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Best Coach Straw Bags to Shop for Spring 2026
Straw handbags might feel like a buzzy new trend — appearing in the hands of front-row Fashion Week attendees and your favorite style influencers for the past few springs and summers — but the boho haulers actually have a long, rich history to their name. Per WWD’s resident historian and archives editor Tonya Blazio-Licorish, they “rose to prominence in the 1940s,” with “leather-trimmed straw basket bags, lacy openwork styles, and oversize totes in natural tones [becoming] staples for fashionable vacation spots in California, Palm Beach, and the Hamptons.” Notably, fashion muse Jane Birkin catapulted the accessory to new heights in the ’70s, taking it from protests to parties. Suddenly, everyone had to own one, and fashion houses like Ralph Lauren and Fendi started putting their own spins on the silhouette to turn it into a veritable collectible.
For spring/summer 2026, Coach is the label to watch — and shop — if you’re interested in owning a chic and practical straw purse or woven handbag that will serve you well for years and years of wear. After all, the It-girl-approved brand spotlights this material across many bag sizes and profiles, including the Bella Hadid–carried Brooklyn and the prim-and-proper Kisslock Frame. So too does the straw get swathed by Coach in various trending-right-now colorways, such as a multihued option for livening up your monochrome basics and the TikTok-viral Maple (a perennial go-to that channels effortless luxury).
