Bonbonnière

Sky blue is a warm-weather color pretending to be a bag. This Bonbonnière in pale blue canvas is light, bright, and looks exactly right with a white dress or a linen shirt. The shade is soft — not baby blue, not turquoise, something closer to the color of a clear morning sky — and on the 30 x 10.5 x 12 cm baguette body it has just enough surface area to register without shouting. The texture of the canvas keeps the light blue from looking flat or plastic. Dark brown leather handles frame the body and provide contrast. You carry it horizontal in your hand or vertical on your shoulder — the handles do both. Inside is one pocket, no padding, no wasted volume. This is a seasonal bag and it knows it. You’ll carry it from May to September and put it away when the coats come out, and it will earn its place every summer.