Nothing says carefree like a lightweight raffia handbag, clutch or tote. Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has curated a list of the best most eye-catching luxury designer raffia handbags right now, including totes, buckets, and crossbody bags just in time for your next day at the beach, vacation, or just a summer stroll.
What’s the Perfect Raffia Bag Right Now for a Beach Vacation?
The raffia (or straw) bag is a beach and summer staple. And yet somehow each season, the luxury designer brands manage to find ways to update them. Meaning that it’s absolutely necessary to buy a new one. Right?
Best most stylish luxury designer fashion raffia bags now, including totes, buckets and crossbody, for the beach, vacation or any summer day.
From structured basket shapes to laid-back totes, natural neutrals to rainbow brights, there’s a raffia bag for everyone this season. And perhaps the best part about traveling with a straw bag or tote is that it’ll easily transition from the beach to a daylight walk in town to dinner and dancing. Dress them up or down, they’ll work hard for you when you’re trying to travel light.
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And it also just feels like a raffia moment, don’t you think? As we dine alfresco and seek respite in nature, a bag woven out of humble materials like raffia, wicker and straw seems like the perfect arm candy to meet the moment.
Best most stylish luxury designer fashion raffia bags now, including totes, buckets and crossbody, for the beach, vacation or any summer day.
Take a look at these 14 stand-out luxury designer raffia handbag, tote, bucket and crossbody bags for your next stroll on the beach, park picnic or rooftop dance party. Of course, some of these would work equally well for city streets or brunch with the girls. And if we’re lucky, maybe we’ll even get to bring one along on a glamorous holiday at a tropical locale – you know, the one we’ve all been daydreaming of . . .
Best most stylish luxury designer fashion raffia bags now, including totes, buckets and crossbody, for the beach, vacation or any summer day.
14 of the best luxury designer raffia bags for a perfect beach vacation
1. loewe paula’s ibiza rainbow basket bag.
BUY NOW – $950.
2. saint laurent rive gauche tote.
BUY NOW – $2,650.
3. Valentino Garavani Medium Rainbow Raffia Tote.
BUY NOW – $2,590.
4. miu miu Logo-Embroidered Striped Raffia Tote Bag.
BUY NOW – $1,390.
5. Cult Gaia Adina Oversized Raffia Shoulder Bag.
BUY NOW – $455.
6. Mansur Gavriel Cloud Raffia Clutch.
BUY NOW – $595.
7. STAUD Moon Micro Raffia Top Handle Bag.
BUY NOW – $150.
8. Manebi Sunset Tote Bag.
BUY NOW – $220.
9. Isabel Marant Mini Bayia Raffia and Leather Bag.
BUY NOW – $770.
10. INÈS BRESSAND Mini Wave leather-trimmed raffia shoulder bag.
BUY NOW – $178.
11. CHLOÉ X Mifuko rainbow tassels raffia basket bag.
BUY NOW – $1,050.
12. PACO RABANNE Striped woven-raffia bucket bag.
BUY NOW – $1,081.
13. Stella McCartney Falabella tote bag.
BUY NOW – $1,350.
14. Gas Bijoux Panier bag.
BUY NOW – $395.
15. ANYA HINDMARCH Paper Eyes basket bag.
BUY NOW – $451.
16. ANYA HINDMARCH Eyes Rainbow Crossbody Bag.
BUY NOW – $495.
the best raffia bags for a luxury beach vacation
That’s our take on the best, most eye-catching, luxury designer raffia and straw handbags right now, including totes, buckets and crossbody bags. Add a sunny summer day, some sunscreen and the right companions, and you’re totally good to go.
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Crediting her training as a cultural anthropologist at Wellesley College, Julie has immersed herself in various industries in the last 15 years including fashion design, event planning, and fitness. Julie lives in New York where she loves trying every ramen and dumpling restaurant with her husband and three children. She finds joy in bold prints, biographies of fierce women, kickboxing. And spending way too long finding the perfect polish color to express her mood.
