5 Luxury Basket Bags to Channel Your Inner Jane Birkin
Many associate Jane Birkin with the coveted Hermès Birkin bag. But before her chance encounter with Hermès chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight from Paris to London and the launch of the infamous Birkin bag, the English actress and model was better known for another statement piece—the basket bag.
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Birkin lived in France in the '70s and was rarely seen without her trademark woven basket bag—whether at the market, on the slopes, by the beach, in the countryside, or at Cannes Film Festival. The English beauty made the humble basket bag a symbol of French bohemian style and proved that it was versatile enough to be used regardless of season or occasion.
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Luxury designers have since recreated the basket bag in various forms over the decades, experimenting with size, styles, and materials. Safe to say, it is a bag that won’t ever go out of fashion.
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To get you set, we have rounded up 5 of the best luxury basket bags:
The Best Designer Basket Bags Jane Birkin Would Approve Of
PRADA
This spacious and versatile straw and leather tote is ideal for any occasion—whether heading to the market, beach or brunch. It is made with 100% straw and complete with Prada’s classic detailing, with leather-braided motif, leather handles with light stitching and a triangular Prada logo at the centre.
The bag also comes with a logo sleeper bag & authenticity card.
SAINT LAURENT
The ever so chic Panier Round Bag from Saint Laurent is a statement bag, perfect for trips to the city or nights on the town.
The elegant woven bag is Italian-made and comes complete with a 15cm leather-wrapped top handle and is decorated with leather tassels at the side and a chain with a metal YSL charm. The bag combines style and practicality with its removable inner drawstring bag in black.
LOEWE
This traditional basket bag from Loewe is given a stylish facelift with its classic handwoven body, and beautifully crafted calfskin top handles in white. The generously sized and versatile basket bag is handwoven in palm leaves and complete with Anagram embossed side patch.
The unlined bag comes with an adjustable top handle, making it suitable for both shoulder and hand carry.
FENDI
This medium-sized handbag from Fendi is the basket bag wild card. Made entirely from recycled plastic and decorated with a tone-on-tone embossed leather Fendi Stamp, the unique bag gives the perfect pop of colour for trips to the beach.
The Italian-made bag comes in pink, white, yellow, and light blue and features an unlined compartment and gold-finish metalware. It can be carried by hand using the two handles with leather clasp or worn over the shoulder or crossbody by adding a shoulder strap (sold separately).
CHLOÉ
Nothing screams boho-chic more than this raffia basket bag from French fashion house, Chloé. The handbag is woven from natural fibre in collaboration with Mifuko, a fairtrade manufacturer who empowers Kenyan artisans through fair pay and less dependence on unpredictable farming as a source of income.
The timeless bag features leather-trimmed, logo-print canvas straps and has a spacious main compartment for all your daily essentials.
If you want a bag that looks good but is also practical, consider one of these stylish leather backpacks.