Croc! Satin! Crystal! 40 Opulent Evening Bags That Are Anti-Minimalist
With a flurry of holiday parties filling up your calendar for the rest of the year, naturally, what you’ll wear to each event is at the top of your mind. And while we’ve helped you sort that out with these incredibly cool trends to try and dresses to shop, today, we’re focusing our attention on the one piece that’s sure to solve your outfit puzzle this holiday season: your handbag. But exactly which bag you’ll carry to all of these festivities is a tough choice indeed. What will be the perfect piece to complement the rest of your look, hold only the essentials, and perhaps even spark a conversation?
From crystal to velvet and clutches to shoulder bags, you’re sure to find an evening bag that suits you. Go on to see and shop the 40 festive evening bags that will carry you to every holiday party from now until January.
Best Satin Evening Bags
Satin may be festive, but this is a bag you'll be reaching for long after the holidays are over.
Best Crystal Evening Bags
Is it just me, or do the Tory Burch bags just keep getting better and better?
Wear the two bags together or separately, it's like getting three bags in one go.
Best Velvet Evening Bags
This navy-blue hue is such an underrated but chic alternative to a black bag.
Best Leopard-Print Evening Bags
Very Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy coded.
Best Croc-Embossed Evening Bags
This honestly competes with most of the designer bags on this list, and that's saying a lot.
Wear it as a clutch or fasten the strap for a crossbody or shoulder-bag moment.
Sleek top-handle clutches are what all the cool celebs are carrying these days.
Best Leather Evening Bags
Can't eat, can't sleep, can't think—too busy losing it over the Le Teckel clutch.
This bag is designed to be worn as a shoulder bag or held upright as a cylinder shape depending on where you hold the strap. How savvy.
The color of the season couldn't look any better coated onto Savette's insider-loved pochette.
Several of our editors own the Demellier New York Tote, and I imagine they'll clamor to get their hands on the brand's timely East-West update.
Best Sculptural Evening Bags
Anna is an NYC-based senior fashion editor who has been a member of the Who What Wear team for over seven years, having begun her career in L.A. at brands like Michael Kors and A.L.C. As an editor, she has earned a reputation for her coverage of breaking trends, emerging brands, luxury shopping curations, fashion features, and more. Anna has penned a number Who What Wear cover interviews, including Megan Fox, Julia Garner, and Lilly Collins. She also leads the site’s emerging travel vertical that highlights all things travel and lifestyle through a fashion-person lens.
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