Hey Gretchen, Phia here, your personalized shopping assistant. I added some picks for you below.
Picks Made For Gretchen

Why this edit and not a generic one
Eight bags instead of a wall of handbags. The mix leans simple silhouettes in good materials, which is the throughline in what you gravitate toward, and Mansur Gavriel fits right in. Check strap drop and whether it holds what you actually carry before the label.
Bags
Nolita Large Suede Bucket Bag
Michael Kors
Mosaic Nano Leather & Suede Top Handle Bag
Strathberry

Everyday Soft Tote - Black/Black
Mansur Gavriel
The Camren Straw Bag
Madewell

Candy Hobo - Khaki
Mansur Gavriel

Suede Swing Bag
Veronica Beard
Signature Woven Leather Crossbody Bag
Madewell
Small Easy Tote
Cuyana
What this ties into right now
This edit rides what is moving in bags on Phia right now. The same instinct runs through Mansur Gavriel, Madewell and Veronica Beard here: recognisable shape, quiet finish, nothing that dates in a season. The versions I picked are the plainer ones in each label's line rather than the loudest.











