of things you want instead of things you need. And it's hard not to feel the need to impulse buy luxe bucket bags crafted by the likes of Bottega Veneta, Alaïa, and Hermes.

Small Bucket Cuir Triomphe

Babel Cutout Bag

Kalimero intrecciato leather bucket bag

The Curve Small Bucket Bag

Cecilia Bucket Bag

T Monogram Denim Bucket Bag

Fall 2023 Trend: Bags as Slouchy as Your Favorite Pair of Jeans

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The only thing better than the slouchy sensation of an oversized pair of jeans is an outfit that matches its energy exactly. Bags at The Row, Loewe, and Burberry looked like crumpled bags made of luxurious leather, scrunched with an ease that makes them a dream to carry under your arm. If most purses feel too structured for you, this silhouette is your solution to an effortless accessory that's as cool as a vintage pair of worn in Levis's 501s.

Foulard Metal-Handle Leather Shoulder Bag

Polly Tote

Flamenco Leather Bag

Japanese Leather Tote Bag

Oversized Vittoria Tote

Lee Radziwill Double Bag

Fall 2023 Trend: '90s Simplicity

It feels hard to remember a time when the '90s weren't trending, but the general public's obsession with the decade has no signs of slowing down. And the real key to looking like Chloë Sevigny or Angelina Jolie in the aughts isn't just a head of tousled hair or a torso covered in leather but a bag that's simple, subtle, and most importantly, hot.

Prada's re-edition 1995 brushed-leather bag achieves this perfectly. As does Ralph Lauren's RL 888. They're like perfectly packaged time capsules that quite literally put the '90s in your grasp.

Re-Edition 1995 Carolyn Nappa Leather Bag

RL 888 Crossbody in Box Calfskin

White Label Chrystie Bag

Black Corner Bag

Cutout Glossed-Leather and Canvas Bag

Textured-Leather Tote

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