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...adulation of crowds. Yet he was visibly moved. "Just coming to Buckingham Palace in itself is an incredible honor for me," he said, shaking his head. "But meeting the Queen makes this one of the most memorable days of my life." Really? That grandmotherly figure who always carries a handbag and never says anything controversial? "She is a living link with our history, which is very important to me. She's also very sharp. I think she does a fantastic job." Then he added, slowly and with feeling: "And she is the most ... beautiful ... woman...
...during which I was only able to play a game of “I Spy Boston Red Sox Paraphernalia” with myself—I arrived at my destination. During my first steps on campus, I was feeling much like Monica Lewinsky after she debuted her new handbag collection—namely, excited and scared.When I got to the auditorium (which I was gleefully told was upholstered in wall to wall red carpeting “to go with the theme!”) it was mobbed. I kept hearing snippets of conversation like, “This...
...designer behind the suddenly hot British brand Mulberry, says creating an "It" bag is just dumb luck. He hit the jackpot three seasons ago when Kate Moss strolled through London carrying his Roxanne bag--a slouchy duffel in distressed leather. "I don't think you can create a hot handbag every season," says Vevers, who used to work at Vuitton. "You have to wait for your time...
...designers like Reed Krakoff of Coach, where handbags make up almost 65% of the business and a single style can bring in more than $40 million in global retail sales a year. For Krakoff there is an intricate system that produces every handbag, and it involves getting three things right: price, fashion and fabrication. "If we create a handbag that everyone wants and then they also say, 'Great price,' then we've hit on something," says Krakoff, whose office is decorated with inspiration boards that include photos of a Noguchi sculpture, a Marc Newson sketch and a swatch of gray...
...asks for a less expensive version--$290 is the target price. "It's like a big puzzle," he says. "Every time you add a piece, it changes. A leather comes in at a higher price, so you have to lose a buckle." But when the price is right, the handbag will...