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The Best Jimmy Choo Shoes to Invest In for Fall (And Yes, the Bags)

The Best Jimmy Choo Shoes to Invest In for Fall (And Yes, the Bags)

The Jimmy Choo shoes actually worth investing in this fall — slingbacks, mules, pumps, ballet flats and boots — shopped across Net-A-Porter, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and FWRD. Plus the Bon Bon and Cinch bags you may not know you can shop too.

Featured Outfits

Featured Outfits

Collection of outfits around the world

Quiet Flex

Quiet Flex

Luxury that doesn't announce itself. Clean lines, quality fabrics, and the kind of pieces that only the right people will notice.

Coach Brooklyn Bag And The Quiet Coach Revival

Coach Brooklyn Bag And The Quiet Coach Revival

The Coach Brooklyn bag works because it has the relaxed proportions people want from a daily shoulder bag without losing the polish of a proper leather accessory.

Denim, Leather and a Watch

Denim, Leather and a Watch

When the clothes are plain, the accessories carry the outfit. What to actually buy.

Small Bags that Carry Almost Nothing

Small Bags that Carry Almost Nothing

Yet we still want em...

Shoulder Bags Under $300

Shoulder Bags Under $300

Shoulder bags under three hundred dollars are where I look when I want a bag that participates in the outfit but still does the carrying. A shoulder strap changes the proportions of a coat, a dress, or a plain shirt, and the right bag should sit close enough to be useful without

Tote Or Cross Body Commuting

Tote Or Cross Body Commuting

For commuting, a tote gives you room, while a crossbody keeps both hands free. The better choice depends on what you carry and how often you need to reach it. A tote works when a laptop, notebook and

Straw Bags Under $500

Straw Bags Under $500

Straw bags under $500 are useful because they bring texture to an outfit without demanding a complicated colour story. I choose by the job first: a tote for the things that need carrying, a clutch for the evening, a shoulder bag for hands-free days and a woven shape when the text

Bags Under $300

Bags Under $300

Bags under three hundred dollars are where I look for personality, because the lower price band makes it possible to choose a shape for the outfit rather than a bag for life. The trick is to be honest about capacity and occasion. A tote should carry something, a shoulder bag shou

Best Designer Mini Bags

Best Designer Mini Bags

The best designer mini bags are small enough to change the mood of an outfit and demanding enough to punish bad packing. I see them as accessories first and storage second. Before buying, I decide whether the bag is for a phone, cards and a key, or simply for the pleasure of carr

Best Leather Bags

Best Leather Bags

The best leather bags combine an obvious job with a surface you want to touch. I start with the carrying shape, then consider how much the leather is doing: smooth and restrained, quilted and recognisable, textured, trimmed or deliberately embellished. A shoulder bag has to sit w

Luxury Bags Edit

Luxury Bags Edit

Luxury bags deserve a more exact conversation than expensive versus affordable. The real question is whether the shape, material and carrying method make sense for the life you want the bag to have. I look for a shoulder bag that stays close, a tote that earns its volume, a small

The Wedding Guest Edit

The Wedding Guest Edit

Dressed For Someone Else

The Weekend Edit

The Weekend Edit

Two Days, No Decisions

Shoulder Bags Selects

Shoulder Bags Selects

The Strap Drop Matters More Than The Logo

Our Bag Picks this Summer

Our Bag Picks this Summer

The Bags I Keep Coming Back To

Investment Picks

Investment Picks

Items that you'll keep for life

Mini Bag

Mini Bag

The bag that's barely a bag

How much should it cost??

How much should it cost??

What you actually get for $150, $300 and $600 in a leather bag, what changes when you go further up, and how to tell the difference in a photograph.

The Best of Bags From the Phia Team

The Best of Bags From the Phia Team

The bags our editors carry most: the everyday shoulder bag, the small evening bag, and the one worth saving for, with the reasons behind each.

Bags for all Occasions

Bags for all Occasions

A small evening bag is not the same as a laptop tote is not the same as a weekend duffel. But these are the three shapes you actually need.

Satin After Six

Satin After Six

Satin for evening, chosen for weight and finish rather than shine.

Clutch, Pouch, Mini Bag

Clutch, Pouch, Mini Bag

What actually fits in each one