Fall’s Best Handbags: 5 Styles We Love

By Alexis Wolfer

Romy Gold Eliza Handbag, $595, romygold.com
Like a little black dress, a medium black handbag is a wardrobe essential. With its slit leather body and subtle chain handle, this shoulder bag will take you (and all your belongings) from a work meeting in a suit to the movies in ripped jeans and everywhere in between, fashionably. Trust us: if you only buy one handbag, this should be it.






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Sushma Patel Emily Wristlet, $45, sushmapatel.net
Fall’s evening affairs require elegant evening bags. Unfortunately, formal accessories usually either cost a small fortune or look like they cost, well, not enough! Until now. Sure, celebrated Bollywood designer Sushma Patel has pricey clutches that we’re seriously lusting after, but for when the occasion calls for couture and the wallet calls for affordable, she has the perfect solution in her black wristlet with crystal and gold embellishments.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Embellished Dot Perfect Purse, $278, shopbop.com
They say that a handbag says volumes about your personality. Well, we’re not actually sure anyone really says that. But, if it were true, let us just say that we’d want this bag to speak for us. With its metallic leather paillettes and two-tone beads that scream trendy and elegant, and its turn-lock closure and whimsical polka-dot-lined interior that make it clear that you’re both practical and fun, this bag says it all – making it the ideal accessory for any winter wardrobe.



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Make Love Not Trash Safari Tall Doctor’s Bag, $225, makelovenottrash.com
For the green gal in all of us (especially those of us sick of the traditional recycled tote), this 100% Cotton canvas shopper, printed with non-toxic inks, trimmed with vegetable tanned leather and lined with organic cotton, will satisfy your green thumb and keep you fashionably fabulous at the same time.

Patricia Nash Barcelona Saddle Bag, $198, dillards.com
Designed like those century-old Italian bags you covet in vintage stores, this saddle bag is the perfect boho-chic accessory, no matter your usual style. Plus, it’s roomy enough to hold all your essentials, without being cumbersome – and even has enough compartments for easy access to all your must-haves.






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