Your purse is a one-stop shop—bank, first-aid kit, fashion-emergency-solver, beauty bar and boredom buster—all in one. Keep these items in your bag at all times, and you’ll be ready to conquer anything. For fashion emergencies Velcro adhesive dots allow you to turn up a sleeve that is too long, secure a fallen hem, and hold […]
We love straw bags for their easy, summery vibe. And this season they’re not just for lugging towels and swimsuits to the beach. Designers used straw for everything from oversized bucket bags to structured clutches, so you can carry them morning, noon and night. Here are some of our favorites. Pretty petals in […]
Carrying a well-organized handbag gives a woman confidence. When you can locate a business card, band-aid or lipstick at a moment’s notice, you feel prepared and competent and every errand, meeting or carpool goes more smoothly. Whipping your purse into shape only takes a few minutes and, as Marjie Killeen discovered, provides a big […]
Things seem to get bigger in January. We trade in our sleek fall trenches for giant puffy coats, our high-heeled shooties for lug-soled boots, and our pretty party purses for schlep-it-all shoppers. A big bag is a must when you need to tote extra layers, Kleenex, cough drops and other wintry necessities along with […]
While through Italy last month, I learned about a Genoan aristocrat who claimed to travel through time and space by focusing on the spiritual properties of musical chords and the color green.
