A Number All of Chanel’s stories start with a number. On February 2, 1955, Chanel created the accessory that would become the most mythical of all time. Like the famous Number 5 or Number 19, Chanel assigned her creations not with a name but rather a date marking forevermore their initial entry into fashion history....
Category: Handbags
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The Peekaboo Spring/Summer 2015 by Fendi
This famous bag is directly inspired by a childhood memory that we all have, one that is particularly dear to Silvia Fendi, the designer. Dubbing it the Peekaboo, she’s making reference to the namesake game that consists of hiding your eyes with your hands before removing them, creating a surprise effect for the amazed child....
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Lady Dior: 2013 Campaign With Marion Cotillard by Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Marion Cotillard is tugging so hard on our heartstrings in the latest Lady Dior campaign that we’re practically dying with desire! Through the lens of Jean-Baptiste Mondino, the quintessential essence of Dior emerges with ardor, grace, and sensuousness. Dressed in a black asymmetrical corolla skirt and a certain allegorical elegance, the actress strikes a pose...
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The Saint Laurent Duffle Bag
Hedi Slimane is bringing to mind the myth of androgyny. At the dawn of ancient times, man and woman were one. In their wrath, the Gods separated their fellow deity of Androgyny, and the two have remained apart from their other half ever since. The couturier may not be positioned to make the beauty of...
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Lunch Just Got a Whole Lot Tastier!
Who would have ever thought that one of the hottest trend for Spring/Summer 13’ would be none other than the new “Lunch Bag” by designer duo Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler! This strikingly sexy handbag is just what you need to go from day to night in an instant. The sleeker PS11 is...
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2012 Flashback: The Hula Hoop Bag by Chanel
Black for energy. White for purity. Add to this the classic… quilted, generous shapes and oversized, and the French design house delivers a triumphant new object of desire: the hula hoop bag. Once again, it is real success for Chanel. This “Unidentified Fashion Object” exceeds the limits of the first function of the bag. Karl...
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Roseau Heritage by Longchamp: A Family Tradition
The house at 390 Rue Saint-Honoré is launching the Roseau Héritage bag, celebrating the memory of the “it bag” that first gave Longchamp its renown. This family affair first saw the light of day in 1948, at the address 390 of one of the streets in the Parisian golden triangle. Their equestrian motif wasn’t quite yet...
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The Boy Bag by Chanel
All of Chanel’s creations have the inimitable ability to tell an entire story. Called simply the “Boy”, this bag imagined by Karl Lagerfeld in 2011 renders homage to Gabrielle Chanel’s one true love: English polo player Arthur “Boy” Capel. Without getting bogged down by sentimentalism, Lagerfeld’s homage is movingly restrained. The colors are elementary: dull...
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Kevin Lyons Revisits the Converse for Colette
Kevin Lyons1 is teaming up with Colette to offer up a Converse “Colette blue” style, specially for Illustration Month. The Converse epic has all the makings of an icon. At the beginning of the 20th century, Marquis Mills Converse fell down the stairs and almost broke his ankle. In 1908, he decided to create a pair...