Last week, while Pope Francis was visiting New York City, actress Kerry Washington, who plays Olivia Pope on “Scandal,” was inside the Plaza Hotel for a very different reason. Washington, Dee Ocleppo, and Tommy Hilfiger hosted a cocktail party at the hotel to introduce the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse. The limited-edition handbag was created to […]

Actress and singer Jane Birkin asked luxury handbag maker Hermes to remove her name from its iconic Birkin Croco crocodile handbag in July after video surfaced showing mistreatment of crocodiles at a farm. Birkin says she is satisfied with steps Hermes has taken to correct the problems and has dropped her request to have her […]

Singer and actress Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind the exclusive handbag that bears her name, has asked luxury designer Hermes to remove her name from its iconic crocodile bags after video was released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals showing abuse of crocodiles at farms where their skins are harvested. The videos were […]

Fashion designer Nicky Hilton released a book called “365 Style” and has collaborated with handbag and accessories brand Linea Pelle on a fall 2015 handbag collection called Nicky Hilton x Linea Pelle. The collection was debuted at the Coterie NY fashion trade show in New York City and will formally launch in September. Linea Pelle […]

2014 saw many new trends, as well as a revival of some older ones. Tiny handbags were seen in many runway shows, including Celine, Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Kate Spade, and on streets around the world. New York designer Tyler Ellis has created the Jamie frame, a tiny, structured, top-handle bag in both black […]

Kate Spade Co. is positioning itself as a leader in the luxury handbag market. Sales rose by 30 percent from $192.7 million in the second quarter to $250.4 million in the third quarter and are expected to reach $1 billion by the end of the year. That led shares to rise by 21 percent. The […]

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has just opened a new exhibit detailing the growth of the Italian fashion industry over the past seven decades. The exhibit, entitled “Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945” explains how Italy came to be a leader in the fashion world from the end of World War II to the present. In […]

Italian fashion group Max Mara has teamed up with Academy Award nominee Amy Adams to promote its accessories for its new 2014 ad campaign. Last year’s successful campaign featured Jennifer Garner. The brand wanted to follow it up with ads featuring another A-list celebrity. Adams earned a Golden Globe this year for her performance in […]

Edie Parker’s line of bespoke clutch handbags have become trendy with many celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Sofia Vergara, and Paris and Nicky Hilton because clients can customize them with their first names, initials, catchphrases, or designs of their choice. The bags have become popular with several high-end retailers, including Holts, Barneys New York, and […]

Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia has revamped its Rosalie K. and Sydney Shaftman Gallery that houses its permanent collection of Judith Leiber handbags. The original custom-designed stand in the gallery was shaped like an abstracted tree. Some of the larger handbags did not fit on the display. The rack has been replaced with […]