Straw bags used to be reserved purely for day trips to the beach, but over the last few years they've become somewhat of a fashion icon and must-have accessory. No longer resigned to the summer wardrobe, straw bags are starting to make an appearance all over fashion blogs and Instagram accounts no matter the time of year. You may think it tricky to style up a typically summer accessory with anything other than a maxi dress and pair of sliders, but the relaxed style and imperfect shapes are perfectly suited to pretty much every kind of look (bar a full on winter parka and pair of wellies.) My collection of basket bags and straw holdalls is ever expanding, and their role has definitely started to spill over into different seasons, so if you're not on-board with the trend quite yet here's why I think everyone needs to invest in a straw basket bag this coming season...
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