The American SetThe Handbag's New Currency Isn't Heritage — It's a Point of View
Novelty is muscling in on legacy where it counts most: the handbag counter. Selfridges' director of accessories, Sara Wong, says a distinctive point of view now carries as much weight with shoppers as a storied name on the label. It's a shift worth watching from Palm Beach to Beverly Hills, where a bag has always doubled as a signature — and where the newest one in the room can say as much as the oldest.
With reporting from WWD.
