If I had to describe the ethos behind how the chicest people are getting dressed right now, I'd say casual elegance is the overall mood. The growing aesthetic, so to speak, is defined by outfits that have a whiff of sophistication but are worn in a very nonchalant, effortless sort of way. Think beautiful draped tops and floor-sweeping maxi skirts that are finished off not with a handbag that's quite as stuffy as a clutch or a top-handle style , but instead with a drawstring pouch bag.

In fact, pouch bags are one of the specific items that are a through-line linking many of the casually elegant outfits I'm talking about. You see, these bags occupy a sweet spot between relaxed and polished—a pouch bag is not for when you're going for full-on cocktail or black-tie attire where you'

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