By October, You’ll Understand Why This Specific Bag Trend Is So Popular With Fashion People Who “Get It”

August 21, 2025 / Swedan Margen /

Working at a fashion magazine means trying a lot of stuff on, testing it out to see if it’s worth recommending to your readers or not, so of course, Andy Sachs would know about the ultimate IYKYK handbag style. Anne Hathaway, who plays the iconic fictional fashion assistant in The Devil Wears Prada (and now its long-awaited sequel), was spotted filming the movie carrying Coach’s Empire Carryall Bag, which features one specific detail that makes it especially practical and buy-worthy in the chillier months to come. It’s a shoulder bag with long straps, meaning that, unlike most shoulder bags, it fits over even the chunkiest of coat sleeves, making it wearable during fall and winter.

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On Anne Hathaway: Khaite dress; Kallmeyer coat; Coach Empire Carryall Bag 34 ($450)

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Empire Carryall Bag 34

Hathaway wore the bag in the chicest fashion, pairing it with a sheer black Khaite dress called the Wes dress, from the Spring 2024 collection, as well as a resort 2026 coat from Kallmeyer that’s coming soon and called the Louis Duster. She finished off the look with patent-leather pumps and oversized sunglasses. Her bag, of course, fit perfectly over the shoulder of her long topper, but even if it were thicker, it still wouldn’t have been a problem.

Coach, of course, isn’t the only brand to lengthen the straps on their shoulder bags. In fact, many are switching to this strategy, especially as we move into fall. Ahead, shop shoulder bags with long straps, the handbag that every fashion person knows is elite this time of year.