This year, one woven bag in particular has stolen the spotlight – and it wasn’t the one anyone expected. To the mild disbelief of many fashion editors, the most covetable tote of the season isn’t a four-figure designer splurge, but a high street favourite that costs less than £200. Dune’s Deliberate Woven Tote, £129, – the Bottega lookalike that sold out last year – is back, and it’s gone viral all over again. Spotted on Katie Holmes, Lily Allen, Jenifer Aniston, Rachel Zegler and even Bella Hadid, the Deliberate wins on simplicity. It is modern, unfussy and effortlessly wearable.
Elsewhere on the high street and online, other woven bags in leather, raffia, mixed-material are dominating new season drops. Some are oversized carry-alls, some compact shoulder bags. All offer that tactile, crafted feel and a hint of understated luxury at accessible prices. Adding to the momentum is a new Rixo x Dragon Diffusion collaboration, bringing fresh colours and updated shapes to the woven leather space.
Whether you want the viral bag of the moment or something a little more individual, this is the essential woven bag edit for SS26.
