{"id":2723,"date":"2021-04-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefrench.com\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2025-01-19T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:08:46","slug":"handbags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefrench.com\/handbags\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Essential French Handbag Styles for Your Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I once read that former Vogue Paris<\/em> Editor in Chief Carine Roitfeld doesn’t carry a handbag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always found this shocking because I personally don\u2019t know what I would do without handbags. I have a weakness for them, even!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In case you’re new here, I’m an American living in Paris curating my perfect French girl wardrobe<\/a> \u2013 and handbags are a big part of that for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are wondering what kinds of handbags that real French women (with more things to carry than Carine Roitfeld) own, then this list is for you! Here are the handbags that I consider essential to the French wardrobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small Bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A small French handbag<\/a> is great when you only need your phone and wallet<\/a> for the day. Sometimes you don\u2019t want to carry around a heavy handbag, so a small bag is the perfect solution! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crossbody Bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The French crossbody bag<\/a> is an essential everyday handbag in my closet.\u00a0I have the brown Pol\u00e8ne Num\u00e9ro un mini bag for this. You could also go with another medium-sized leather handbag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wicker Basket Bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Jane Birkin style basket bag<\/a> is the perfect choice for grabbing croissants on early spring and summer mornings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucket Bag<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bucket bags<\/a> are hugely popular in French girl style. These round bags can really make a look stand out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straw Tote Bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The straw tote bag<\/a> comes from the south of France, where it\u2019s used to carry back fresh fruits and vegetables from the local French markets. For this reason, it\u2019s sometimes called a French market basket bag<\/a>. I use this bag for carrying groceries in Paris and beach essentials in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tote Bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, a large French tote bag<\/a> is always a great piece to have on hand for trips to work and carrying lots of stuff. I have a large leather tote bag as well as a black Longchamp Pliage<\/em> bag<\/a> for my working days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evening Bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone needs a good evening bag<\/a> for nights out. This bag is typically black and could be made of patent leather or embellished with sequins! I use the By Far Rachel bag<\/a> currently, but I’d like to invest in a designer black evening bag once I find one! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those are my French essential handbags! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A list of the basic types of handbags to own when building your French wardrobe from scratch.\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[194],"tags":[16,21],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"French handbag styles","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"A list of the basic types of handbags to own when building your French wardrobe from scratch.","yoast_head":"\n7 Essential French Handbag Styles for Your Wardrobe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A list of the basic types of handbags to own when building your French wardrobe from scratch.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thefrench.com\/handbags\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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