Forget the Hermès Birkin bag — fashionistas everywhere have moved their names to the waiting list for the Mansur Gavriel bucket bag.
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, and aren’t aware of the season’s It bag, the style first launched in 2012 when New York-based designers Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel set out to create a standout product that was simple but functional — and worth the price tag. In December, the brand started selling online — and within an hour, 95 percent of their stock sold out.
The lengthy waiting lists for the now-famous bucket bag prompted the designers to create alternate styles, set to launch in fall 2015. But if you’re waiting for your precious Mansur Gavriel to restock, don’t sweat it — plenty of other brands have copied the enviable design. Read on for 15 options you can buy now — after all, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
Lady in red
Leather bucket bag, $79.95 at gap.comHandout
Orange you glad
Leather “Reserve Persimmon” bucket bag, $258 at elaineturner.comHandout
Green with envy
Leather “Helen Bag Prince” mini bucket bag, $188 at usa.roots.comHandout
Not so mellow yellow
Sophie Hulme small leather bucket bag, $825 at otteny.comHandout
Blue crush
Suede “Angel” bag, $660 at us.sandro-paris.comHandout
Keep calm and lilac on
Embossed python “Jenn” bucket bag, $350 at giginewyork.comHandout
Ivory tower
Leather “Lorin” bag, $248 at vincecamuto.comHandout
Gray’s anatomy
Laser-cut leather “Small Diego” bag, $825 at alexanderwang.comHandout
Tan lines
Auxiliary leather “Mini Mander” bucket bag, $325 at aritzia.comHandout
Seeing spots
Tod’s leather “Medium Secchiello” bag, $1,878 at farfetch.comHandout
Haute hemp
Loeffler Randall leather bucket bag, $274 at clubmonaco.comHandout
Pink punch
“Wander Lust D-String” bag, $95 at deuxlux.comHandout
Meshing around
Beau + Ashe mesh “Closter” bucket bag, $64.95 at shoedazzle.comHandout
Cute in camo
Faux-leather bag, $79 at charleskeith.comHandout
House of slitherin’
House of Holland snake-embossed bucket bag, $664 at shopbop.comHandout



