If You Can't Get a Wicker Husband, Try a Wicker Bag

Wicker bags for fall 2026 — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Wicker bags: They're not just a summer fling. As the warm-weather season comes to a close, you'd normally start seeing fewer woven bags and more suede ones, but not this year. I have a strong feeling that picnic-like purses will continue to be popular well into fall—peaking on October 23, to be exact. That's when Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman's admittedly very strange new film, Wicker, comes out in theaters. The movie trailer officially has the entire internet talking—oh hi, Ikea!—so we figured we'd throw our (wicker) hats into the ring, too.

Skarsgård is no stranger to a risky (and risqué) red carpet look, but his new, intricately woven on-screen character takes the cake as his most daring look yet. What's the movie actually about, you might ask? "On the outskirts of a village by the sea," the official synopsis reads, "lives a fisherwoman; smelly, single, and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy, and chaos." Intriguing, indeed.

This article might have started as a bit of a joke, but I ended up finding a bunch of cute outfit ideas for styling wicker bags for fall, so scroll to your heart's content.

7 Ways to Style Wicker Bags for Fall 2026

1. With Velvet Mary-Janes

2. With Baggy Trousers and Pointy-Toe Flats

3. With a Loose Button-Down Shirt and Khakis

4. With Wood-and-Leather Wedges

5. With an Oversize Trench Coat

6. With Leather Shorts

7. With Snake-Print Boots

Shop Wicker Bags

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Sybil Rattan Top-Handle Bag

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Small Rattan Top-Handle Bag

Prada

Wicker and Leather Bucket Bag

Reformation

Emma Mini Bag

Prada

Medium Wicker and Canvas Tote Bag

Veronica Beard

Lock Box Clutch

Miu Miu

Aventure Wicker and Leather Top Handle Bag

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.