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There’s no bag that makes you feel like a woman quite like a clutch. With new shapes and textures that refer to their vintage ancestors, the latest are unabashedly feminine. Grab one for instant polish, and you’ll have a hard time putting it down as you gracefully sip your dirty martini. 1. Marni Archivio Storico [...]

Is it just me, or are bags shrinking? I’ve been enjoying an ongoing love affair with mini-bags that started seasons ago, but “mini” doesn’t even seem to cut it anymore. More like miniscule! I’m not talking about minaudieres and evening clutches – those are expected to be particularly small-scaled – but youthful chain-strapped bags that [...]

I just love it when a line we have already struck an immediate affinity for goes and ups the ante. So is the case with Emmaline Ranzman’s relatively new line, Emm Kuo. The label is not even two years old yet, and already it’s showing major growth. For their Spring 2012 collection, the sort of [...]

To flaunt or hide? Whether you want to showcase or underplay your baby bump, the right bag will flatter your new figure. And whatever you choose, no mini-bags, please! Structured or slouchy, a roomier style will keep proportions in proper play. Handle your nine months with flair – just like Reese Witherspoon exhibits, with a [...]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: a bag can make or break your outfit. Few occasions make that more apparent than Fashion Week, when It-bags are seen on It-girls all over the sidewalk and in most cases they are “making” it. Here, the most noteworthy clutches, totes, and satchels of Paris, where [...]

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 [...]