Now that workers are returning to the office, with committed TWaTs (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday office workers) considering Mondays and Fridays, handbags need to accommodate more than a smartphone, face mask and sunscreen.

Micro bags were perfect for decoration but hobo styles offer room for a bento box lunch and more leather or canvas real estate to flaunt designer credentials.

Hobo handbags are slouchy with a crescent shape, taking their increasingly problematic name from itinerant American workers in the late 19th Century and the bindles they carried. The bags enjoyed a resurgence in the seventies and noughties before riding back into fashion as part of the Y2K revival.

Bella Hadid modelled a four-figure denim version on the runway at Givenchy in Paris, while $93 metallic silver versions from Source Unknown were front row at Berlin Fashion Week.

The smart casual silhouette is perfect for carrying into the central business district in the morning and home from the central social district in the evening. You can even fit your micro handbag inside if you’re finding it difficult to let go.

Goodbye: Pink and green. Hello: Lavender haze

We might be stuck with pink, thanks to Margot Robbie’s upcoming Barbie movie but designers are moving on. At last month’s haute couture show Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, who created an entire show dedicated to pink…