The Ascot Bag is a slouchy, gathered top-handle bag named for its ascot-tie-inspired folded silhouette, secured by a horn button (or silver snap, on some versions) at the top opening.
Its defining trait is the knot-detailed twin handles paired with a tonal, tone-on-tone embossed logo rather than any contrasting branding.
Offered on an ongoing basis in satin, velvet, cotton, and leather, it leans more seasonal and editorial than The Row's core structured totes.
The smallest Ascot, sized for evening carry rather than daily essentials. Shares the same knotted twin-handle, gathered silhouette as the larger sizes.
The most commonly stocked Ascot size, offering enough capacity for daily essentials while keeping the bag's slouchy, folded shape.
The largest standard Ascot, offering the most capacity while retaining the same horn-button closure and knotted handle detailing.
The most consistently available Ascot fabrication, with a smooth, dressy finish suited to evening wear. The reference material for pricing across most seasons.
A plush, textured alternative offered in cooler-weather seasons. Shows wear at the pile more visibly than satin, which can affect resale condition grading.
A more casual, everyday fabrication offered in warmer-weather seasons. The lowest-durability option, which is reflected in softer resale demand.
The most durable Ascot fabrication, holding its shape and finish better over time than the fabric versions. Tends to resell toward the top of the Ascot's value range.
Reference SKU/colorway for pricing and imagery: Black satin (Not verified), the most consistently available option across seasons, though the Ascot leans heavily editorial and seasonal, so exact colorway availability shifts year to year. Current retail runs from roughly $850 for the Mini up to $990 for the larger satin versions. As a fabric-driven, rotating seasonal style rather than one of The Row's standing leather totes, the Ascot depreciates on resale rather than appreciating: pre-owned listings typically clear at 40-60% of MSRP, or roughly $350-$650 for satin and leather versions, with lower-durability fabrications like velvet and cotton settling toward the bottom of that range. Takeaway: the Ascot is a buy-to-wear piece, not a buy-to-hold one, treat it the way you'd treat a seasonal designer bag rather than an investment piece like the Margaux, and expect to recover less than two-thirds of what you paid if you resell it.
The Ascot takes its name and folded, knotted silhouette from the ascot tie, a detail that fits The Row's habit of naming and shaping bags around traditional accessory references rather than logos. It has been part of The Row's seasonal handbag rotation for years, sold alongside the brand's standing structured totes as a softer, more evening-appropriate option, distinguished by its slouchy gathered body, twin knotted top handles, and a horn button (or, on some versions, a silver snap) that closes the top opening.
Unlike the Margaux or the N/S Park Tote, which are core styles offered continuously in a fixed material, the Ascot rotates through fabrications each season, satin and velvet for colder, more formal iterations, and cotton or leather for lighter, more casual versions. That rotation makes the Ascot one of The Row's more editorial, fashion-driven handbags rather than a fixed investment piece, and its pricing has stayed comparatively stable over time relative to the sharp increases seen on the brand's core leather totes.
The Ascot doesn't carry the same widescale "quiet luxury" recognition as the Margaux, but it has a steady following among close observers of The Row, prized specifically for its lack of hardware branding and its soft, undone shape, which reads as more relaxed and evening-appropriate than the brand's structured totes. It shows up regularly in fashion editorial and on stylists working within the minimalist, unbranded aesthetic that The Row popularized.
Because it's a rotating seasonal style rather than a standing core bag, the Ascot has more resale volatility than pieces like the Margaux or Park Tote, certain colorways and fabrications from past seasons occasionally become scarce and see brief upticks in interest, but the bag as a category doesn't carry the same waitlist culture or aggressive year-over-year appreciation that has defined The Row's core leather totes.