Last week I confided in you that I was never a geometry whiz [0]. It appears handbags have taken a fresh form and the trapezoid is the newest shape du jour. With a narrower top and widening bottom, these are the pears of the glorious handbag field. Some call them satchels, some call them totes, I call them the shape of things to come.

Salvatore Ferragamo Mediterraneo Top-Handle Satchel [1], $1,190.

To see more leather trapezoids,

BCBG Max Azria Sahara Bag [2], on sale for $261.80 (originally $374).

Steven by Steve Madden 'Nauti-Girl Large' Satchel [3], $195.