Runway seasons are always a whirlwind, but for some reason, this one seemed especially so. Maybe all of the individual weeks have just gotten a little bloated over the years, but it feels like I’ve barely had the chance to catch my breath and reflect on how next season’s bag market is shaping up. The end of Paris Fashion Week is always a good opportunity for reflection, though, not least because the city’s leather goods are arguably the biggest influence on global trends.
We plowed through all the bag-heavy Paris collections to pick out our favorites; check them out below, and check back the rest of the week for some analysis of the emerging ideas for Fall 2017.