Fashion Forward (Unconventional Ladies' Bags)
Wear Your Bag Like a Brooch! Whether you go for window-shopping or proudly own a purse or a bag — ladies’ accessories are now redefining luxury like never before. Futuristic designs, incredible shapes and unimaginable motifs are up for grabs and flying fast off the shelves. Take your brand new pick this season to be your neighbour’s envy. By PRAMITA BOSE Beauty beyond accessory Fashion designer Shilpi Gupta, who’s also the founder and creative director of her fashion label, fathoms: “A craftsman or a designer doesn’t think of a creation as a small accessory anymore.” It’s the pair of skilled hands that will labour over making the item with love, the stories embedded in the stones, the woman who will carry it to a wedding and perhaps pass it on to future generations someday as a familial legacy or heirloom — all this and much more are taken into account. “That’s not merely a product but something closer to a sculpted piece or a jewellery line. You might ask, is that a purse or an...
