The Race to Out-Shine

The trend for Spring it seems is: the shinier the better! Since we did the story on Louboutin’s mirror bag and heels, we cannot seem to get enough of bags that are so shiny, you do not need to pack your compact. Convenient, yes, but not necessarily a good thing. Think of the traffic accidents you’ll cause walking down the street! But everyone is doing it and we do mean everyone because if Fendi, LV and Gucci are doing it then adding Tod’s, Allesandro Dell’Acqua and Celine to the list is just excessively proving the point. Here are our favorites for this in your face trend.

The Gucci Romy silver python is actually quite nice. No bamboo handle, no over-use of horse paraphernalia, no monogram, it’s all good by our standards. The Tod’s Nuova D mirror bag is something we didn’t expect from the quiet conservative house, but the bag itself is all Tod’s and we like the unadorned bag to enhance the mirorr-ness of the patent shine. It’s very mid-century modern. Another unexpected favorite that caught my eye is the Celine Bittersweet. Here is a perfect example of how color and material can make a bag because normally I would walk right by the Bittersweet without a second glance but you almost need a slightly boring bag to make the super shine pleasing rather than obnoxious. And of course, Alesandro Dell’Acqua, certainly no follower in this dare to out-glare. The Blondie was a hot bag we spotted on the runway in moss (all shades of greens is another Spring trend we absolutely love love love!!!) and in the silver is almost as amazing. Gucci $2850 available Feb. 15 at Gucci Online. Tod’s Nuova D available in the Spring at Tod’s boutique 650 Madison Avenue, New York 212 644 5945. Celine available in the Spring at 667 Madison Avenue, New York 212 486 9700.