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The Bag Season Goes All In on Shadow and Suede

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The Sak is heading into fall 2026 with a handbag edit built almost entirely around suede, rendered in colorways that lean more shadow than shine. The sustainable label's new arrivals cover bucket bags, hobos, and totes, giving the texture room to work across shapes rather than settling on one signature silhouette. Woven charms come along for the ride, hanging off the bags for the kind of tactile, hand-worked detail that reads well against a moody palette. It is a lineup suited to the layered, low-lit end of fall, the season when an Aspen or Hamptons closet starts favoring texture over color.

With reporting from WWD.

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