The Bags of the Summer Are Very, Very Cute

The best summer outfits are simple: a one-and-done dress; a little linen, a pared-down white T-shirt and jeans. But summer accessories are just begging to be fun (and sometimes impractical), from on-trend sandals to breezy summer hats. Of course, no warm-weather outfit is complete without a cute purse in tow. After a couple of lacklustre picnic-only summers, it feels like this is the first time in a while where we can embrace all the social occasions on offer, and bring out our most statement-making bags. Plus, seeing what all the It girls are toting around these days—green carpet bags! Person-sized totes!—is inspiring us to say buh-bye to those sensible fanny packs for now purple mcm bag

From the vacation-ready straw bag to the sleek half-moon purse, here are the four coolest bag trends of the summer, and the ones you’ll have a ball toting around this season.