The Top Spring 2025 Handbag Trends, From Belted Styles to Slouch Silhouettes

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Across all the spring 2025 handbag trends to emerge from the season’s shows, practicality reigned supreme. Scaled-down minis were usurped by capacious totes that came in various shapes and fabrications. Doctor bags—with the same characteristics as those historically carried by physicians—were one of the most functional accessories on the runways, seen at Miu Miu, Jil Sander, Hermès, and The Row.

Vogue’s Spring 2025 Handbag Edit:

• The Slouchy Silhouette: Massimo Dutti braided nappa leather bag, $390
• The Colorful Choice: Alaïa Le Teckel medium bag, $2,700
• The Python Pick: Khaite Cate bag, $4,800
• The Belt Bag: Toteme belted leather tote, $1,340
• The Raffia Bag: The Row Oregon bag in raffia, $1,090
• The Sumptuous Suede Style: Savette Symmetry Pochette suede tote, $1,335
• The Bowling Bag: Staud Maude carryall duffle bag, $595
• The East-West Essential: Freja Mercer bag, $298

On the slightly less practical end of the spectrum, but still a carryover trend from fall, there were swathes of suede bags. Jonathan Anderson introduced his brand new Loafer bag–named for its likeness to the smart penny shoe – while curvaceous versions also arrived at Stella McCartney and Miu Miu (the latter’s came with horsebit hardware).

Then, there were the slimline, horizontally-proportioned east-west bags, a trend that was kickstarted by Pieter Mulier’s Alaïa Le Teckel, which won over fashion insiders this year. Khaite, Versace, and Prada were among several brands to present their respective new-season takes; slung over shoulders or nestled in the crooks of models’ arms.

Below, a glimpse at the spring 2025 handbag trends you’ll soon be seeing everywhere, plus styles to shop now to get ahead on the look. We’ll be updating this as the months roll on and the highly-coveted new styles drop at retailers.

Slouch Silhouettes

Slouchy bags were the antithesis of the rigid doctor holdalls that took to the runways this season. Supple in their shape and easy to carry, these accessories are no less practical than their structured counterparts–but they boast nonchalant appeal. Chanel’s new 25 bag, a quilted trapeze-shaped chain-handled style, has just the right amount of slouch, while JW Anderson’s loafer-inspired shapes echoes the design details of a classic penny loafer.

Embrace Color

Neutral accessories often reign supreme on the runways, but for spring there were plenty of new bags to be found in an array of sprightly hues—from postbox red to buttery yellow and pastels of all varieties. Consider a vibrant companion the best way to reintroduce color in your wardrobe without overhauling your entire closet in 2025.

Snake Print

Snake is to 2025 what leopard print was to 2024. Animal prints of all kinds have dominated both ready-to-wear and accessories in recent seasons, and for spring, bags of every shape and size were emblazoned with snake patterns. At Dries Van Noten, the print was rendered in cherry red and black, while at Valentino, creative director Alessandro Michele explored natural takes in beiges and browns.

Belted!

Prada’s belt bag was a winning accessory for autumn/winter 2024, and this season, Miuccia and Raf reintroduced the shape, but this time realized with a studded belt closure (there were also bucket versions complete with chainmail belts wrapped around the top). Similar styles were also seen at Proenza Schouler, as carry-everything totes, as well as Toteme, Ferragamo, and Hermès.

Raffia

Crafty fabrications like woven leather, raffia, and crochet received a contemporary update in the spring collections. The Row introduced a basket bag in emerald green, Bottega Veneta debuted a slouchy, leather-trim clutch, and Jacquemus showed crescent-shaped styles in a striped open weave material.

Soft Touch

An important thing to consider when buying a suede bag is that it will, inevitably, get marked or scuffed—but this arguably adds to its worn-in, retro appeal. Of course, you can have best intentions to look after it well: take note from Miu Miu, where horsebit-adorned, toffee-hued suede handbags were clutched tightly to the body, or JW Anderson, where the brand’s new loafer bags hovered mere centimetres above–but not on!–the ground (and is already available to shop!).

The Doctor Bag

A strong dose of functionality arrived on the spring/summer 2025 runways, in the form of doctor bags. Rectangular versions with curved edges came courtesy of Miu Miu, Jil Sander, and Hermès, rendered in buttery leathers. Styles seen at Louis Vuitton and The Row, meanwhile, took on more compact tubular shapes.

East-West

Alaïa’s Le Teckel–which means “dachshund” in French and is coined for its Sausage Dog-like proportions–became a cult bag in 2024. At the shows, several designers followed suit: Miuccia Prada debuted various takes on the silhouette, including a rigid leopard-print top-handle and a patent-leather top-handle with buckled details.