This £50 Bag Is A Dead Ringer Of The Loewe Style Everyone Wears All Summer

While we sit here typing with multiple layers on, we can't help but daydream of the warmer months ahead. And with new spring drops slowly trickling into all of our favourite stores, our minds are fully on the season ahead. While we've loved wearing cosy coats and swaddling up in mood-boosting knitwear, there comes a time where we long for linen dresses and straw bags. With one bag in particular being a firm favourite for many years now: Loewe's basket. It's hard to scroll for one minute on Instagram during spring/summer without seeing one of the cult favourites. Making its debut back in 2017, summer dressing hasn't been the same since. Launching in a load different colours, shapes and sizes since then, the basket bag in all its forms has become truly iconic. And in 2020, the square basket was launched as part of the ongoing collaboration with Paula's Ibiza, later dropping in a plethora of fun rainbow styles.

The thing is, though, such an icon comes at a price, and the Loewe raffia bags will set you back around £600. While we believe it's an investment bag – you'll wear it all summer, for years to come – it's a splurge synonymous with just the spring/summer months. Wearing a midi dress? Complete with sandals and a straw bag. Sticking to jeans and a strap top? Just add a basket bag. Wearing a linen co-ord, yep, you guessed it, grab your straw bag.

The Loewe bag has our heart, but we've found a high street alternative to the classic basket style that's so good, we had to share it with you. Accessorize's straw basket bag will only set you back £50 - and is guaranteed to lift your spirits from here on out. And if you want to mix it up with something slighter bolder, Accessorize also has a striped raffia basket bag for £25. And considering we've already told you that a raffia bag is one you'll bring out out every spring, these are worth getting. Keep going to shop both styles.