Proenza Schouler Spring 2011

Now that the P.S. 1 has become a bonafide mainstay of chic wardrobes the world over, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are carefully exploring other options and styles. For their decidedly ladylike fifties primness for Spring 2011, the Proenza Schouler design duo shot a dose of creativity into their handbag collection, infusing zany but appropriate prints and color combinations into some body-skimming handhelds. At first glance it appears the handles of the slim clutches are merely for show; the true handle comes in a detachable canvas cord affixed to brass clasps that converts it from a tote to a clutch. I love the one is crisp white! The second option shown on the runway is a camera bag-like silhouette cast in grainy pebble leather with a stitched color contrast. These bags are eclectic and yet still totally chic.