Shoulder

If you’re a celeb of the A-list variety like Florence Welch (well, I’m actually not sure if she’s A-list, but I love her offbeat style), you get to wear the runway goods literally weeks after they’ve struck the runway. Not to mention, months before we pedestrians can fantasize about owning them. I was in Paris [...]

If you didn’t already love Nancy Gonzalez, you will after reading this. When her daughter Cristina asked the designer to create a bag for her hectic life as a mother and businesswoman, Nancy immediately went to work. The resulting bag is functional and chic with a detachable shoulder strap for days when you need both [...]

Houndstooth: a perennial Fall favorite that’s gained extra momentum in recent years, thanks to forerunners like Salvatore Ferragamo  and Proenza Schouler. But no one has done a quintessential version of the pattern quite like Roger Vivier. Not only is this one of the best printed bags I saw during Paris Fashion Week, it is definitely [...]

Experiencing jarred senses is the opposite of my earlier complaint that all bags have started looking the same, but obviously, I’d rather be bored than offended. This array of ocular damage-inducing bags don’t just hurt your eyes, but your savings, too – and that’s really the bigger offense here (discounting Diane von Furstenberg’s, which is [...]

These are some blues that will never bring you down – a quick dip in crisp blue waters or lunch under sunny blue skies. Even if you live in an urban jungle where the sky is blocked by buildings and the sparkling ocean is miles away, one of these bags can be your daily escape [...]

Once frequently wacky and off-the-wall, Maison Martin Margiela bags are getting more practical and usable by the minute. Their latest pair of suede incarnations present you with palatable, pared-down design accompanied by fresh details you need to discover on your own – it’s much more fun that way. The super-streamlined shoulder bag (on Ssense for [...]