Climb the Corporate-Core Ladder With These Chic Work Bags
Got the fashion memo yet? Business-inspired fashion is giving us all the feels this season.
By Jamie Lee,
Corpcore is dominating this SS’24 season. From reinterpreted workwear silhouettes to the resurgence of capacious work bags, it's all about serious, no-nonsense business. Here, we've curated 13 bags that not only accommodate all your "dread to go to work" essentials but also offer ample space for your laptop, plenty of lip balms, and serve as a black hole for your car keys, keychains, headphones, that one ex's photo, and more to disappear into.
Crafted in smooth calfskin leather and lined with nappa lambskin, the large Rodeo comes with a removable shoulder strap and a leather key holder. The bag is incredibly spacious, offering plenty of storage – a main compartment, an inner zipped pocket, and two flat pockets at the back.
Tote bags might just be the unsung heroes among all work bags, and the Gucci Blondie is proving that the silhouette can be chic, especially when you add a chain shoulder strap and the house’s archival round interlocking GG.
Prada sure knows how to take the simplest yet most functional accessory and turn it into something more. Enter the Prada Buckle, a large leather handbag with a nappa interior and a roomy compartment, all cinched with a brown belt.
Inspired by DeMellier London’s affection for New York City, the New York bag is crafted in soft-grained leather with gold hardware details. The base features triangular folds on both sides and metal feet to securely accommodate all your everyday essentials.
The Olsen twins are definitely onto something. Hallmarked as the next status symbol, the Margaux bag's simple yet incredibly elegant silhouette is further refined with signature belted side panels and narrow straps for shoulder wear.
Doubling both as a work and shopping bag, this caramel-coloured accessory by Cuyana has a one-size-fits-all structure for all of your needs.
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Crafted in Bottega Veneta’s signature Intrecciato weave, the expansive Andiamo in large with a knot detail can be worn cross-body or on the shoulder.
With shoulder straps tied with knots, this padded leather number comes in a rectangular shape to fit all of your documents and is embossed with the Jil Sander logo.
The Dior Book Tote is a classic piece by the maison and is designed to hold plenty of things. Here, the ecru multicolour version is embroidered with the Dior 4 Saisons Ete Soleil motif by Pietro Ruffo and adorned with the Christian Dior Paris signature on the front.
With suede multi-colour patches and the metal T Timeless pendant, this shopping bag silhouette by Tod’s combines elegance and function, featuring an internal pouch and two fixed handles.
For the girls who are constantly on the move from one meeting to the next, the Onthego GM tote’s oversized square silhouette offers plenty of space and is made in embossed leather, the Monogram Empreinte Giant.
Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello ICare maxi leather shopper, $7,230, Saint Laurent
Made in quilted lambskin, the ICare is a Saint Laurent staple that not only has a removable zipped pouch but also comes with a new sculpted jewel Cassandre.
There’s something that just says “Can’t talk, too busy girl-bossing” with Gucci’s GG Marmont. Arriving as a new addition to the house’s Marmont line, the tote is made in black matelassé leather and features a Double G emblem.