What fits in a baguette bag?
Its narrow shape holds the essentials: phone, wallet, keys, glasses case. It won't fit full-size documents or a laptop. It's a bag for the city, for lunch or for evenings out, one that dresses up a simple outfit without weighing it down.
Baguette or boxy?
The baguette is long and soft, and follows the line of your body. The boxy bag is more rectangular, with clean corners and a shape that holds on its own. Smooth leather, as on the CHIARA, brings out a structured silhouette. Pebbled leather and suede are softer and show fewer marks day to day. For summer, some styles pair pebbled leather with raffia.
What about other shapes?
For a rounder shape, see our bowling bags. For a soft shape that drapes over the shoulder, choose a hobo bag. Our article on the French stick, the hobo and the bowling bag compares the three shapes. To see everything, browse our women's bags.