A small handbag is the ideal fashion pick – if you don’t carry a lot of stuff


The Polycarbonate Cross-Body bag in petal is ultra-lightweight and dent-resistant. Photo: Rimowa

Large totes are an essential style staple for days when you need to be on the go, but small bags are a useful fashion item to have handy for various outings.

Whether you’re running errands or headed to a fancy dinner, a small handbag is perfect for carrying your essentials without weighing you down.

Tumi’s Voyageur Adelaide Hobo Crossbody is a stylish silhouette that’s perfect day or night, and comes in several hues.

Tumi
Tumi
Kate Spade
Kate Spade

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This lightweight hobo features plenty of pockets to keep you organised while the removable strap lets you wear it as a crossbody or over the shoulder.

The handy Lemon Drop Raffia Top Handle Bag crossbody bag from Kate Spade is a joy to behold, a quirky and chic product.

Made with rattan, raffia, and fabric, it features cutout top handles with an adjustable strap.

Rimowa’s Polycarbonate Cross-Body bag in petal is an ultra-lightweight, dent-resistant hard-shell crossbody that guarantees the safety of your essentials.

It can be worn with the detachable, adjustable leather body strap or carried like a clutch, crafted with keen attention to detail from its colour-matched straps and leather lining down to its metal rivets, ring and hooks finished in silver or gunmetal.

Carlo Rino
Carlo Rino
Valentino
Valentino

The Prism Bob.B bag from Carlo Rino, a crossbody bucket designed with a geometric exterior and gold tone accents is perfect as a statement bag.

It comes in medium grey and silver, and is perfect for carrying your daily essentials.

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Finally, if you’re looking to splurge on a luxury item, check out the Valentino Garavani Rockstud23 bag, designed with clean construction and bold lines, adorned with tone-on-tone studs along its sculpted edges.

Available in a spectrum of classic and head-turning hues, this bag marries storied craft and contemporary taste, giving way to a must-have accessory.

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