Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Eéra

Romy Blanga and Chiara Capitani went on a hiking trail with their new fine jewelry collection, showcasing their diamond and gold pieces against natural backdrops and technical gear. “It creates an interesting juxtaposition to the fine jewelry,” said the designers, who have taken the fine jewelry world by storm since launching Eéra two years ago, best known for its snap hook earrings and playful use of color. For fall, the design duo looked further into hardware-inspired pieces introducing key-shaped earrings and necklaces. They also introduced an interesting new range of gold anklets, earrings and necklaces that were set with diamonds and coated in their signature punch colors, with the coat being removable, offer customers more room for play and customization. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Completedworks

London-based jewelry label Completedworks highlighted the beauty that can be found in mess and imperfection — an apt metaphor for life in lockdown — through jewels featuring interlocking strands of gold that resembled untangled wires. The messy but romantic structures were featured across statement cuff bracelets, delicate pendandants and pearl-embellished earrings. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Viltier

Launched in June 2020, Viltier is the 100% Fairmined and entirely Paris-produced brainchild of childhood friends Thomas Montier Leboucher and Iris de La Villardière, who lost touch at the cusp of their teenage years and reconnected when they were well grown up. In the meantime, both cut their teeth in fine jewelry – the former worked for Cartier and Fernando Jorges, and the latter at Marie-Hélène de Taillac et Stone Paris. Their radi-cool geometric designs feature precious and semi precious stones in geometric designs that have caught the eye of Irina Shayk, actress Mélanie Thierry and former French First Lady Carla Bruni. — Lily Templeton

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Sophie Bille Brahe

Inspired by childhood memories of dolphin frescos, discovered at the Minoan Palace during a family trip to Crete, Sophie Bille Brahe is launching her “Dolphin” jewelry range, featuring charming 18-karat gold rings and earrings that will become a new brand carryover style and be sold exclusively on the Danish label’s own website. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Aurelie Bidermann

French jewelry designer Aurélie Bidermann wanted to channel the spirit of the ‘70s in her fall “Les Jours Heureux” collection. She went for the kind of languid luxury immortalized in Slim Aarons snaps: Knotted fabric executed in gilded bronze for cuff bracelets; bakelite and metal figuring boat ropes for bangles; pastels for pretty geometric mother-of-pearl motifs and asymmetrical drop earrings; or a statuesque chunk of rock wrapped in golden metal ropes for the Mycene pendant, inspired by the legendary city of ancient Greece. — Lily Templeton

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Marina Raphael

Marina Raphael is looking forward to a more open, sociable world with new iterations of her signature Riviera tote — reimagined in a mini format that will allow her customer to enjoy their time outside the home “hands-free.”

The Athens-based designer added striking new features like padded leather panels on her signature style, splashes of bold red and a touch of glamour by way of feather embellishments. “I truly believe that now people will want to dress to impress even for the simplest of outings,” she said. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Little Liffner

Scandi accessories label Little Liffner continued to rework its classic curved-shape tote, adding in a new size and croc-embossed leather to the mix. Smaller crossbody styles were also introduced featuring the same minimalist flair, sculptured silhouette and contrasting white stitching. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Mark Cross

While many designers reveled in imaginary travel inspirations for fall, luxury handbag label Mark Cross looked closer to home for its latest range, which paid homage to all things Americana by way of bandana prints splashed all over its signature Grace box bag, as well as other classic American fabrics such as denim — made more luxurious by way of floral embroideries — and shearling. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Neous

After making a succesful first foray into handbags last summer, Neous designer Vanissa Antonious is broadening her label’s offer with new styles including a shopping tote and belt bag, featuring the sleek, modernist lines Antonious is best known for. The mix of roomy totes and compact belt bags in the range was a reflection of Antonious’ predictions for the post-pandemic world: “We will all crave practicality by day but perhaps be dressing for a ’90s rave by night. For handbags this will mean smaller lightweight styles and ones which can be worn on the body.” — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Medea

Italian bag label Medea has introduced a new, more structured tote style to its handbag family, dubbed the “Europa” and done using a sophisticated saffiano leather. To balance out the more traditional tote style, design-duo Camilla and Giulia Venturini added punchy, feel-good metallic colors that channelled the brand’s youtful, irreverent attitude. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Kassl

Kassl is expanding its bag offer beyond its popular leather tote bags, to include dog bags, baby bags and oversized belt bags, pictured here. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: gu_de

Handbag label gu_de took the understated, modernist silhouettes it is known for and updated them with ’60s-inspired optical prints, which paid homage to French musican Francoise Hardy. The injection of pattern and bold color added a new, more vibrant vibe to the label’s offer, which is evolving beyond handbags, to shoes and ready-to-wear. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Manu Atelier

Manu Atelier introduced a series of new bag styles, in line with the more grown-up, sleek aesthetic the Istanbul-based label has been evolving into in the last year. One of the highlights was the ‘Manu’ bag, a chic shoulder bag that transcends seasonal trends and age. Other new additions included a new suede hobo bag, and a mini version of its ’90s-inspired baguette bag updated with chain details. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Cahu

In her work as a stylist and art director, Clémence Cahu came in contact with many an IT-bag, but she rarely found one that was hardy enough to follow her around the clock – and the world. That’s when she remembered one material she felt could withstand any amount of wear and tear: the PVC canvas that was used at her family’s bouncy castles factory. 

With Cahu Paris, she offers a range of pared back, colorful tote bags made from PVC canvas – some of it upcycled from the children’s games – and manufactured with partners who are committed to socially responsible practices and empowering their local communities, in France and Morocco. — Lily Templeton

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Delvaux

Delvaux took an imaginary road trip this season, gathering inspiration along the way. Its pit stop to Paris inspired a new blue and white monogram print, featuring upside down “D” patterns splashed all over a cool, new mini bucket bag style, pictured here. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Atomy

Atomy is a new Polish brand which has been making waves in the sustainable accessory arena. It’s latest innovation? A vegan leather derived from apple peel skin, which has the same soft, premium feel of real leather. For fall, the label – which has been growing its direct-to-consumer business despite lockdown slow-down – has applied its apple peel leather skins to cool, modernist styles like neutral-hued totes or structured shoulder bags, pictured here. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Duren

The Japan and Paris-based accessories brand Duren has developed a unique “crinkle leather” that gives its accessories their distinctive scrunched paper-bag look, which brought them a slew of design accolades, from the Good Design Award in Japan, the IF Design Award in Germany and A’Design Award in Italy. For the fall, they are exploring miniature sizes for their Bread Bag and Tote shapes, as well as a collaboration with Paris’ It-calligrapher Nicolas Ouchenir, which will be revealed in July. — Lily Templeton

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Melissa x Victor & Rolf

Brazilian footwear brand Melissa has continued its collaboration with Victor & Rolf. This season, they offered a series of lace-effect sandals and jelly tote bags, all in line with Victor & Rolf’s irreverent ‘Couture Rave’ spirit. The signature Melissa jelly material was also worked into combat boots and paired with couture – an unlikely, but great match. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: By Far

Buzzy contemporary label By Far wanted to create “a golden rulebook for creating to normality in style” for fall 2021. According to By Far, office life and after-work drinks might resume, but women will not be going back to uncomfortable habits like carrying around a change of clothes. So they are looking to offer quick accessory solutions in the form of baguette bags in punch colors, glossy leather shoes and no-fuss mid-heels, like the lace-up heeled mules pictured here. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Malone Souliers

Mary Alice Malone wanted to embrace all things feminine by reworking the label’s signature mules with bow embellishments and new fabrications from flocked suede to zero waste houndstooth and tartan fabrics. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Wandler

Amsterdam-based Wandler made a name for its sharp square toes, whimsical colors and playful embellishments, but Elza Wandler has been flexing her muscle for the new season and translating her modernist vision to new styles, including round-toe boots and mannish open-back loafers, featuring softer leathers, more neutral tones and a laid-back vibe that proved equally compelling. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Louboutin

Christian Louboutin thinks fantasy is more important than ever these days, so he continued experimenting with the world of virtual reality and presented his fall 2021 range aboard the Loubi Airways — a virtual plane complete with glamorous hosts, red velvet seats and extra leg room. He dialled up the fantasy element when it came to his shoe designs, too, mishmashing color, pattern and inspirations. The Papagaya sandal, pictured here, was one of the most outstanding pieces inspired by the lights in Copenhagen’s landmark Tivoli gardens. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Paris Texas

Paris Texas went back to its roots for fall 2021: the Western boots that put the Italian label in the spotlight to begin with. Here they were elevated and reimagined with upbeat metallic colors and square toes — which are already receiving positive feedback at retail according to the brand. Its flair for all things glamourous and optimistic also translated into a new style of croc-embossed knee boots featuring fierce silver needle heels; pop-tinged platform sandals; as well as a pair of showstopping metallic blue knee-high boots made of vegan leather — a new material for the label. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Pierre Hardy

Pierre Hardy set a challenge for himself through lockdown to rethink industry notions and create a shoe range that is both stylish and as sustainable as it can be. Cue combat boots, sneakers and sporty kitten heels in the brand’s signature color-blocked palette featuring regenerated nylone, recycled soles and vegetable-tanned, metali-free leather for the in-soles. To “challenge the system” a bit further — and mark a new beginning — Hardy also created a new cube logo to mark the launch and will adopt a new, made-to-measure selling model. — Natalie Theodosi

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Carel

As Carel gears up for its 70th anniversary, the French footwear label is revisiting its heritage and experimenting with new sustainable materials, such as pineapple-derived leather-analogue Piñatex. Expect new twists on the Caren, a round-toe Mary Jane from the Sixties, revisited with a trapeze block heel for next winter. There were also new twists on its C-shaped Signature sculpture heel; a favorite of Alexa Chung, Maisie Williams and singer Angèle, but also of France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron. — Lily Templeton

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Best Accessories: Vanda Jacintho

Vanda Jacintho worked with indigenous South Americans for her latest collection, who created the straw that featured on earrings and ponchos. Her popular resin earrings were also a key part of the range, updated here with crystals. — Natalie Theodosi