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.
Prediction: This bag will sell out first.
This perfect pouch nails so many fall trends at once.
This newly launched bag brand is definitely one to watch.
The perfect evening bag to wear with a slip dress.
Ultra luxe.
This color really pops.
Gilda Ambrosio's got the right idea.
For all your Barbie needs.
This delicate pouch is basically a work of art.
A neutral leather drawstring bag ensures you can wear it with just about anything.
How fun is this color?
Like the fall version of this summer's fisherman bags we saw everywhere.
Staud's bags are always a hit.
This multicolor bag feels so special.
We heart this pick.
Now see which shoe trends I'm ditching and keeping this fall.
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