The handbag styles to know in 2022

3 February 2022
By Fashion Quarterly

After an investment bag to add to your collection? Here's all the inspiration you need.

Hailwood ‘Montana’ dress, $899. Dries Van Noten ‘Mini’ bag, $1400, and ‘Crossover’ heels, $1200, both from Zambesi. Glen Prentice ‘Terrazzo’ necklace, $170. Photography: Veronica Crockford-Pound & Joseph Griffen. Styling: Danielle Clausen. As seen in Fashion Quarterly Summer 2022.

In the world of fashion, what’s old is often new again. And in the case of handbags, that couldn’t be more true. From the return of the baguette and art deco inspired numbers to sleek and modern shapes, here are the bags that are trending in 2022.

Woven wonders

Loewe basket bag from Faradays, $895

Khaite ‘Osa’ leather-trimmed raffia tote, from Net-A-Porter, $1,355

Shoulder savvy

Dior saddle bag in black grained calfskin, POA

Georgia Jay ‘Bean’ baguette, $470

Statement maker

Deadly Ponies ‘Twister Midi’, $849

Michael Kors ‘Monogramme’ small metallic python embossed leather bucket bag, $2,259

Structured classics

Yu Mei ‘Milly’ bag, $875

Gucci ‘small GG’ shoulder bag, $4,755

The 'it' bag

Balenciaga ‘Crocodile effect’ tote bag from Farfetch, $2,750 

Prada satin mini-bag with artifical crystals, $2,550

Carry-all

Saben ‘Porter’ tote, $549

Marc Jacobs ‘Small Traveler’ tote bag from Smith & Caughey’s, $479

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