Run around town with everything but the kitchen sink in your bag at any other time of year, and you might paint a picture of chaos. In summer, though, you can show up anywhere with a bag full of sand-strewn towels, SPF and at least three different sunglasses and no one will bat an eye. In the warmer months, a bag full of a jumbled mix of belongings is a sign you’ve been living life properly.

So what, then, do you pick to carry all these hallowed items? A beach bag needs to be capacious, but not ludicrously so, to paraphrase Succession’s Tom Wambsgans. It should be hardwearing but chic. Stand up to sand and the odd waylaid drop of sunblock, but hold its own for impromptu drinks on the Viaduct.

From Chloe’s raffia Banana tote — the pick of all bohemian die hards — to Gucci’s versatile Totissima in indigo denim, we’ve rounded up our pick of the best beach bags to see you through until Spring.