Category: Handbags and Purses

Emily Mariko’s $120 Tote Bag Draws Criticism

Emily Mariko, best known for her viral salmon bowl, draws criticism for peddling a pricey canvas bag.
El hombre que destruye bolsas de 3000 dólares en internet

Bajo el seudónimo Tanner Leatherstein, Volkan Yilmaz desgarra, quema y corta en pedazos artículos de lujo para demostrar cuánto cree que valen realmente.
The Man Who Destroys $3,000 Handbags on the Internet

Under the handle Tanner Leatherstein, Volkan Yilmaz rips, burns and slices apart luxury goods to show how much he thinks they are really worth.
A Vintage Shop to the Stars Holds Its Own Against New Rivals

Thirty years after starting What Goes Around Comes Around, Gerard Maione and Seth Weisser are still on the hunt for lost classics from Hermès, Chanel and Levi’s.
A Traditional Japanese Technique Creates a Jeweled Bag

Asprey presents the Hikihaku Matchbox, a clutch made of metallic threads woven by hand.
How Can ‘Absurd’ Luxury Prices be Justified?

The exorbitant cost of luxury fashion has left us out in the cold, wondering who can sustain this market?
At Fendi, Kim Jones Goes Beyond the Baguette

It’s not only about the handbag any more. Kim Jones is making great clothes.
Cozy Accessories for Colder Weather

Bags and shoes in cushy shearling, plush and faux fur.
This Fall, Elegant Bags Come With a Hard Edge

Add refinement to any look with structured accessories.
Book Review: ‘Pockets,’ by Hannah Carlson

In her nifty “Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close,” Hannah Carlson unbuttons the politics behind who gets to hide their belongings, and where.
Style Icon Jane Birkin’s Looks Over the Decades

The British-French singer, actress and style icon may have been known as the inspiration for the Birkin bag, but she was so much more.
Jane Birkin, Singer, Actress and Fashion Inspiration, Dies at 76

She was a British-born “French icon” for years associated with the singer Serge Gainsbourg. In the U.S., she was known for lending her name to luxury handbags by Hermès.