When It Comes to Bags, Strange Is the New Sleek
This is the second handbag-centric story I’m writing in a week, which means that aside from having way too many things in my shopping cart, I’ve also seen a lot of bags. There are countless handbag trends emerging (and persisting) as we dive into 2019, such as mock croc, updated belt bags, an emphasis on neutrals, and more, but one seems to overshadow them all. What is it? It’s strange. Yes, you read that right. This year, bags are getting weird—but in the best way possible.
Take just one of cult contemporary brand Staud’s latest launches as an example: the Alice bag. It looks like, well, I’m not even really sure what it looks like. An ancient jug? The kind of bowl that would hold fruit in a still-life? Whatever it is, it’s cool. And while it might make one do a double or even triple take on the street, it also, without a doubt, invokes both compliments and envy, and such is the case with so many other new purses this year. Whether shockingly small, an atypical color, an unexpected shape (think caboodle or basketball), or any combination of those things, strange is indeed the new sleek in the handbag world right now. If you’re looking to get on board, just keep scrolling to shop the best of the bags below.
This tiny bag could nearly pass as a large necklace.
Up next? The new designer It bags everyone will be wearing this year.
Since starting as an intern back in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles here atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , and she is currently Editor-at-Large. Upon joining, she was a senior about to graduate from business school at USC. Fast-forward to 2025, and she's moved to NYC from her hometown of Beverly Hills and spends her workdays a little differently from when she was just starting out. Currently, she focuses on a weekly mélange of shopping content and her Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. As far as her personal style goes, she's largely drawn to neutral, classic pieces but will always make an exception for something colorful or bejeweled as long as it's deemed worthy enough. After all, the only thing she loves more than a party is dressing up for one. On her downtime, she can usually be found at home eating something delicious and trying to force her husband to watch Summer House.
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