I know Valextra is not for everyone. It is not exciting but it is not meant to be. Yes yes, quiet luxury, blah blah blah. But everyone should have one bag they wear for a lifetime. One that will always be relevant and elegant. This frame is the ultimate in classic especially in this perfect neutral “Clay”, I mean, if it weren’t Made in Italy the Queen of England would probably use it. Or maybe she does, but I’m strictly speculating here as to her loyalties when it comes to bag designers. OK, maybe that’s not a big sell, she isn’t exactly the leading taste-maker of our generation (or the last, or the one before that). Anyway, my point is, here is a bag that will take you from jeans, to suit, to dress, and through countless boyfriends and careers, marriage(s), motherhood, the whole shebang. One bag! OK, not one bag like this will be your one and only, but this bag can stay with you through it all. How much is that worth? Priceless right? Well, actually it’s $3430, at Barneys New York.