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Browsing for handbags is easy, but making a decision is anything but. The best everyday handbags bridge the gap between fashion and function—fitting must-have daily essentials, from laptops to wallets, chargers, and an emergency pair of flats, while looking put-together and chic.
Vogue Editors’ Go-To Everyday Handbags
As Vogue editors, we’re constantly discovering what’s new in the fashion world, both on the high street and on the runways. Every once in a while, we come across an item that’s so good, we decide to make it a part of our daily rotation.
Ahead, we’ve asked over a dozen staffers to share their most-reached for handbags. While we all have unique personal styles, there’s one thing that we have in common: It’s the details that make a bag a winner. From Khaite’s crossbody to L.L Bean’s failsafe canvas tote and Loewe’s artfully sculpted shoulder bags, discover the everyday handbags Vogue editors love, below.
Chloe Malle, head of editorial content
“The Alaïa Bouledogue is the perfect size for everyday because I can fit all my kids’ weird tiny toys as well as my own riff raff but it all looks chic and the structured shape means you can see everything at the bottom when you open it—and, it has the word ‘Dogue’ in the name! On the other side of the spectrum, this soft Brunello tote is the perfect black hole carry-all that really can fit everything from an extra pair of shoes to my kids’ water bottles and still look pulled together.”
Daisy Shaw-Ellis, jewelry director
“I am loyal to two types of everyday bags. The first has to look good while also being able to hold a laptop. The second is a minimally branded structured crossbody bag that can fit the essentials and then some. The Prada bucket bag is my surprise commuter hero. Good-looking and roomy enough to cart about my laptop, notebook, and other office essentials. The Khaite Blake bag, meanwhile, is big enough for keys, wallet, phone, sunglasses on a normal day and flexes a secret talent to keep a passport, charging cord, and backup phone battery on a travel day (or week).”