3 of the best bags of Style

words by Sophy Grimshaw

01 / Distressed to impress

Made of gently distressed leather for that well-travelled look before you even go travelling, and with a zingy green fabric lining to give it an extra visual kick when you unpack, this suitcase by designer Marc Marmel is a thing of beauty.

The Klondike suitcase by Marc Marmel
about €1,070
www.marcmarmel.com

02 / Pumpkin for a Cinderella

Celebrities including actors Jamie Foxx and Eva Longoria own pieces by Retrodelic, a Canadian label with a wide range of bags available to purchase online. If you’re lucky, this Pumpkin bag might turn into a coach and horses to transport you on your next shopping spree. Failing that, with its rich burnt orange colour, it will look good on your arm anywhere.

Ellie Essential Pumpkin bag by Retrodelic
about €340

03 / Laptop chic

This muted green shoulder bag from French luggage manufacturers Be-ez, pronounced ‘be easy’, is large enough to hold a laptop up to 38cm wide. Only you will know that you’re carting your hard drive around, so you won’t become a target for thieves… unless, of course, they just really like the bag.