A cosmetics bag that can pull double duty as clutch is not only handy, but economical. While these may look like pouches and wristlets, they’re priced as cosmetics cases, a confusing yet very exciting realization. It’s a trick designers are playing with us. I’m here to help you game the system, though, and work on a New Year’s resolution – to be a better Frugal Snob for 2014!
Most bags are purely for our own pleasure, but when we find those select few that are both beautiful and meaningful, we take even more pride in carrying them. That’s exactly how I feel about sass & bide’s latest offering.
Art Snob Maria Brito tells us about Prada’s recent collaboration with Damien Hirst. The bug-embellished bags are sure to make you squirm!
If there is one breed of bags worth collecting and then placing behind glass like precious ornaments in a museum, it might be Alexander McQueen’s ever-expanding, increasingly opulent, petite yet potent knuckleduster clutches.