During the two previous season that new creative director Christophe Lemaire has shown for Hermes, the selection of handbags in the runway shows has left something to be desired. What’s there is beautiful, of course, but there’s just not much of it, particularly when you consider that Hermes’ brand identity is centered so heavily on [...]

The folks over at Jill-e have added to their existing offerings with a drop-in insert for bags in the E-GO collection. Said insert is made to operate as a standalone camera bag too, though a decidedly less subtle and stylish one. “Now the serious female photographer can safely bring her ‘tools of the trade’ with [...]

Perhaps by virtue of their intended market (young, casual, somewhat carefree), contemporary bags at achievable price points tend to be…slouchy. They match the people who the brands assume will buy the bags and use them in their personal time, but what about a young woman who has, you know, a job? Like a real job [...]