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...If you want to accessorise with a scarf but not wear it in the traditional way, tie (a small) one to a wrist, add one to a handbag or use as a belt....
...Overlaying these issues is a sector-wide slowdown in luxury after the end of a pandemic-era boom when shoppers armed with stimulus checks indulged in designer handbags and clothing....
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...The Row comes up trumps with the Aurora satin clutch with detachable chain — however, it is £1,780 (matchesfashion.com)....
...Last year, rising rent finally forced them to decamp to Florida, where Manhattanites are now Fed Ex-ing their prized handbags. 927 N University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33071; artbag.com HM L’Atelier de...
...The mega brands with their €800 sneakers and €8,000 handbags will endure. But the “aspirational” luxury market is in trouble....
...d ever dream of a white handbag until I came across this one – I like its sculptural look, while being soft and slouchy....
...Streamers sell everything from fresh produce to luxury handbags, while entertaining and engaging viewers. Livestreaming has caught on in other parts of Asia too....
...terrific primer – but, as it’s about 10,000 pages, I’ll probably be reading it until the end of time. blackwells.co.uk Loewe leather Squeeze bag, from £2,950Jonathan Anderson makes consistently delicious handbags...
...Mylle inflatable paddling pool in nine different designs, from $100, mylleshop.com...
...Comfort levels vary – I loved the look of the Cinderella-like Tiana mule (£775, piferi.com), but found the Plexi vamp too stiff to move about in....
...If you are trying to limit distribution of fentanyl, apparel manufactured with forced labour or counterfeit European handbags, closing de minimis loopholes — whatever the ecommerce ramifications — seems...
...It flatters to deceive. ★★★☆☆ To August 27, cheekbyjowl.com...
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...A caveat: the neckline, though ribbed, is thin and does not always stay in place — a handbag strap can quite easily throw it off centre....
...For some, like stylist Sarah Corbett-Winder, that means fully leaning in with pretty Carel Mary Janes and a kitsch straw handbag....
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...£12Rose, bergamot, ylang ylang and neroli oils are always in my handbag....
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...It’s not trying to shoehorn in “Oh, and by the way, buy Chanel handbags”. You know, it doesn’t feel disingenuous in that way. And in . . . it is quite democratic....
...It was a time when handbags — and what they signalled — was rapidly changing, she recalls....
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