Celebrities are almost perpetually over-dressed, especially when they know they’re going someplace where they’re likely to be photographed by paparazzi. I don’t even like running into someone in the grocery store if I look bad, so who can really blame them? This week, though, the celebrities seem a little tired of playing dress-up: it’s simple, … Read more
Even if you’re not super familiar with indie bag brand Danse Lente, you’ve almost certainly seen the brand’s bags, whether it was on the arm of a super-stylish editor photographed outside of fashion week or in the new arrivals section of your favorite online store. You might have also noticed something about the brand’s fashion-forward, … Read more
You guys, July 4th is just around the corner, which means one thing: summer is about to fly by. I hate to be a Debbie Downer and all, but am I wrong when I say that once July 4th hits, it’s down hill from there? It always seems like you’re watching fireworks with friends and … Read more
For years, the popular Goyard Saint Louis Tote has come in just two sizes: PM and GM, which are small and large, in handbag size terms, if you’re just learning the ropes. The PM is 11 inches wide across the bottom, while the GM is 13 inches wide, which makes them popular choices for day … Read more
Logo bags bring out a lot of strong opinions on both sides, which is actually what makes them a great trend: you can’t help but notice a sudden influx of them, and when it happens, almost everyone has a strong emotional response. That some of those responses are negative is beside the point, and for … Read more
It’s a good time of year for celebrity bag spotting. It’s warm outside on both coasts, which encourages celebrities to come out and look cute, but it’s not the top of summer yet, when being outside feels like a stifling, sweaty slog best escaped on a vacation, for from paparazzi lenses. We’re in the sweet … Read more
By now, you guys are probably so sick of hearing about my bag woes, but don’t discount me just yet, because I bet there are so many of you who have been in the same boat as I am right now. You think and think and think some more about your next big bag buy, … Read more
If you’d dismissed fanny packs—especially when worn crossbody—as a trend for the young and unsophisticated, Hermès has some bad news for you: the trend is coming from inside the house. There’s maybe no other leather house as closely associated with old-school elegance and sophistication as Hermès, and at the brand’s Men’s Spring 2019 show in … Read more
When Anthony Vaccarello arrived at Saint Laurent in 2016, he had enormous shoes to fill. In only a few years’ time, his predecessor Hedi Slimane had radically changed the public image (not the mention the name) of the brand, boosting profits by revamping nearly everything about its product lineup and point of view. As quickly … Read more
In the six years since I graduated college, I’ve spent nearly half of that time either working around or directly with handbags, and my love for them goes back even further. As I get older, I find it interesting to compare how my tastes have changed. While I used to be drawn towards a few … Read more
The Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring 2019 collection, Virgil Abloh’s first for the brand as its new creative director of menswear, will be controversial by the very fact of who Abloh is as a designer: he’s gifted at interpreting trends and influences, fusing low and high, and finding a way to translate longstanding luxury signatures for … Read more
The Chanel-hosted Serpentine Gallery Summer Party is a one of London’s biggest fashion to-dos. Every year, it gathers all of the UK’s most fashionable Ladies, It Girls, and stars of TV and film en plein air to admire each others’ Chanel outfits. Everyone wears Chanel, of course, and there seems to be very little room … Read more
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