Top 7 summer beach bags that can handle it all

A good beach bag used to be just that – good for the beach. But this summer’s carryalls are built for more than sand and sunscreen. Consider them as your all-day, all-scenarios bag. They are big enough for a towel and a paperback, stylish enough for the coffee run, and sturdy enough for the morning market.

Oversized totes in raffia, canvas or mesh aren’t exactly news, but what’s shifted is how we’re styling them. That straw basket you once saved for holiday is now doing the morning commute, paired with linen trousers and a clean white shirt.

A roomy cotton tote, once relegated to swimwear duty, is now moonlighting as your everyday handbag – because who has time to repack when the weather’s this good?

So whether your day involves a dip in the sea, a train to the city, or just a long walk with nowhere in particular to be, the summer bag is here to carry it all.

One bag, many lives – and yes, space for snacks too.