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Surprise, Surprise: More Elie Tahari love

Of all the brand to spawn new bag lines in the past couple of years, Elie Tahari may be my favorite. I’ve had the chance to see a number of the label’s purses in person, and not a single one has failed to impress me. The leather quality is high, the details are precise and the overall effect is almost always chic and expensive-looking.

The Elie Tahari Amber Clutch is only the latest in a long line of Tahari bags that have caught my eye, mostly because it’s managed to do something particularly difficult: look bohemian and high-end simultaneously.

I kind of hate the “gypset” (jet-set gypsy, for those of you lucky enough to avoid that very annoying portmanteau) trend, mostly because it makes retailers think that I want to buy macrame (note: I do not want to buy macrame. Ever.), but also because it tends to look sloppy in a way that just doesn’t appeal to me – I prefer my sloppiness to be subversive, at the very least.

This clutch maintains a sharp attention to detail while still implementing a style that will appeal to the bohemian-lovers among us. Tahari also managed to find a way to make a woven bag without immediately reminding everyone of Bottega Veneta, which is something of a feat in and of itself. Buy through Neiman Marcus for $398.

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