People.com Lifestyle Style Wicker Bags Are Summer's Most Celeb-Loved Trend: Here's How to Wear Them You want a rattan bag, but you're afraid of looking like you're en route to a picnic? Stick to these styling tips and you can't go wrong By Colleen Kratofil and Sarah Ball Sarah Ball Sarah Ball is PEOPLE's Market Editor. She has been with the brand for more than four years. She handles the fashion and shopping content for the magazine and serves as the brand's styling expert for special projects and broadcast segments. Prior to joining PEOPLE, Sarah worked at StyleWatch magazine for five years and has a degree in Fashion Merchandising from Kent State University. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 16, 2016 09:30 PM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 13 TALBOTS WICKER CROSSBODY Courtesy Talbots Step one? Arm yourself with a seriously eye-catching piece that's just the right size — large enough to hold the essentials (phone, wallet, keys) but small enough that no one will guess you've got a baguette and silverware set stashed inside.Buy It: Talbots wicker and leather shoulder bag, $104.30; talbots.com 02 of 13 LAID-BACK Splash News Online A rattan style bag (like Sofia Vergara's Chloé crossbody) looks cool and unexpected paired with a streamlined classic pencil skirt and simple tank. 03 of 13 TANK AND DENIM PENCIL SKIRT Courtesy: Fifteen Twenty Blue, Guess Buy It! Fifteen Twenty Tank, $88; fifteentwenty.com, Guess Skirt, $79; shop.guess.com 04 of 13 PREPPY VIBES Reese Witherspoon/Instagram Reese Witherspoon can go head-to-toe preppy because, well, she's Reese Witherspoon (that's her own Draper James design on her arm!). You can go a little less Wizard of Oz by choosing a pinstripe top instead of gingham on gingham. 05 of 13 OFF-THE-SHOULDER TOP AND SHORTS Buy It! Banana Republic Top, $78; bananarepublic.gap.com, Joe Fresh Shorts, $19; joefresh.com 06 of 13 NIGHT OUT AKM-GSI Sure, you can wear your wicker purse to the club, but be advised: it takes some serious Rihanna swagger to do so. She pulled it off by pairing her oh-so-nighttime slipdress with two “daytime” pieces, like her she's carrying Mark Cross bag and embellished denim jacket. 07 of 13 DENIM JACKET AND LONG DRESS Courtesy: Topshop, Mango Buy It! Topshop Jacket, $95; us.topshop.com, Mango Dress, $49.99; shop.mango.com 08 of 13 DRESSY FOR DAY Neilson Barnard/Getty For a chic afternoon event, let Elizabeth Olsen be your style point person. A polished shorts ensemble has a similarly polished, vintage vibe that plays well with her vintage rattan style (hers is Mark Cross). 09 of 13 SHORT SUIT Courtesy H&M Buy It! H&M Jacket, $49.99; hm.com, H&M Shorts, $24.99; hm.com 10 of 13 SUMMER BARBECUE Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic Carrying wicker to a backyard get-together can verge on picnic territory fast, but if you avoid prints and layer on the rattan with a straw fedora like Nicky Hilton you're in the safe zone. 11 of 13 DRESS WITH RUFFLES AND STRAW HAT Courtesy: Asos, H & M Buy It! Asos Dress, $105.14; asos.com H&M Hat, $14.99; hm.com 12 of 13 WEDDING-READY Considering Kirsten Dunst's Salvatore Ferragamo bamboo top handle bag was designed for Sophia Loren, one practically has to pair the ladylike handbag with an equally prim A-line dress and matching heel. 13 of 13 A-LINE DRESS AND BLOCK HEEL Courtesy: Warehouse, Nordstrom Buy It! Warehouse Dress, $62; warehouseandotherbrands.com Calvin Klein Sandals, $98.95; nordstrom.com