The late 90s was a real turning point for Tod’s. 1997 was the year of its first collection of bags, with the first style named the D-Bag. It was called that as an homage to Princess Diana who, since it was a trendy style, adopted the D-Bag and made it a hit with women everywhere....
Its arrival on the luxury market and the tidal wave it provoked forever changed this accessory’s destiny, and opened the way for the sacrosanct it-bag, despot of fashion houses and phantasmic completer of looks. The keywords for this Italian brand founded in 1925, devoted to fur, are iconoclasm, anti-establishment, the unconventional, celebrating Italian artisanship and...
Born in 2009, the Peekaboo line is the very essence of duality – one of Fendi’s fundamental values. These trompe-l’oeil bags imagined by Frida Giannini conform to a favorite past time of little ones. Indeed, the name peekaboo reminds us of the infantile game. By taking off from this idea, the creative director composed a...
For the 3rd consecutive year, Artchrial has chosen Monaco’s Hermitage hotel as its summer home. The occasion is ripe for a prestigious week of auctions in the ritzy principality. The most wild versions of the iconic Birkin and Kelly bags will be presented, honoring the most beautiful of exotic skins and the boldest of colors. But...
Presented during the Fall/Winter 2014-2015 runway show, Nicolas Ghesquière’s “Petite-Malle” reuses, in art and material, the brand’s icon. With a “research for authenticity and innovation”, everything skewed around a desire for timelessness, the creative director goes from big to small with humility and efficiency. Reinterpreting the grammar of trunkmaking, this visionary enthusiast of timelessness has...
Ever since his arrival at the head of Yves Saint Laurent’s creative department in 2012, Hedi Slimane has never ceased to revolutionize the label. With his androgynous trademark, rocker DNA, and audacity in perfect accord with the youth of today, the artist is this year unveiling a new line of Saint Laurent travel accessories with...
Were you a fan of Ralph Lauren’s Western glasses, its classic polo, or just plain and simply the brand itself? Then you’re going to love the XXL version of the “Ricky” bag by Ralph Lauren. This new version is 100 times bigger than the “Soft Ricky”, the classic model, measuring 1.8 meters in height and...
The saga continues: for six years now, Marion Cotillard has marvelously incarnated the ideal of the Dior woman. The dramatic romance of the 2013 campaign is now followed by one that is freshly romantic. For the iconic Lady Dior bag, the French beauty levitates all the way to glossy paper with charm and elegance in...
Raf Simons does it again by providing the best performance of bright colors and in your face type of clothing. The collection for Fall/Winter 2014 seemed to be straight from Simons’ heart. There was passion in every piece, especially the Diorissimo bag. For this new season, this iconic Dior bag is back with a range...
Director of men’s fashion and accessories and 3rd generation member of the Fendi dynasty, Silvia Venturini Fendi likes to disobey and go above and beyond what’s expected of her. Full of surprises and with an iconoclastic invective, she invented the Baguette in 1997. The very first “It bag”, it aroused desire and created waiting lists...
