In the Monogram war, there was a point marked for Dooney & Bourke. Louis Vuitton ego received a multicolored slap. In a four years long court battle, Louis Vuitton Monograme Multicolore lost in favor of the Dooney & Bourke “It Bag”. It was clear from the beginning – both bags are white with beige details [...]

And here I was thinking about a $20,000 car, a only logical update when dealing with a big family and no more free car seat (other than the two front seats) and people make handbags worth a million and a half! Insanity! A teeny tiny bag designed by Ginza Tanaka and made with 2,182 diamonds [...]

Latest on the front of celeb-turned-designers is Mischa Barton. She’s not going for clothes. At least not for now. She’s going for accessories. Handbags that is! Given she’s a flower power girl, I wonder how will those handbags look like…The collection will debut early July in London and features pieces from leather, fabric or snakeskin [...]

For the 70th anniversary of the Gucci Store in Rome an exclusive Heritage bag collection with Renaissance print was made. Frida Giannini (the Gucci creative director) said “This classic design perfectly lends itself to the spirit of Rome — traditional with a modern spirit.” And she also reedited a print called 1950s Postcard (a stylized [...]

Part of the Gucci’s love of New York campaign, an ode to the city where Gucci first opened its doors in 1953 and meant to promote the world’s largest flagship store at 725 Fifth Avenue opening in February is yet another product besides scarves and handbags. The Gucci Paper Coffee Cup will be distributed to [...]

Let’s say you just had a gorgeous Louis Vuitton handbag for Christmas and you just want to be sure it’s the real thing. How can you tell? I can only give you the basics, but most of the times, it’s quite enough to determine whether your handbag is designer-made or designer-inspired. You begin by taking [...]

Yesterday I shared with you a beautiful dress with black and white optical print. Today I give you this clutch also in black and white. The “minaudière” it’s a small ornamental case for cosmetics, jewelry, personal items that is often carried as a handbag. This Leiber Minaudière it’s fully beaded with black and white Austrian [...]

Mulberry and Julie Verhoeven decided to create a collection of dresses, scarves, T-shirts, and bags. The colourful line is inspired by the British ecxcentricity and luxury. The Mulberry Collection is already availabe from September. Julie Verhoeven, famed for her quirky, erotic collage illustrations, worked with Mulberry design director Stuart Vevers to translate her aesthetic into [...]