The Best Stylish Basket Bags for Summer: As with many fashion classics, designer woven basket bags are everywhere at the moment, with almost every luxury designer putting their high fashion take on this unassuming style.
Many associate Jane Birkin with the Hermès Birkin bag, arguably the most expensive and coveted handbag in the world. However, before her association with the Birkin Bag, Jane Birken made the humble woven basket bag a symbol of effortlessly elegant French style and wore her basket everywhere.
The Basket Bag has had a resurgence in recent years, making it one of the summer’s biggest bag trends.
Easy to carry and versatile, a basket bag can be used as a carry-all for shopping, days at the beach or as an everyday handbag in summer. Less formal than traditional bags, a good-quality woven basket bag can add a timeless, effortless elegance to any summer outfit.
The basket bag has the added bonus of offering an entry-level price point into the world of luxury designers. However, there’s an assortment of high-street basket bags and woven totes that look just as timeless as their designer counterparts for every budget (and Etsy is absolutely worth checking out).
I hope you find inspiration in the following: The Best of Edit – The Best Stylish Basket Bags for Summer! Keep reading to shop my favourite Basket Bag styles for an effortlessly elegant Jane Birkin or French Girl style.
Paula x
The Edit
THE BEST STYLISH BASKET BAGS FOR SUMMER
01.
BIRKIN BASKET BAG
Handwoven Birkin Basket Bag
ABOUT | This is the closest Basket Bag I could find to replicate the original Jane Birkin wore. A traditional Portuguese fishing basket handcrafted using natural local willow.
02.
MAISON BENGAL
Hogla Large Basket
ABOUT | A gorgeous basket channelling a Jane Birken vibe.
Maison Bengal works with fair trade organizations in Bangladesh to have these baskets made, helping to provide reliable living wages to marginalized communities. Each piece is handmade, and this basket combines traditional artistry with contemporary design.
03.
DRAGON DIFFUSION
Jane Birkin Large Woven-Leather Basket Bag
ABOUT | If you’ve opened Instagram in the last few years, you’ll probably be familiar with Loewe’s Raffia Style Basket or Jacquemus Le Panier Soleil Woven Straw Tote Bag (as featured below). But Dragon Diffusion is undoubtedly one more understated brand that all fashion people own or want right now.
Dragon Diffusion’s Brown Jane Birkin basket bag is an ode to her quintessential Parisian Style and favoured using her basket as a handbag (very hard to find). A few alternatives here.
04.
MAISON N.H. PARIS
Avril Raffia Tote Bag
ABOUT | I’m in love with this Maison N.H. Paris oversized bag, and it comes in five colours. All their bags are handmade and beautifully crafted.
05.
ARKET
Straw Tote
ABOUT | A simple and classic semi-soft straw tote woven from paper straw. A roomy style with top handles and cotton lining. Has a small inner pocket.
06.
DRAGON DIFFUSION
Nantucket Big Dark Bag
ABOUT | Another Dragon Diffusion favourite, the Nantucket Bag, is one of Dragon Diffusion’s most popular styles. A matching cotton drawstring bag is available if you want to add a lining.
An antiqued St. Christopher medal charm, in homage to the patron saint of travellers, is hand-sewn inside each and every Dragon Diffusion bag—as a seal of authenticity.
07.
MADE IN MADA
Alice Rafia Bag
ABOUT | I have coveted this gorgeous oversized bag for a long time. Beautifully woven in Madagascar and designed in Australia.
08.
LOEWE
Leather-trimmed Basket Tote
ABOUT | A coveted silhouette among fashion insiders, the Loewe “IT” bag is often copied and available in numerous more affordable options. But if you want the real deal!
09.
JACQUEMUS
Le Panier Soli Basket Bag
ABOUT | Another highly coveted Designer Basket Bag; if you have the budget, look no further than Jacquemus.
10.
MANGO
Leather Basket Bag
Mango is a great place to look for French Market Basket style handbags.
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If you like this post on The Best Stylish Basket Bags for Summer, check out my previous posts below;
The 24 Best Minimalist Crossbody Bags
The 12 Best New Zealand Designer Crossbody Bags
9 Must-Have Oversized Tote Bags
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