Six Bags for 2024: Smaller Brands, Bigger Statements

Say goodbye to tiny bags! Bigger bags and totes are making a return with the rise of a new trend; funky, unique, statement bags.

Etsy creators, small brands, and big brands are all innovating bags of new shapes and styles to keep up with the competition and provide their individual eccentric takes on the trend.

Now let’s highlight some lesser-known brands that are going outside the box by selling unique bags you’ve never seen before.

Mark and Graham

Focusing on craftsmanship and personalization, Mark and Graham are known for their monogrammed items. They carry anything from home and outdoor items, to pet accessories, sports accessories, and travel accessories.

Their unique items like puffer totes, palm leaf totes, sports bags with built-in racket and equipment pockets, beach bags, luggage, and more are available to be personalized. If you’re looking for something personal to make a great gift, any monogrammed Mark and Graham bag is something special.

2. Travelteli

Calling all bohemian lovers! These bags are handmade in Chicago using reclaimed vintage materials and brand-new materials to create one-of-a-kind pieces.

Focusing on patchwork and painted details these bags are a work of art. Travelteli is available on Etsy and through their website. If you love reworked vintage, check them out!

3. Edie Parker

Cannabis accessories company Edie Parker creates items for smokers to wear, use, and put in their homes. The items are created with style and practicality in mind. The quality of the product shows the thought behind it.

With such a large alcohol and bar-related market it is cool to see nicer, more luxurious cannabis products now that it has been legal in many states for some time. Items Edie Parker carries are smell-proof pouches, tabletop lighters, ashtrays, and bags with retractable lighter holsters.

These items all have a purpose while remaining stylish so if cannabis is your vibe, check them out.

4. Primecut

Another handmade brand, Primecut is based in Portland, Oregon. They carry several styles of bags and backpacks, along with related accessories like computer sleeves, cardholders, keychains, and other fun items.

Their signature style is unique, using drastic combinations of color and texture. Though Primecut is on the pricier side, they selectively source natural materials based on durability. On top of that, they construct the pieces with a technique specific to the material’s properties’ developed by Primecut’s owner so all items are sure to last.

5. Min & Mon

Min & Mon is a New York brand with an online shop and a brick-and-mortar here in NYC. Their quality materials and quirky design choices juxtapose each other to create an eye-catching piece.

Animals and eyes are a common signature throughout the bags, wallets, straps, and charms. All the bags are unique with colors, random embellishments, painted animals, and eyes staring off the bag.

You are sure to make a statement!

6. Dauphinette

Nature and patterns, combined with regal and feminine energy are the signature of Dauphinette. The New York City brand has one brick-and-mortar in Greenwich Village and a large, easy-to-navigate website.

They carry clothes, home decor, jewelry, and fragrance all with the same natural, raw material, fairytale energy. The bags are special and fun because many of them are representative of real everyday objects like oven mitts, stamps, and bread. Other bags are embellished with household items like hooks, doorknockers, and drawer handles.

Which is your favorite statement bag? Leave a comment below!