Structure And Tone. All in a classic box.

Devi Kroell, Stingray and Python Accordion Bag. $3,990.

Dior Samourai 1947. $3,990.

Ralph Lauren Crocodile Ricky Bag. $16,995.

Valextra. Soft leather Oversized bag. "Punch". $1,600.

Yves Saint Laurent "Muse Two" Bag. $1,895.

There is no doubt that any given bag, given a more traditional shape and slightly less visible detailing, could be considered outdated, boring or even... matronly? A new wave of handbags present themselves in a trend that can be seen as heading back to a classic form. While colors vary from wild hues to monotonous blues, the dichotomy of unshapely versus a rigid structure seems to greatly separate the two design concepts.

Most of us could say this trend has skipped a generation and landed on us to where our own parents are calling us old-fashioned. The nerve.