It’s Official–Loewe Just Delivered the Year’s Most Important It Bag

Spring, is that you? After patiently waiting it out through a dark and dreary winter, it looks as though we’re finally starting to get the sunshine we deserve, and although it isn’t hot enough to be dusting off our summer dresses quite yet, things are already heating up on the accessories front.

Spring can be difficult to dress for after all, and while its still chilly enough to warrant a cosy knit, the easiest way to give our winter outfits a new, seasonal update is with some warm-weather accessories. Think jeans + sandals, cardigans + dresses + sunnies, and of course, a spring-ready bag, and if there’s one style we can’t stop thinking about, it’s a raffia basket bag, and influencers and editors are lusting after one in particular.

While we will never encourage impulse shopping here at Who What Wear, Loewe’s leather trimmed raffia tote is one of those It bags that fly out of stock as quickly as they land, and as soon as it started popping up in our feeds, it was easy to see why. Loewe’s Spanish, artisanal heritage make them experts in carefully woven bags (remember that basket bag from 2019?), and the new, boxier iteration is already reaching cult status.

The tote in question is a leather-trimmed, long raffia bag, currently available in two sizes and two colours -classic tan and understated black, and I’ve lost count of the amount of stylish women I’ve now seen carrying this sought-after style.

Okay, at around £800 for the mini, and over £1000 for the maxi, it doesn’t come in cheap, but the beauty of a simple, and timeless bag like this is that not only will the classic design go with everything in your wardrobe (such is the power of a versatile neutral), but it also never dates, so you can rest assured that you can rewear a raffia bag every spring and summer for years to come. Nothing says “bring on the sun” quite like a city-to-beach straw bag, right?

Keep scrolling to see and shop the bag that has been causing a frenzy on social media, and for more of our favourite Loewe basket bag picks. Whether you’re wearing white teed and jeans or a pretty spring dresses for the season ahead, this is one accessory guaranteed to up the chic factor.