Vogue’s spring 2026 trend report, published April 13, identifies eight key directions in handbags — a mix of archival revivals, new silhouettes, and colour-led moments that together define the season’s mood.
Archival Revival
New creative directors are mining brand archives: Matthieu Blazy at Chanel reframed the 2.55 with metallic thread for a time-warped effect; Michael Rider at Celine revived the Phantom with its signature “smiley zip”; Jonathan Anderson brought new language to the Lady Dior.
Petite Pouches
Drawstring dustbag silhouettes — led by Prada in marigold, lilac, and powder pink — are the season’s breakout compact form. Cobalt blue is the dominant colour across this category, with Celine’s version setting the pace. Loewe, Miu Miu, and Valentino all offer variants.
The Slouchy Bag
Soft leather and velvet, with deliberately half-open zips as a design detail. Chanel, Valentino, Dior, and Loewe all presented more relaxed silhouettes, communicating an “effortlessly cool” ease over structured formality.
The Bowling Bag
Curved forms with crescent handles: Balenciaga’s Bolero, Miu Miu’s Beau, The Row’s Astra. Chloé’s version — with a jangling chain — is the most pronounced It-bag candidate of the group.
The Lady Bag
Hard-sided, top-handled forms drawn from the 1940s–50s. Prada in crocodile-embossed leather; Bottega Veneta (Louise Trotter) with a new Barbara silhouette; Loewe in a deliberately open-mouth laptop-sized form.
Network Bags, Chain Accents, and Early Aughts Revivals
Mesh and netting structures across Tory Burch, Bottega Veneta, and Ulla Johnson; chain detailing at Chloé, Ferragamo, Valentino, and Chanel; and a direct callback to Y2K silhouettes in the form of the revived Le City at Balenciaga and the Paddington at Chloé.
At FARFETCHD, the season’s clearest through-line — the preference for soft, unstructured leather over rigid novelty — aligns with how we build every piece. Our crossbody and tote styles are shaped for how people actually carry things, not for the runway. The archives don’t need mining when the original brief was always longevity.