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These days, diamonds aren't a girl's best friend – a great handbag is! No outfit is complete without a statement purse to add character and style, and thankfully for this season you can can express yourself through a huge variety of designs. For fall and winter, It-bags are proving to be some of the most original we've seen in some time.
The keys to these trendy bags are in the statement straps and shapes. The hottest purse trends are top-handle bags, with chain straps, book strap styles leading the way. But these aren't your average cute clutches – the purse shapes are either structured in cube and vanity case styles, or fun in vinyl and feathers. Labels from Oscar de la Renta to Louis Vuitton have gone for the book strap handle and cubic top-handle bags that we've definitely got our eyes on!
© GettyImagesIn October, stepping out for the WellChild gala, Meghan Markle showed she's a big fan of the trend. She carried a Montunas 'Guaria' mini box bag with an eye-catching orchid-print silk handle. Keep scrolling for 7 chic statement top handle bags straight from the Fashion Week catwalks!
© GettyImagesBox bags
Printed accessories always give a neutral outfit a boost, even more so when it's as pretty as this Oscar de la Renta cube top handle handbag.
© Getty ImagesMini suitcase purse
This tiny design by Schiaparelli will force you to pare down your handbag contents to just the bare essentials, but you'll never want to be without it to complete your look.
© Getty ImagesChain handle vanity case
There are also more understated designs, such as this one by Brandon Maxwell: a cube-shaped handbag in a neutral tone with a thick top handle chain.
© GettyImagesVanity case with a leather strap
This Louis Vuitton cube vanity case combines not one but two trends: color block and the trendy cube shape that is one of the hottest trends of the season.
© Getty ImagesChain wristlet
Marina Hoermanseder designed a modern, original twist on the mini bag on her catwalk. The book strap handle is a luxe chain on a fuzzy purse.
© GettyImagesChain book strap handle
Christopher Kane knew how to add a touch of imagination to this trend with this fun gel and crystal clutch design – a PVC pouch filled with liquid gel, with crystal and chain book strap handle and press stud fastening.
© GettyImagesFeather book strap bag
If doubling up on trends is your thing, this handbag by Marques Almeida is just what you're looking for. Feathers – a fun trend this season – are glam and extravagant, perfect for evening.
