Frame bags
Inspiration for bags comes from everywhere, but most styles have a practical origin. From cameras to doctor’s supplies to athletic equipment to scuba gear to bowling bags, we’ve come a long way when it comes to what we’re supposed to pack! Pick out one of these utility pieces and fill them with whatever your heart [...]
Minerals and crystals dug up from the earth. Diamonds in the rough, made glorious with Karl Lagerfeld’s magic touch. This season, Karl got captivated by crystals: “Nature’s the greatest designer,” he remarked. A runway resembling one big geode set the scene at Chanel, a spellbinding setting that was at once earthy and supernatural. And it [...]
It’s Marc’s world, damn it, and we are just lucky to live in it! This time, he is taking us on a trip. So to speak. Marc Jacobs certainly had travel on the mind for Fall, but we’re not moving forward in a literal sense. After all, Louis Vuitton was founded in the nineteenth century, [...]
From lush forest to bright Kelly to the pale shimmering pastels of spring, the season’s new bags prove that the grass is definitely greener…if you’ve got a green bag in tow. Whether you go bold, quirky, or classic, the foliage is sure to come early when you bring some verdancy of your own onto the [...]
Fall 2012 not only marks the arrival of a tour de force collection from Alber Elbaz, it marks a true milestone. This season, he is celebrating the anniversary of his ten chic years at Lanvin. And we’ve come full circle! Alber’s ladylike party girl-gone-spontaneous is back in full effect. The show unfolded like a [...]
When a woman’s clothes are soft, swingy, fluid, and feminine, in sweet shades of pastry-pink and dusty blush, milk-white and dove-gray, this sense of delicacy must be countered with a strong yet detailed bag. Few seem to understand this better than Raf Simons, who just sang his swan song for Jil Sander with a Fall [...]
