Luxury Edit

Mispronounced Fashion: Top 40 Brand Names You’re Probably Saying Wrong

When you buy pre-loved designer bags from Hermès – what do you say? Do you ask for a “her-mez” handbag? Or perhaps you inquire about an “air-mez”? Mispronunciation in designer fashion and luxury br...

The Luxury Promise Report 2023

The Most In-Demand Designer Brands of the Year  Designer brands are so much more than meets the eye. They’re stylish, yes. Functional — of course. The best stand out for their unique and thoughtful...

The Origins of the Hermès Birkin Bag

The year is 1983, and English actress and singer Jane Birkin is found sheepishly scrambling on the floors of an aeroplane aisle.She had just attempted to store her weekend straw bag in the overhead...

Your May Bag Horoscope

O the month of May, the merry month of May, So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green!And then did I unto my true love say: "Sweet Peg, thou shalt be my summer's queen!”- an excerpt from ...

Lost and Found: AWL1214 Chanel Camera bag with Tassel

Ever wondered about the life our vintage pieces had before they came to us? We reveal all this week with this sought-after classic – a vintage Chanel Camera bag with tassel…. Previous owner: Fleur ...

The Symbols of Chanel

From Chanel no5 to the Camellia flower, repeat motifs often appear in Chanel collections. In this blog we will be looking in detail the stories behind those symbols:   The Wheatsheaf Shop our Chan...

The Classic Chanel Flapbag

As a personal shopper in her mid-thirties, I have been involved in the fashion industry for over a decade now. Typically, by the time April rolls around, I am safely all 'Paris-ed out'. Couture and...

Why Buy Vintage Designer Bags?

Every wondered what the appeal of a vintage designer bag is? Our commercial director Winnie McGee tells us her thoughts...   Individuality Why wear something that someone else may be wearing? You w...

Popular Louis Vuitton Styles and the History of How They Came to be...

The Keepall Bandouliere 55 in Monogram print The Keepall is a most renowned travel bag. It's a unisex piece, and usually the bags comes with a luggage tag and Poignet, which is a cuff to hold the...

How We Can Help You Declutter This January

This January, not only are we giving you tips on how to declutter, but also on how you could turn your wardrobe into cash!  Decluttering is basically the art of getting rid of things that you no lo...

Move over Birkin and Kelly, it’s Evelyne and Constance’s turn to shine!

Carrying a Birkin or Kelly is the ultimate status symbol for many women. They’re highly sought after but famously hard to acquire, even pre-owned, and they’re said to be a better investment than go...

The HAC Bag: origins of the Hermès Birkin and Kelly Bag

Any Hermès lover and/or collector knows that the most iconic bags within the Hermès collection are the Birkin and the Kelly handbags. What is not widely known that these highly sought-after bags ev...

This Is Why We Love Prada

Miuccia Prada drives for sustainability with her durable nylon bags.