$1.2 million handbag is surprise star of Miami Art Week

.2 million handbag is surprise star of Miami Art Week

Dropping $1.2 million during Miami Art Week isn’t that unusual. At Art Basel, which is just one of the 20+ fairs taking place in Miami taking place through Sunday, Picasso’s “Couple with Cup” has a price tag of $30 million — and the festivities kicked off with the $4.75 million sale of a David Hammons … Read more

London Fashion Week bans exotic animal skins: ‘Future of fashion is animal-free’

London Fashion Week bans exotic animal skins: ‘Future of fashion is animal-free’

London Fashion Week is banning designers from showing collections that feature exotic animal skin, a step forward for the British Fashion Council’s sustainability initiatives. Designers will now be forced to agree to the new policy when applying to be included on the official London Fashion Week calendar, a first for the “big four” international fashion … Read more

Exclusive | Telfar, famous for the ‘Bushwick Birkin,’ holding open mic and ‘wild surprises’ at opening of new NYC store: ‘It’s going to be a show’

Exclusive | Telfar, famous for the ‘Bushwick Birkin,’ holding open mic and ‘wild surprises’ at opening of new NYC store: ‘It’s going to be a show’

The “Bushwick Birkin” has landed in Soho. Telfar — a New York-based brand beloved by the likes of Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Oprah and Bella Hadid — is opening its first-ever storefront downtown at Broadway and Canal Street on Saturday. Crowned a cult must-have by the fashion set for two decades, the brand will debut its 10,000-square-foot brick-and-mortar … Read more

How a dorky sports accessory became the latest must-have fashion trend

How a dorky sports accessory became the latest must-have fashion trend

If you can spare some cash, you could snag the hottest bag of the season. The bowling bag has become the in-demand purse for fall, as trend-setting celebrities have been spotted toting the sporty, chic accessory in recent months. In December 2023, Bella Hadid was photographed carrying a cherry red Von Dutch bowler — a … Read more

Exclusive | Food-themed purses are latest tasty, new trend as fashionistas eat up a buffet of bags

Exclusive | Food-themed purses are latest tasty, new trend as fashionistas eat up a buffet of bags

Suddenly, wearing your dinner is a good look. Just as a meal isn’t complete without the right ingredients, no outfit is complete without the right handbag. And these days, the perfect purse might look a lot like the perfect ingredient, as fashionistas — including Hollywood types with taste like Melissa McCarthy and Julia Fox — tuck into … Read more

Bogg Bag boom sees moms scrambling for the coveted tote: ‘I absolutely love it’

Bogg Bag boom sees moms scrambling for the coveted tote: ‘I absolutely love it’

Bogged down by all the necessities in their purses, moms toting water bottles and snacks galore are creating a Bogg Bag boom as they scramble for the coveted tote. The behemoth plastic tote has gone viral online for holding everything a parent might need for a beach day or after-school pick-up. On TikTok, where the … Read more

Does your bag reveal how you vote? Brands that (subtly) show support

Does your bag reveal how you vote? Brands that (subtly) show support

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Are you a Chanel Flap girlie? Maybe, you can’t leave the house without your L.L. Bean tote? Or, perhaps, you have a bit of an affinity for those slouchy crescent bags? From the bag alone, Beverly Hart may … Read more

Hailey Bieber, Charli XCX and more flaunt season’s hottest ‘It’ bag from this millennial designer

Hailey Bieber, Charli XCX and more flaunt season’s hottest ‘It’ bag from this millennial designer

Stylish stars are toting the latest “It” bag on the market: the Courrèges Holy Bag. Last month, trendsetter Hailey Bieber clutched the toffee-hued handbag while hitting the streets of New York, and both Dua Lipa and Emma Chamberlain have also sported the satchel. At Courrèges’ Paris Fashion Week runway show — during which the Holy Bag … Read more

How L.L. Bean tote bags became the hottest high-fashion summer accessory for New York’s most stylish

How L.L. Bean tote bags became the hottest high-fashion summer accessory for New York’s most stylish

Spend an afternoon in Williamsburg or amble through the West Village and you’ll almost certainly catch a glimpse of a wide variety of tote bags hanging from the shoulders of New Yorkers. There are Trader Joe’s totes, Lands’ End shoulder bags and an array of satchels adorned with various company logos, but one canvas carryall … Read more

Giganic handbags are the hottest new fashion accessory: Why Cardi B and Kim Kardashian can’t get enough

Giganic handbags are the hottest new fashion accessory: Why Cardi B and Kim Kardashian can’t get enough

Size matters — and bigger is better. At least, that’s the case for handbags this season, which have grown to massive proportions, leaving micro-purses in the dust. While bite-sized bags have been the rage in recent years — from the tiny accessories that only fit a lip gloss and credit card, to the comically microscopic MSCHF arm … Read more

Collina Strada’s Baggu collab under fire for using AI-generated prints: ‘Unforgivable’

Collina Strada’s Baggu collab under fire for using AI-generated prints: ‘Unforgivable’

Customers would prefer if designers stopped horsing around with AI. New York-based fashion label Collina Strada is facing backlash online for enlisting artificial intelligence in the design process for its latest collection with BAGGU, which features a $70 horse-shaped bag that has since gone viral. While both brands pride themselves on sustainability, consumers argue that … Read more

Meghan Markle wanted free handbags, clothes from Victoria Beckam before snubbing her: book

Meghan Markle wanted free handbags, clothes from Victoria Beckam before snubbing her: book

Megan Markle longed to be posh like Victoria Beckham.  While engaged to Prince Harry, Markle allegedly asked the Spice-Girl-turned-fashion-designer for free clothes and handbags. But the request was “vetoed by [Buckingham] Palace for being against their rules,” celebrity biographer Tom Bower reveals in his new book, “The House of Beckham,” out now in the UK … Read more

Game On: Why tenniscore is the ultimate fashion serve this summer

Game On: Why tenniscore is the ultimate fashion serve this summer

Photo by Jeffrey Westbrook, Prop Stylist: Miako Katoh For those looking to ace fashion-meets-function, a pleated tennis skirt is the ultimate serve. A sartorial statement that doubles as athleticwear, this preppy classic is, without a doubt, the most coveted wardrobe item of the season. It arrives haute off the release of “Challengers” — a buzzy … Read more

Gen-Zers are so obsessed with this purse, they’re hiring people across the country to search for it at TJ Maxx

Gen-Zers are so obsessed with this purse, they’re hiring people across the country to search for it at TJ Maxx

Dare to bead fashionably hot! Fashionistas are going to extreme lengths to get their hands on the unlikely must-have fashion accessory: beaded handbags. But it’s not something you can find online easily, if at all. The whimsical handbags from the brand “Made in India” are sold exclusively in TJ Maxx and Marshall’s, which forces shoppers … Read more

In the bag: Bulgari taps Mary Katrantzou as its first creative director for accessories

In the bag: Bulgari taps Mary Katrantzou as its first creative director for accessories

Mary Katrantzou, the London-based fashion designer known for her audacious color sensibility, has been named the first-ever creative director of Bulgari leather goods and accessories.  While her debut collection in this new position launches in August, the award-winning designer’s relationship with the brand (which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year) dates to her 2019 couture … Read more

Louis Vuitton unveils an NYC ‘Dream’ manse, filled with trunks, gowns, jewels and $1M bags

Louis Vuitton unveils an NYC ‘Dream’ manse, filled with trunks, gowns, jewels and M bags

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Welcome to Louis Vuitton’s dream house, an Upper East Side mansion filled with the house’s fabulous flights of fancy. For a limited time, VIP guests are invited to visit the seven-story Park Avenue residence for a “savoir-faire” exhibition, … Read more

‘Shōgun’ star Anna Sawai on the fashion, food and jewels that help her slay

‘Shōgun’ star Anna Sawai on the fashion, food and jewels that help her slay

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Anna Sawai can relate to the old saying that beauty is pain. “It took two ladies 40 minutes to dress me — on a good day!” Sawai tells Alexa about the stunning-but-cumbersome kimonos she wore to play Toda … Read more

Hot guys carry handbags now: How Travis Kelce, LeBron James and Jacob Elordi made man purses a must-have

Hot guys carry handbags now: How Travis Kelce, LeBron James and Jacob Elordi made man purses a must-have

What started as a humble canvas tote soon launched an expansive collection of handbags in CJ Robinson’s closet. The 28-year-old New Yorker is now the proud owner of upwards of 30 handbags and is part of a growing class of men taking after fashion-forward A-list hunks who flaunt designer bags. Aussie actor Jacob Elordi, a … Read more

Louis Vuitton’s ‘Speedy’ is the new A-list It bag: Rihanna, LeBron James

Louis Vuitton’s ‘Speedy’ is the new A-list It bag: Rihanna, LeBron James

Rev up your wardrobe with the bag everyone’s chasing this season: Louis Vuitton’s iconic Speedy— reimagined in bold hues by Pharrell Williams during his spring 2024 debut as menswear creativedirector for the French label. Louis Vuitton Men’s Speedy P9 Bandoulière, $11,100, similar styles at Louis Vuitton Photo by Jeffrey Westbrook; Prop stylist: Miako Katoh And … Read more

This backpack sells out every Wednesday at 3 p.m. — here’s why it’s a new cult favorite

This backpack sells out every Wednesday at 3 p.m. — here’s why it’s a new cult favorite

The hottest new “It” bag isn’t from Gucci or Telfar — it’s a $250 rucksack. Every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, the Ultra Dragonfly backpack from ULA Equipment is restocked for a brief time before quickly selling out and the “buy” button vanishing. The lightweight pack from the recreational gear retailer has soared in popularity among … Read more