Valextra

Valextra on sale. Need I say more? Timeless classics that will withstand all your bad mistakes – you know those bags you’re too embarrassed to bring out yet you paid too much to just toss or give away. Although Valextra may look stern they are actually quite fun. The Babila Bag (now $1,439, was $2,400) is [...]

Your favorite fruits may not be ripe for the picking this time of the year, but a new assortment of lemon, lime, and orange bags are packed with just as much flavor. Like a shot of Vitamin C, a fabulous bright bag has the ability to revive and rejuvenate. It’s Bag Snob’s orders: a citrus-hued [...]

Valextra has turned out a whole season’s worth of new treasures for Fall/Winter 2012! One goodie after another has brought a smile to my face and sparkle to my eyes. A savvy collaboration with famed landscape architect Patrizia Pozzi has resulted in a new shape inspired by zen lotus leaves. The entire bag, from front [...]

I loved spending time in Florence last week as a guest of Luisa via Roma. Now I’m already planning a trip back to Italy in the summer, and one of the places at the top of my getaway list is Capri! Which is why, for my visit to the craggy, glamorous island in the Tyrrhenian [...]

I’m so impressed with the innovative designers who are coming out with iPad cases that also moonlight as clutches! I thought Jason Wu had gotten it down with his metallic wristlet, but Valextra’s take actually comes with a shoulder strap, adjustable to wear cross-body. How brilliant! Now you can trek around town with your iPad [...]

2011 may be old news, but the fresh bag silhouettes to come out of it are anything but. Out of some of the most prominent fashion houses, new shapes came to the forefront, proving that what makes an “It” bag is not flash and logo-driven panache but innovation of shape and mood. Here, the top [...]