Shop: 8 Weekend Bags

The very notion of a weekend getaway is delightful. Maybe you’re taking a spontaneous trip. Or a long-planned and much-needed escape from the weekday grind. Didn’t Bridget Jones call it a ‘mini break’, when she and that cad Daniel Cleaver retreated to the country for a weekend? Whatever it is and wherever you’re going, just the idea of jumping on a plane or in a car for a short jaunt is exhilarating. Every year, my girlfriends and I plan a weekend getaway and every year, we count down the days – it’s one of the highlights of the whole year!

A short getaway means you can leave that suitcase at home and travel with something a bit smaller, like a weekend bag. Here are 8 options to consider:

1 The Weekender Bag in Stripe, Saturday.com, $180 | 2 Weekend Bag, H&M, $49.95 | 3 Canvas and Leather Weekender Bag, Natural, MarkandGraham.com, $199 | 4 Handcrafted Brown Leather Overnight Bag, Not On the High Street, $427.39 | 5 The Twill Weekender, Everlane, $95 | 6 Le Pliage Monogrammed Expandable Travel Bag, Neiman Marcus, $270 | 7 Opaline Convertible Satchel, Etienne Aigner, $595 | 8 Baggu Weekend Bag – Sailor Stripe, Indigo, $79