This Is the New It Bag Color Trend to Wear With Black Shoes Leave a comment
Long gone are the days when matching your bag to your shoes was customary. In fact, more often than not, people reject matchy-matchy accessories. That said, pairing a black bag with black shoes is an easy choice that people still often make, but I’ve found as of late that It girls, in particular, are choosing a specific 2026 handbag color trend when wearing black shoes of any style: The bag color is cognac, and Sarah Pidgeon is the latest to wear it with black shoes.
While out and about during Paris Fashion Week, the Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette actress was spotted wearing light-wash jeans with black ankle boots on two occasions. Both times, Pidgeon carried a Balenciaga Rodeo Bag in the shade Tan Cowboy, a weathered cognac. And recently, fellow It girls Bella Hadid and Elsa Hosk opted for the same black-shoe-cognac-bag combination.
This isn’t the first time I’ve reported on cognac, as I recently heralded it as the rich neutral trend to replace chocolate brown. If you ask me, a cognac bag (which goes with a great many shoe colors—not just black) is the perfect way to embrace the trend. Keep scrolling to see the aforementioned It girls wearing theirs with black shoes, and shop a handful of my favorite cognac bags on the internet.
It Girls Wearing Cognac Bags + Black Shoes
(Image credit: Melanie Miller/Backgrid)
On Sarah Pidgeon: Balenciaga Rodeo Handbag Medium in Tan Cowboy ($4750); Khaite x Oliver Peoples Eyewear 1961C Sunglasses ($556)
(Image credit: Melanie Miller/Backgrid)
On Sarah Pidgeon: Balenciaga Rodeo Handbag Medium in Tan Cowboy ($4750); Khaite x Oliver Peoples Eyewear 1961C Sunglasses ($556)
(Image credit: Backgrid)
On Bella Hadid: Tom Ford sunglasses; Susanna Chow Raegan Suede Field Jacket ($995); Isabel Marant Merida Sweater ($829); Almina Concept Funnel Wool/Cash Turtleneck ($248); Chanel bag; Freda Salvador Elba Penny Loafers ($398)
On Elsa Hosk: Helsa coat; The Row bag
Shop Chic Cognac Bags
Balenciaga
Rodeo Handbag Medium in Tan Cowboy
Madewell
The Brioche Shoulder Bag in Warm Coffee
The Row
Bourse XL Leather Shoulder Bag in French Beige Ans
Chloé
Small Paddington Padlock Shoulder Bag in Mustang Brown
Reformation
Oversized Seraphina Tote in Bracco Suede
Saint Laurent
Le 5 À 7 Supple Small Shoulder Bag in Grained Leather in Fox
Staud
Pine Shoulder Bag in Tan
Tory Burch
Romy Pebble Leather Bucket Bag in Tiramisu
Loeffler Randall
Vinnie Mini Woven Crossbody Bag in Timber
MANGO
Suede Shopper Bag in Leather
