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Touring Rosa's Collection |
| Many of my bags don't photograph well because what's striking about them is the materials, the proportion, the design or the feel of the materials. I shop by touch and I shop by gasp. This also is NOT my entire collection. |
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Etienne Aigner -- Really old good bags |
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| Etienne Aigner bags of a quality you seldom see today. All brass fittings, grosgrain or kid lined. Left: Frame bag, the Aigner logo forms the clasp. My favorite bag for years. This, and all the Aigner bags here date from the mid-70s. Middle: Small flap bag. About 10", brass fittings, grosgrain lined. That's an elaboration of the Aigner signature "A" with medieval tapestry styled deer and vine work on the front. Right: Box bag, looking startlingly 90s. About 12", all brass fittings, kid lined. I have an Aigner wallet, but it's actually worn out since 1976. Scandalous -- except it was a slot-button closure, the kind that does wear out fast. |
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Small Bags |
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| Left: Evening purse made entirely of painted brass. The clasp is two intertwining peacocks. If you get mugged on your date, this makes a hell of a cosh. Middle: A 16-year old favorite black day and evening bag. Buttery black leather outside, grosgrain lined, brushed steel frame. It wears the hardest and it's also one of the least expensive bags I own ($20, by Morgan Taylor). Just goes to show that value doesn't always cost money! Right: Black ribbed rubber box bag by Walker, with the softest, toughest web strap. Practically weightless, it doesn't hang right unless you've got a wallet in it. |
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