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Bags
B-Low the Belt Belts and Bags: The Styles Worth Buying
B-Low The Belt is the Los Angeles label that treats the buckle as the main event. I think a belt changes an outfit faster than a new dress, so this edit is mostly belts, with a few fringe bags for company.
Abbode Pouches: The Travel Pouches Worth Buying
Abbode is a New York shop that embroiders names, initials and small private jokes onto pouches, tea towels and pillowcases. I am a sucker for anything with a note stitched into it, so this edit is about picking the one worth giving.
Bottega Veneta Medium Andiamo Outfit: How to Style the Bag
A Bottega Veneta medium Andiamo outfit starts with the bag's woven intrecciato leather, a weave the house has made in Vicenza since 1966. I go through the Andiamo in every size and as a clutch, then the house's other bags and the clothes to wear with them.
The Tory Burch Charlie Bag Is Quilted Quiet Confidence
Tory Burch is best known for a medallion, so a bag that leans on stitching instead is a shift. The tory burch charlie bag is built on quilting and a chain-and-leather strap, with the branding pushed almost entirely into the hardware. It is the quietest line the house currently makes.
Ashna Mehta Jewelry: The Designer Behind Bag Bijoux
Ashna Mehta is a third-generation diamantaire from the Rosy Blue family, one of the largest diamond manufacturers in the world, and she founded her own jewellery brand in 2022. Her signature is Bag Bijoux, diamond charms engineered to clip onto a Birkin or Kelly and convert into pendants, developed with her sister Aria.
Alaia Bag: Le Teckel, Le Coeur And Daily Shapes
Alaia's bag shapes keep reappearing in different materials, from mesh to raffia to smooth leather, which makes the house's point of view easy to spot across an outfit. The Le Teckel and Le Click shapes anchor the range, offering a base silhouette that gets reworked season after season. This edit looks at which of those shapes are actually easy to live with day to day, not just striking on a shelf.
Phoebe Gates Office Picks: Toteme Tailoring, Knits and Skirts
Phoebe Gates office picks cover how I dress for a room of people, from tailoring that travels to tops, knits and skirts. The edit leans on Toteme.
Toteme
Elin Kling, a Swedish fashion journalist, and Karl Lindman, an art director who had worked with Interview magazine, founded Toteme in New York in 2014, the same year they married, before moving the company back to their native Stockholm in 2016. The name started as Totem until Kling suggested softening it with a final e, and the label built its identity on pared-back Scandinavian tailoring: poplin shirtdresses, boxy bouclé jackets and a signature fringed scarf detail.
Fendi Baguette Bag: Which One to Carry Under Your Arm
A guide to the Fendi baguette bag, from the classic Baguette 26424 in canvas, leather, denim and calf hair to the Baguette Soft and Mamma Baguette, plus the minis, wallets on chain and clutches, and close to fifty secondhand Baguettes. I sort them by shape and by how you would actually carry them.
The Vivienne Westwood Bag Wears Its Politics On The Clasp
A vivienne westwood bag is carrying an orb, and the orb is doing a lot of work. Frame totes, heart-shaped minis, structured handbags and small crossbodies. It is one of the very few accessory logos with an actual political argument behind it.
Goyard Tote: A Pre-Owned Guide to Saint Louis, Artois, Villette and Anjou
A guide to the Goyard tote in pre-owned form, from the Saint Louis to the Artois, Villette, Anjou and Belharra. It covers the house's story, the Goyardine canvas and how each shape carries.
Goyard Backpack: The Signed Canvas Behind the Alpin and the Saint Leger
Edmond Goyard signed his canvas in 1892, and the Alpin Mini and Saint Leger backpacks still carry that mark. Check the corners first on any pre-owned piece, including the rarer Cisalpin and Janson shapes.
The Strathberry Bag Is Scottish Restraint With A Metal Bar
Strathberry built its identity around a slim metal bar closure rather than a printed logo, carrying that signature across totes, crossbodies and the more decorative Mosaic line. A hardware-first identifier has aged better than the logo-driven decade that preceded it, which is part of why the house keeps showing up now. This edit moves from the Kite Midi tote down through the Nano and Mosaic sizes, comparing leather against suede for everyday use.
The Balmain Bag Wears Its Hardware Like Jewellery
Balmain bags put hardware at the center, from bold B-Buzz details to quieter leather totes where topstitching supplies the decoration.
Charles & Keith: The Singapore Shoe Shop That Learned to Listen
Charles & Keith began as a Singapore shoe shop and grew from its founders’ customer-led designs into a wardrobe of bags and shoes. I would start with the shoulder bags, then choose a heel, flat, or boot around the day ahead.
Lady Dior Bag: Minis, Mediums and Large Shapes With Their Own Stories
This Lady Dior bag edit follows pre-owned minis, medium shapes and larger totes, from beaded silk and shearling to patent and canvas. I point out the details I would look at first, from the corners to the strap.
Tory Burch Outlet: Bags, Loafers and Little Leather Goods Worth a Close Look
The Tory Burch outlet line is full of bags, shoes, wallets and jewelry, and this edit sorts them by what to check in the materials, hardware, lining and stitching. I say what I would pick up first and what I would turn over in the fitting room.
The Marc Jacobs Tote
A Structural Rethink
DeMellier London Names Its Bags After Places You Want To Be
DeMellier names each bag after a city, and the naming is not decorative since every city corresponds to a specific silhouette the brand keeps year after year. That consistency means you can shop the range by shape rather than by season. This edit moves from the structured New York and Hudson pieces to the softer Siena and Stockholm shapes.
Why Everyone Suddenly Owns a Demellier Bag
DeMellier is a London handbag label known for rounded top handles, soft structure and no visible branding. I go through the Vancouver Clutch, the Stockholm Shoulder, two crossbodies and the suede totes.
Saint Laurent: The Paris House Founded in 1961
Saint Laurent is the Paris house Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé opened on December 4, 1961. I go through the accessories and shoes worth a look.
Michael Kors Outlet: Bags, Wallets and Watches Worth a Closer Look at the Stitching
The Michael Kors outlet line is easy to love and easy to rush, so this edit sorts the bags, small leather goods, watches, shoes and jewelry by what to inspect. I say when I would reach for each piece and what to check in the lining, hardware and stitching.
Métier Bags: The Logo-Free Leather London Quietly Carries
Métier bags are the logo-free Italian-made leather and suede totes, shoulder bags and clutches from a London label founded in 2017. I picked the shapes I would reach for this fall, plus a few quiet cousins from other makers.
Gucci Tote Bag: Ophidia, Jackie, Bamboo and the Secondhand Classics
A Gucci tote bag is the most practical way into the house, and this edit sorts sixty of them by line. Ophidia, Emblem and Giglio come first, then the GG canvas shoppers, then Jackie, Horsebit, Bamboo and Diana, then the GG Marmont and older shapes. Almost half are secondhand, which is where the Sukey, Joy and Soho totes live now.