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A recent Bloomberg Business article reported that handbag sales, historically one of the hottest tickets going in the luxury goods and accessories markets, has taken a sharp downturn in recent months — just when you would expect sales to be picking-up in the run up to the festive season. The slow fall sales have led to a flurry of design...

These days, to “pin” something takes on a very different meaning than it did a few decades ago. In the 1980s, to “pin” something literally meant to stick a pin on it, not post it to a virtual mood board that you could share with others in the public social media complex of cyberspace. However, it appears that in the...

This past September, hotel heiress and “other Hilton sister” Nicky Hilton has launched a capsule collection with Los Angeles based leather goods brand Linea Pelle. The brand's vision is to create leather goods for women who appreciate the perfect marriage between style and function, a philosophy which has seemingly suited Hilton's design point-of-view quite well. Hilton has been quietly designing...

When you try and envision what a high-stakes heist might look like, your mind probably immediately turns to that old Hollywood theme of cat-burglars and jewel thieves dressed in skin-tight black leotards, listening to safes with stethoscopes or drilling a hole in a jewelry store window. But this week, merchants in Hong Kong experienced a whole new variation on the...

At the recent Fall-Winter 2015/2016 collections, Dolce and Gabbana appeared to present a collection that was all about celebrating traditional Italian motherhood. Pregnant models walked the runway, while others carried babies and toddlers in their arms. It all seemed very heart-warming; a celebration of the circle of life with Dolce and Gabbana's signature heavy-handed Italian spin. But that was before...

While it would seem like a foregone conclusion for a major luxury brand to have an e-commerce site, there are a surprising number of high-end luxury design houses that believe it or not, still prefer to do business the old-fashioned way; face to face. This summer however, you can count one less major luxury brand among them. Italian luxury design...

In 2014, storied auction house, Christie’s, broke new ground when they hosted their first-ever designer handbag auction at their Hong Kong location. But it may surprise many handbag enthusiasts to know that the auction house has actually dealt in handbags before. Back in 2008, Christie’s Paris location hosted an auction that boasted royal memorabilia from the estate of the late...

In the fashion world, there are always pieces that come and go that are considered “edgy”. However, quite often a piece comes along that falls firmly outside of edgy territory into what could only be considered outlandish. Here, we’ve uncovered two jaw-droppingly unique, compelling, and dare we say it, slightly disturbing pieces into one collection for you to enjoy. What...

In 2014, iconic American design house, Coach, launched a collaboration with the classic comic franchise, Peanuts. The collection, which consisted of bags and accessories decorated with illustrations of the much-beloved Peanuts characters, proved a resounding success. It sold out almost instantly, much to the disappointment of many a Peanuts-loving handbag fan who was unable to have an order fulfilled due...

Even those who are apathetic about fashion will have heard about the Hermes Birkin bag by now; It has been a pop cultural phenomenon for at least a decade, and its popularity certainly shows no signs of dropping-off any time soon. The Hermes Birkin bag has come to be more than just an expensive handbag, it is a symbol of...