Calling It: This Will Be the It Bag of Fall 2018
Fashion month is right around the corner—as in, a matter of days—so soon there will be a plethora of street style outfits from New York, London, Milan, and Paris to obsess over. Our offices are buzzing about all the style inspiration to expect, particularly which It items will prove to dominate this season. Not to brag or anything, but we've gotten pretty good at predicting which trends will and won't be huge for fall, so now it's time for one more piece of insight. Calling it: The only purse trend that will matter this season is drawstring bags.
From Copenhagen to Paris and New York, drawstring pouch bags are popping up everywhere we look. Seeing as the street style set is always one step ahead of the curve, we're placing all our bets on this bag trend becoming a major thing. From delicately beaded pouches to luxurious velvet and chic leather versions, there are so many ways to approach the trend. Ahead, see how drawstring bags look bags IRL and then shop our edit.
Now see which shoe trends I'm ditching and keeping this fall.
Anna is an NYC-based senior fashion editor who has been a member of the Who What Wear team for over seven years, having begun her career in L.A. at brands like Michael Kors and A.L.C. As an editor, she has earned a reputation for her coverage of breaking trends, emerging brands, luxury shopping curations, fashion features, and more. Anna has penned a number Who What Wear cover interviews, including Megan Fox, Julia Garner, and Lilly Collins. She also leads the site’s emerging travel vertical that highlights all things travel and lifestyle through a fashion-person lens.
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