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The influx of designer debuts at several major houses this season brought a number of spring 2026 handbag trends to the fore. \u201cI was interested in that kind of aspect of time and something you cherish,\u201d Matthieu Blazy said<\/a> of his new takes on Chanel\u2019s iconic 2.55 bags\u2013which were reinforced with wire so that they could be manipulated, giving a warped and aged effect\u2013 that he revealed at his debut.<\/p>\n Dabbling in the accessory archives was, by no surprise, a common theme for newcomers: at Balenciaga, Pierpaolo Piccioli updated the Le City bag; Jonathan Anderson reworked the Lady Dior, and Michael Rider brought back Phoebe Philo\u2019s Phantom bag at Celine, complete with curved zips that leant into its \u201csmiley face bag\u201d nickname.<\/p>\n Anderson\u2019s Lady Dior\u2013and the angular top handles he included in his inaugural collection for the house\u2013was one of many new \u201cladylike\u201d bags<\/a> to take to the runways. Defined for their slight silhouettes, which riff on 1940s and \u201950s purses, with top handles and understated hardware, these styles put a fresh spin on the traditional handbag.<\/p>\n Chain-handled silhouettes emerged as another top handbag trend, spotted across the runways at Chlo\u00e9, Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Valentino, Givenchy, and Chanel\u2014a maison, of course, synonymous with chains, which this season even extended beyond handbags and into shirt hemlines via a collaboration with Charvet.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, the idea that good things come in small packages rang especially true at Prada, where drawstring duster pouches in marigold, lilac, and powder pink quietly stole the spotlight. (The green and brown shades proved the most popular during the fashion month, seen on buyer Yumi Shin and Vogue<\/em> Italia editor Marta Oldrini.) The Milanese label wasn\u2019t alone in incorporating the style: the elegant pouch appeared across the runways at Loewe\u2014in the form of a refreshed Flamenco\u2014as well as at Miu Miu, Celine, and Valentino once again.<\/p>\n As for color, cobalt blue<\/a> is the hue to know\u2014we saw the shade trend heavily in pouch format during fashion month; fashion insider Ramya Giangola was one of the first to carry Celine\u2019s drawstring purses. (The bold hue is also having a strong ready-to-wear moment on the red carpet<\/a>, endorsed by Chase Infiniti who wore a voluminous Louis Vuitton gown to the Series Mania Festival in Lille, France and Meryl Streep in a Saint Laurent silk coat dress at a Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> premiere in Shanghai, China.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Key Spring 2026 Handbag Trends:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n