Get Carried Away by Spring's Best Bags

By InStyle Staff
Updated Mar 09, 2014 @ 5:54 am
Brian Henn

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Forget singing robins and budding crocuses, our favorite sign of spring is a pretty pastel purse! You may still be rocking cozy sweaters, but it’s never too early to start thinking about what your go-to spring bag will be.

Step one: check your closet.

What kind of bag do you need this season? Lots of upcoming al fresco brunches means you’ll need a fun weekend cross-body. Or maybe it’s finally time to invest in a seriously sophisticated weekday wonder.

Step two: check out our wish list!

We rounded up the best new bags of the spring season. From pretty party clutches that you can actually fit your phone in, to work totes that are roomy enough for gym clothes and lunch — we’ve got you covered.

As the last bit of snow melts outside your window, dream of the oh-so-near spring and get carried away with our favorite new bags!

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—Katie Donbavand with reporting from Leah Karp

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Pierre Hardy

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Calfskin, $1,995; at Louis Boston, 617-262-6100

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ZAC Zac Posen

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Leather, $450; cusp.com

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Tod’s

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Leather and suede, $2,425; tods.com

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French Connection

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Embossed faux leather, $118; frenchconnection.com

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J. Crew

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Leather, $310; jcrew.com

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Calvin Klein

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Saffiano leather, $200; calvinklein.com

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Dolce & Gabbana

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Calfskin, $3,495; dolcegabbana.com

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Reed Krakoff

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Viper, suede, and leather, $2,990; reedkrakoff.com

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Mulberry

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Leather, $2,100; mulberry.com

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Anya Hindmarch

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Metal, $1,595; anyahindmarch.com

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BCBG Max Azria

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Resin and plastic, $198; bcbg.com

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Diane von Furstenberg

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Leather, $245; dvf.com

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Bottega Veneta

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Leather, $3,050; bottegaveneta.com

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Juicy Couture

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Synthetic, $148; juicycouture.com

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Stella McCartney

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Faux crocodile, $850; stellamccartney.com

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Pink Cosmo

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Metal, $49; shoppinkcosmo.com

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Salvatore Ferragamo

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Suede and Lucite, $1,650; ferragamo.com

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Chanel

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Cotton tweed and patent goatskin with chain, $4,600; chanel.com

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Louis Vuitton

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Studded leather, $5,200 each; louisvuitton.com

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Benah for Karen Walker

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Leather with chain, $190; thebenah.myshopify.com

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Time’s Arrow

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Calfskin, $550; bergdorfgoodman.com

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Loeffler Randall

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Water snake, $395; loefflerrandall.com

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Valentino Garavani

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Leather, $2,945; neimanmarcus.com

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Longchamp

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Leather with chain, $495; longchamp.com

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Mansur Gavriel

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Leather, $495; stevenalan.com

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Gucci

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Suede, $2,500; gucci.com

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Fendi

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Leather, Fendi, $1,950; fendi.com

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Dorothy Perkins

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Faux leather, $36; us.dorothyperkins.com

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Badgley Mischka

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Saffiano leather, $375; zappos.com

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Chloé

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Calfskin, $1,560; bloomingdales.com

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Max Mara

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Patent leather, $1,150; maxmara.com

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Bebe

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Faux leather, $119; bebe.com

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Coach