5 Extremely Chic Handbag Trends I've Spotted on the Streets of Paris This Fashion Month


Paris Fashion Week never fails in its attempt to inspire and this season was no different. But it’s not just the runways that delivered this year. Fashion week attendees decorated the streets of Paris in an array of incredibly chic outfits that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since.

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But one element that stuck out the most to me was the handbags. This season, we bore witness to a breadth of elegant new designs—from the sustained suede movement (in varying silhouettes) to slender rectangular handbags, and the resurgence of the clutch bag in a pillowy and dough-like form, there’s certainly a style for every aesthetic this year.

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We’re also set to see the continuation of renewed shapes take precedence. Take the Doctor’s handbag, for example. Originally, it was a style associated with the medical profession. Now, it’s remixed with the bowling bag (again, a design conceived with practicality at the forefront) taking the form of a hybrid, rectangular with rounded-off edges and piping. In fact, many styles marry function with style this season, and fashion people in every stylish city are lapping them up.

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In Paris especially, we spotted plenty of spring/summer 2025’s biggest handbag trends on the real-life runway, with fashion week attendees cementing 5 styles as key for the season ahead. Scroll on to see what the biggest Paris handbag trends are and then shop my favourites for each trend, too.

1. Swing for Suede

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Style Notes: 2024 made a big case for brown suede bags and this year, the favoured trend carries forward, paving the way for many unique colours—including butter yellow, taupe and khaki. The suede handbag has cemented its status as a timeless handbag. For spring, pay attention to unlined versions, which offer a relaxed form.

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2. The Clutch Effect

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Style Notes: Palm-sized handbags have come a long way from the noughties style references and awkward school disco clutches. Now, awash with animal imitation fabrications, angular and with an elongated rectangular shape, the expert offerings equal refinement and ooze high luxury. Bottega’s Andiamo has become a huge style reference for other designers to follow suit. These bags are disrupting the occasionwear realm, making clutch bags trendy once again.

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3. The Doctor Is in

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Style Notes: Lauded by the likes of Hermès, Miu Miu, and Jil Sander is the contemporary take on a doctor and bowling handbag, awash with supple leather and suede. It’s set to be one of the biggest handbag trends this spring, so expect to see versions of the square style in high-street retailers and plenty of designer offerings, alike. Miu Miu is beloved for its take on this shape and showcased its Beau handbag on the runway just last week. Attendees (including WWW Editor-in-Chief Hannah Almassi) wore this style in anticipation of this.