Look No Further: This Is the Bag Color Trend It Girls Are Wearing With Black Shoes Now

Sorry, but black bags with black shoes are boring.

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Sarah Pidgeon wearing a fur-trimmed black coat, light-wash jeans, a cognac Balenciaga Rodeo Bag, and black ankle boots.
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Long gone are the days when matching your bag to your shoes was customary. In fact, more often than not, people reject matchy-matchy accessories. That said, pairing a black bag with black shoes is an easy choice that people still often make, but I've found that It girls, in particular, are choosing a specific 2026 handbag color trend when wearing black shoes of any style. The bag color is cognac, and Sarah Pidgeon is the latest to wear it with black shoes.

While out and about during Paris Fashion Week, the Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette actress was spotted wearing light-wash jeans with black Aquazzura ankle boots on two occasions. Both times, Pidgeon carried a Balenciaga Rodeo Bag in Tan Cowboy, a weathered cognac, and recently, fellow It girls Bella Hadid and Elsa Hosk opted for the same color combination.

This isn't the first time I've reported on cognac, as I recently heralded it as the rich neutral trend to replace chocolate brown with. If you ask me, a cognac bag (which goes with many shoe colors, not just black) is the perfect way to embrace the trend. Keep scrolling to see the aforementioned It girls wearing theirs with black shoes and shop a handful of my favorite cognac bags on the internet.

It Girls Wearing Cognac Bags + Black Shoes

Sarah Pidgeon wearing black boots with a cognac bag.

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On Sarah Pidgeon: Balenciaga Rodeo Handbag Medium in Tan Cowboy ($4750); Khaite x Oliver Peoples 1961C Sunglasses ($556); Aquazzura Francoise Boots ($690)

Sarah Pidgeon wearing black boots with a cognac bag.

(Image credit: Melanie Miller/Backgrid)

On Sarah Pidgeon: Balenciaga Rodeo Handbag Medium in Tan Cowboy ($4750); Khaite x Oliver Peoples 1961C Sunglasses ($556); Aquazzura Francoise Boots ($690)

Bella Hadid wearing a tan coat, cream sweater, cropped flare jeans, socks, and loafers in Paris during PFW F/W 26.

(Image credit: Backgrid)

On Bella Hadid: Tom Ford sunglasses; Susanna Chow Raegan Suede Field Jacket ($995); Isabel Marant Merida Sweater ($829); Almina Concept Funnel Wool/Cash Turtleneck ($248); Chanel bag; Freda Salvador Elba Penny Loafers ($398)

Elsa Hosk wearing a long suede coat, black pumps, and a cognac bag.

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On Elsa Hosk: Helsa coat; The Row bag

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Allyson Payer
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Allyson is a senior editor forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collectsed as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.