The $70 Gap Bag I'm Buying to Emulate Dakota Johnson's $1200 Version

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Dakota Johnson wears a brown suede shoulder bag
(Image credit: Dakota Johnson)

Pardon this brief interruption from summer style updates, but I have some fall fashion news you'll definitely want to hear: Gap has just restocked its perennially popular Vegan Suede Slouchy Tote Bag ($70) ahead of the autumnal season. Available in three colors, it's been one of the brand's best-selling fall/winter items for three years running, and I have a feeling that this September will be no different. In other words, you might want to get a head start on your back-to-school shopping (even if you haven't set foot on a campus for a decade and a half like me).

The bag reminds me of one by The Row that Dakota Johnson frequently wears this time of year. Most recently, the actress stepped out wearing a denim-on-denim look paired with black loafers. Her designer handbag comes with a quadruple-digit price tag, but I think the Gap one is strikingly similar (without being a cheesy dupe!). I have no doubt this perfect fall tote is about to fly off shelves both IRL and online. Keep scrolling to shop Gap's best suede tote bag of the season.

Dakota Johnson wears denim on denim with black loafers and a brown suede hobo bag.

(Image credit: The Image Direct)

On Dakota Johnson: The Row shirt, sunglasses, and bag; Saint Laurent shoes

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Erin Fitzpatrick
Erin Fitzpatrick
Associate Director, Fashion News

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.