The 26 Best Runway Bags of New York Fashion Week Fall 2017

At the moment, it's hard not to get the sense that New York Fashion Week doesn't know what it wants to be, or what it's likely to become over the next few years. Compared to its European counterparts, NYFW has always relied more on commerce than art, and the ways that accessibly priced contemporary brands handle everything from retail orders to consumer engagement is changing quickly. More established New York brands are eschewing expensive runway shows for presentations and see-now, buy-now marketing blitzes, and the city's most promising upstarts often make few, if any, handbags. (Unless a new line's marquee products are its accessories, like Mansur Gavriel at its debut, brands usually save bags for later periods of expansion when they have more resources.)

That doesn't mean there weren't interesting bags to be found among New York Fashion Week's Fall 2017 shows and presentations, which wrapped up late last week. Jason Wu returned to handbags with a few strong day options dotting his runway, and Altuzarra expanded its terrific line with a new day satchel in multiple sizes, textures, colors and fabrications. Check out those bags and two dozen more below.

[Photos via Vogue Runway]

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang

Alice + Olivia

Altuzarra

Altuzarra

Coach

Diane von Furstenberg

Elizabeth and James

Gabriela Hearst

J.Crew

Jason Wu

Jason Wu

Kate Spade

Marc Jacobs

Michael Kors

Oscar de la Renta

Proenza Schouler

RED Valentino

Rosie Assoulin

See by Chloé

Simon Miller

Thom Browne

Tomas Maier

Tory Burch

Victoria Beckham

ZAC Zac Posen