On The Rag
The name of this clutch sounds more like a description of a Chinese delicacy rather than what I’m going to carry my gloss and cell phone in. But that is the name of this Deborah Barnett ostrich clutch. The natural, organic shape is very interesting, but is it maybe too organic? Let’s be honest: there is something slightly [...]
What happened to chic and stately? What happened to a nuanced, sophisticated way with skins? What happened to Zagliani?! The nearly century-old brand has suddenly gone Las Vegas. But not ironic Balmain-style Strip – like old-town, cheesy, desperately glitzy Vegas. I’m left wondering if that was the inspiration or if these python bags ($7,036) are [...]
It’s safe to say that Milan’s Fashion Week is usually the most luxurious of all. Italians are known for their way with skins after all, and Milan designers’ time-honored craftsmanship is usually countered with creative innovation. For Fall 2012, two of the most major Italian bag houses had very different interpretations on what we should [...]
London Fashion Week Roundup: Burberry Prorsum vs. Mulberry London Fashion Week was a mixed bag (no pun intended), especially when it came to the two most indelibly British brands around: Burberry Prorsum, representing the old guard reinvented, and Mulberry, the fresh, young house aiming to cement its role as classic luxury label. Some from each [...]
Picture this twisted fairy tale: if Little Bo Peep ditched her sheep and became a porn star, this would be her bag. There’s something at once vulgar and childish about this pink purse. Considering how streamlined and polished Versace’s ready-to-wear has been at Donatella’s helm, it just doesn’t make sense to keep making bags like [...]
It’s a case of too much of a good thing. We love color, but put in the wrong hands (even they have the best of intentions), a good bag easily goes bad when the wrong decisions are made when it comes to color and fabrication. Here, a bunch of bags that are fighting with themselves [...]
