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While I’m not a fan of printed bags, there’s something about Carven’s charming designs that gets me every time. Even in gray, this safari roars to life, making you long for a trip to the savannah. I love the brand’s Paris print, too, and the etoile design on my Louboutin espadrilles (just not all of [...]

Perusing Zink’s new collection of stingray clutches makes me feel like a kid in an ice cream shop – I want to try every flavor! The pebbly skin just has such an alluring, unique texture. Its stiffness makes stingray tough to work with, but designer Ben Freedland used that to his advantage by crafting it [...]

Snobs who leave no bag unturned surely demand a wallet that matches the rest of their wardrobe, right? In the midst of bag frenzies, the wallet is an oft-neglected accessory that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Count on the boys of Proenza Schouler to change that. When your wallet is extra-spacious and comes with [...]

With a suitcase like this, the fantasy of the ultimate in glamorous traveling is realized. The fantasy, of course, also includes a full-time porter – because in true old-world form, this trunk doesn’t come with wheels. All for the sake of Industrial Revolution-era romance! (Nineteenth-century snob Anna Karenina would be all over this.) No shock [...]

I’m already shopping for fall, and since ponyhair is always high on the autumnal agenda, I fell fast and hard for this sumptuous top handle. The bag is a Nancy Gonzalez, so crocodile is of course involved – just on the sidelines this time. While leopard print with croc side panels is an ambitious combo, [...]

What a difference a wristlet makes. This is a pretty basic Lanvin pouch, but that snakey chain at the corner changes everything. It takes a simplistic (but still yummy) case made of croc-stamped black leather, and gives it a sense of desirability worthy of a modern-day disco diva. As well as a night on the [...]