Getting carried away: 13 of the best weekend bags for the May bank holiday

Bank-holiday break planned? Grab a chic weekend bag

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Photograph by Sam Deaman

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Plaza £650, Liberty

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Khaki £49, Next

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Lipstick £320, Seletti (Selfridges)

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Red £120, Longchamp

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Posy £99, Luella Grey

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Brown £130, Marks and Spencer

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Green £70, Oliver Bonas

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Olive £795, Mulberry

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Royal blue £125, Palmes

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Leather £279, Zara

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Essential £125, Antler

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Suede £349, Massimo Dutti

Keepall Bandoulière 50, Louis Vuitton, photographed at The London EDITION

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