The Best Bucket Bags for Women 2025, According to ELLE Editors

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These sophisticated designs are at the top of every fashion editor’s wish list.

In the past, the best bucket bags were simple pouches that were secured by a knotted drawstring. But the design boundaries are being pushed to creative limits. For example, the spring/summer 2025 presentations were filled with modern interpretations of that classic silhouette. Chanel put its signature quilted stamp on the bucket bag, with exterior pockets elevated with the iconic double-C logo. Gabriela Hearst remixed the ruched design with beautiful handles that will rival any bracelet. The same goes for Zimmermann’s spring 2025 collection, which debuted a bucket bag whose pleats were intertwined with golden beads.

Luckily, you don’t have to wait until next year to start shopping the elegant makeover of the bucket bag. Those traditional ties are already being upgraded with metal rings, hidden lobster-clasp closures (for all of those minimalist fans), and cool-girl-approved buckle belts. The silhouettes also feel refreshingly unique, from the structured designs by Toteme, which will rival any workbag in your arsenal, to the asymmetric cut on Jacquemus’s runway bag.

The variations in size are an additional detail that makes the trend an investment-worthy design to carry now and well beyond 2025. Supersize your order with Khaite’s flowering Lotus bucket bag, or go itsy bitsy with Prada’s demure brown suede bucket. Find the best bucket bag makeovers to modernize your handbag collection, below.

Prada has been on a roll this year with coveted handbags. This suede pouch is another one of the must-haves topping the shopping lists of many.

Dimensions: Height: 7.4 inches; width: 5.9 inches; depth 3 inches

Color: Brown

Materials: Goat leather

While there hasn’t been a major promotion around Loewe’s Pebble bag, it’s the slept-on favorite of many fashion editors.

Dimensions: Height: 10.9 inches; width: 9.6 inches; depth: 9.2 inches

Colors: Black, Dark Burgundy, Eucalyptus Green

Materials: Mellow calf

Jacquemus continues to be the go-to source for It bags. This asymmetric bucket tote has already been spotted in the arms of chic style stars—including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Due Lipa.

Dimensions: Height: 9 inches; width: 10 inches; depth: 4 inches

Colors: Black

Materials: Grained lambskin

Bottega Veneta’s Intrecciato technique turns this bucket bag into a work of art. Bonus points because it comes in the season’s trending brown suede hue.

Dimensions: Height 10.2 inches; width: 8.3 inches; depth: 5.1 inches

Colors: Dark Praline

Materials: Suede cashmere and leather

If you love a bag that doesn’t have a bold, in-your-face logo, Veronica Beard’s boxy bucket is the way to go. Another reason to add it to your wardrobe? Its mix of leather and suede fabrics.

Dimensions: Height 8 inches, width: 5.5 inches; depth 9.8 inches

Colors: Pine, Chestnut

Materials: Italian suede with leather details

Deep, moody colors are a must for the fall, especially when they come in patina leather—like Zara’s genuine leather bag.

Dimensions: Height: 14.6 inches, width: 12.6 inches; depth: 7.9 inches

Colors: Black, Green

Materials: Cow leather

Move fast if you want to score Toteme’s elegant take on the bucket bag. This one is quickly selling out on many sites, but we found a few left in stock at the digital luxury retailer Mytheresa.

Dimensions: Height 11.8; width: 10.86 inches; depth: 6 inches

Colors: Black, Bark

Materials: Responsibly tanned leather

Never one to skimp on quality or craftsmanship, you can count on Brunello Cucinelli to create a timeless, investment-worthy bag that can be handed down between generations.

Dimension:Height: 12.2 inches; width: 10.2 inches; depth: 6.7 inches

Colors: Brown

Materials: Soft velour leather

When it comes to expertly crafted leather goods, Gucci consistently delivers. And what’s even better is you can keep things simple by tucking in the GG-stamped lining or letting it peek out from the top for a maximalist moment.

Dimension: Height: 9 inches; width: 4.5 inches; depth: 3 inches

Colors: Navy

Materials: leather

DeMellier is the need-to-know, rising handbag brand. Its Miami bucket bag comes with a ruched pouch that’s topped with a golden chain strap.

Dimension: Height: 7.87 inches; width: 7.08 inches; depth: 3.15 inches

Colors: Black

Materials: Responsible leather

It’s hard to find a bag that’s both simple and stunning, but Madewell’s creation flawlessly checks both boxes.

Dimensions: Height: 14 inches; width: 10 inches; depth: 6 inches

Colors: 6 options

Materials: Cowhide suede

For a big bucket bag that can carry all of the essentials, Khaite created an editor-loved design, which comes in many colors and patterns to shop.

Dimension: Height: 15.5 inches; width: 8.5 inches; depth: 22 inches

Colors: 10 options

Materials: Canvas and calfskin

Never underestimate the power of an embossed, animal skin-inspired bag. This beauty has the power to make even the most casual of outfits—like a T-shirt-and-jeans combo—look 10 times better.

Dimension: Height: 11.5 inches; width: 9.5 inches; depth: 5.75 inches

Colors: Choco

Materials: Leather

Rooted in equestrian influences, Polo Ralph Lauren’s bucket bag is just what you need to have a demure girl fall.

Dimension: Height: 13 inches; width: 12.5 inches; depth: 5.5 inches

Colors: Cuoio, black

Materials: Leather

Here’s an option by Hereu that’s worthy of being displayed in a museum, thanks to its sculptural pleats and interlaced straps.

Dimension: Height: 5.9 inches; width: 8.7 inches; depth: 7.5 inches

Colors: Brown

Materials: Leather

Designed to hold only the essentials with functionality on top of mind, Cuyana’s little bucket bag is the crossbody option for those on the go.

Dimension: Height: 9.5 inches; width: 11 inches; depth: 6 inches

Colors: Cherry, Black

Materials: Italian leather

Since 2017, Cawley has been creating high-quality clothes for men and women, but it’s the chic bags that ELLE editors love most.

Dimension: Height: 10.25 inches; width: 6.25 inches; depth: 6.25 inches

Colors: Chocolate/Tan

Materials: Leather

Always prioritizing sustainability, Stella McCartney created a chic bucket bag made out of vegan leather.

Dimension: Height: 6.9 inches; width: 7.1 inches; depth: 3.1 inches

Colors: Black

Materials: Vegan leather

If you haven’t heard, Coach is back. Its growing list of new It bags continues to expand with the addition of this little bucket on the roster.

Dimension: Height: 9.25 inches; width: 8.75 inches; depth: 4.25 inches

Colors: Black, Chalk, Tan

Materials: Polished pebbled leather

For pure geometric magic, count on Loeffler Randall’s boxy take on the trending bag.

Dimension: Height: 6.5 inches; width: 5 inches; depth: 5 inches

Colors: Espresso

Materials: Suede

Alexis Bennett Parker is the Commerce Content Lead at ELLE.com. In this newly created role, she oversees all shopping-related stories online, from fashion-forward trend pieces to the most coveted beauty buys on the market right now. Alexis has worked in the publishing space for 11 years, and seven of those years have been dedicated to helping shoppers make informed purchases—no buyer’s remorse here! Before joining the team at ELLE.com, she worked in the editorial departments of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and InStyle, to name a few magazines. Not only has Alexis worked closely with several brands and tested hundreds of products over the course of her career, but she’s also won awards for her work as a shopping journalist. Namely, she was an honoree at the Pynk Magazine Gala in 2023, received the Condé Nast Commerce Content Award for Best Article by a New Hire in 2021, and was included on the Top 40 Under 40 Heir’s List in 2018.

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