Handbags, is there a word that can elicit quite as much excitement from the fairer sex? I’m not sure there is (except maybe Robert Pattinson). This season the buzz in bags is all about satchels. Yes that is the bag that back in your school days meant social suicide but not now because satchels are actually very cool…would Keira Knightley and Rachel Bilson wear them otherwise?

Who do we have to blame for this new trend? Well who else but the luxury English handbag maker….Mulberry. When Mulberry decided to create a bag for their number one celebrity fan Alexa Chung it had to be a little bit retro, stay true to the quintessential Mulberry look and be very very cool. Thus we now have a very hot trend for satchels.

The Alexa looks like it’s a bag with staying power, Mulberry’s autumn/winter showed the satchel in a dazzling array of prints and designs.

Here Lady Glamourazzi shows you where to go for your satchel fix, whatever your budget:

You feel like splurging, go for a Mulberry Alexa, this one is perfect for summer in yellow buffalo leather. £695 net-a-porter.com. Get it before it goes! You want something very nice but don’t feel like shelling out the better half of a grand. Try the Grosvenor from Radley £175. Haven’t got that kind of money but still want something nice. Our good friends at ASOS have a fabulous solution is this ASOS leather tuck satchel £65. Love this trend but looking for a bargain? Head to Boohoo for the Clara Satchel £12.

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