The hottest handbag this spring is going to be the East-West bag or the elongated rectangular shaped handbag, if that conjures up a clearer image for you.

Allow me to paint you a quick picture, it’s very skinny and has quite tall top handles, very practical to wear as a shoulder bag.

Dior rekindled the trend seasons ago with the release of its Lady D-Joy bag and all the luxury fashion brands have since jumped on the bandwagon and offer elongated versions of their classic bags: Miu Miu with the Arcadie bag or Alaïa with the Teckel bag named after the adorable sausage dog. Even The Row is now selling a much smaller version of its best seller the Margaux bag and Hermes is not immune to trends either. I’ve seen a rectangular dark purple Birkin all over my feed during Paris Fashion Week.

What do you think of the trend? I find it very classy in a dated, old fashioned, Lady Diana-es que chic kind of way and I might just get myself one .