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Fendi creative director Kim Jones appropriately named the Fendi First, which debuted in Fall/Winter 2021, to mark his first ready-to-wear collection for the Roman fashion house. A tilted F — for Fendi, of course — frames the clutch bag.

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This bamboo-handled tote, which initially debuted in 1991, was coined the Diana after Princess Diana, who was famously photographed with the bag in 1996. Alessandro Michele unveiled a new iteration this year with poppy colors and a bright handle shaper.

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The Mount bag debuted at Bottega Veneta’s Salon 02 in Berlin’s legendary Berghain club. The minimal envelope bag has a V-shaped flap and is accented with a chunky chain.

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Gucci and Balenciaga caused quite a stir this year when the two Kering-owned labels debuted their partnership with a line of clothing and bags. Seeing the Gucci logo on an Hourglass bag, and the Balenciaga logo on a Jackie 1961 made us smile. Now if only we can get our hands on one.

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Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams brought his streetwear sensibility to the house with the new Givenchy 4G bag. The flap bag carries a 4G lock, staying in line with Williams’s propensity towards hardware.

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We all know how hard a Telfar Shopping Bag is to come by, and the Telfar Duffle, which was unveiled last September can only be purchased through Telfar TV, making it a coveted accessory.

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Inspired by meteor showers and Swiss cheese holes, Virgil Abloh designed the Off-White Burrow Bag line with circular cutouts, creating a striking visual display. The bag, which was released for Spring/Summer 2021, was one of the designer’s last designs before his untimely passing in November 2021.

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Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada make quite a pair, and the Prada Signaux bag takes their intellectualism to new heights, resulting in a reworked study of Prada’s signature triangular logo.

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The Balenciaga Le Cagole is an amalgam of the iconic Balenciaga City bag and 2000s fashion, Le Cagole translates to “more is more” in French, and just as the name implies, this studded hobo bag with grommets, a heart mirror, tassels, and other assorted accouterments — certainly is an attention grabber.

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The gender-fluid Louis Vuitton Coussin ticks all the trend boxes for 2021; LV’s iconic monogram is embossed onto puffy lambskin, making it pillowy soft. It’s also versatile, and can be carried as a clutch, crossbody bag, shoulder bag, or baguette.