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Fashion’s Autumn/Winter 2020 obsessions cover both investment-worthy classics and pieces for that quick wardrobe refresh.

We highlight the must-have trend pieces everyone needs.

The pump

Ever the class act in black, accentuated with new-season updates.
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The top-handle

A shoulder strap takes it from ladylike to casual chic.

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The monogram

A fresh look at legacy emblems.
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The flap bag

So versatile, from elegant shoulder bag to sophisticated satchel or free-and-easy crossbody.
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The kitten heel

Despite the dainty shape, it can look edgy too.
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The tote

This season, an extra shoulder strap lets you carry it across the body.
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The metallic

Just the thing to jazz up your every day or a special occasion.
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The boot

Terrain-ready tough or plain masculine, it is the finishing touch that subverts pretty dresses.
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The iconic Fendi bag with the smile takes on a fresh resonance.

Smiling in the masked world of Covid-19 often translates to smizing, or leaving your Peekaboo to convey the expression. Just like how fashion delights with the promise of happier times, spotting the cheerful smile of a Peekaboo leads to more smiles too.

Now let’s see them turn into grins as Fendi introduces the next generation in the Peekaboo line. Unveiled at the Autumn/Winter 2020 womenswear runway show, the Peekaboo ISeeU (isn’t the cheeky name an instant mood-lifter?) is the latest incarnation in the legend’s perennial evolution. Characterised by refined craftsmanship, luxurious materials, bold innovation and fun vibes, it takes what we love of the Peekaboo and gives it a clever twist.

A streamlined front flap makes it easier to create the “smile”. The dip is more open here, depicting a broader smile to reveal inner pockets that you can personalise with hot stamped initials. These pockets on the Medium size (fits a 13-inch MacBook Pro) are detachable, and come in a host of eight colours and leather options from lamb to exotic skins such as python, so you can change pockets as you like. Extra points for the ingenious side gussets that form a new accordion frame structure, devised to afford a more spacious interior.

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The latest edition offers two other sizes, East-West (a smaller rendition) and Pochette (a mini variation that doubles as a clutch, with the option of a chain shoulder strap), underscoring the multifaceted versatility produced from a subtle redesign.

The original Peekaboo prototype arrived in the Fendi studio in Rome on Sep 9, 2008 before making its debut in the Spring/Summer 2009 collection.

Silvia Venturini Fendi, Artistic Director of Accessories, had already scored a hit with the Baguette. The first accessory to have its own name was christened as it was designed to be carried under the arm like the long loaf of bread. The unexpected, witty moniker played a role in propelling the bag to international success and iconic status, while highlighting the house’s fun and fabulous characteristics.

Silvia followed this strategy with the Peekaboo, endowing a touch of whimsy to the top-handle bag with a classic uptown, ladylike swish by giving it the catchy name of the hide-and-seek game. It is an endearing description of the bag’s open flap that seems to let you in for a closer look into its contents. It also alludes to the captivating allure of a discreet woman who hides the most precious parts of herself, before a gradual reveal.

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On the other hand, the bag – with its playful mix-and-match juxtaposition of interior colours and textures against the exterior – also aptly expresses the idea of dualism, a valued house code. Under Silvia’s visionary development, the Peekaboo has grown a thriving line of infinite styles in a buffet of sizes, colours and material combinations (includes Fendi’s distinguished Selleria leather, fur embellishments and even woven raffia) season after season for 12 years and running.

Five years after its launch, a Peekaboo for men was presented in Autumn/Winter 2014. Adorned with the signature metal fastener, this adaptation derived its design cues from vintage doctor’s bags. Fendi introduced the Defender in Autumn/Winter 2018, a protective cover for the bag. Think of it as a raincoat to guard your Peekaboo from dirt, scratches or rain.

That season also welcomed the minimalist Peekaboo X-Lite. A relaxed silhouette defined this single-compartment (instead of the usual two) iteration. Not only did it do away with the centre partition splitting the interior, it went easy on the hardware. A lighter canvas shoulder strap and side-mounted leather straps anchored to the back panel completed this sleek interpretation, which was extended to men with the Men’s Peekaboo X-Lite Fit in Spring/Summer 2019.

Its iconic status has also spawned creative reintepretations via collaborations with artists such as Mr Doodle, Joshua Vides and Nicki Minaj.

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Along with these options comes a coveted sense of casual elegance that works 24/7, defying stereotypical categorisations such as “everyday” or “evening”, and ensuring the Peekaboo remains age-proof. The perception of the timeless Peekaboo as a heritage bag was beautifully portrayed in the #MeAndMyPeekaboo campaign that marked its 10th anniversary in 2018, kick-started by none other than Silvia and her daughters.

In July, Fendi rang in the new Peekaboo ISeeU with a first – a global video and image campaign starring a bag that also features a celebrity, American actress and producer, Zoey Deutch.

As best summed up by Silvia herself: “[The Peekaboo] is one of those objects you want to belong to your family. You buy a Peekaboo not only thinking that you will wear it now, but also that you are going to wear it in the future and one of your daughters will probably steal it from your closet."

Her daughter, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, agrees: “The Peekaboo is precious like a piece of jewellery, because it can be passed on from generation to generation.”

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This may sound surprising, but your bags have scents.

As they become part of your life, your carryalls and purses develop their own unique olfactory characters: A mix of the fabric with your favourite perfumes, cosmetics, books, mints, money and everything else they hold.

Fendi kept this in mind when developing its first FendiFrenesia Yellow last year, when the Roman fashion house collaborated with Parisian perfumer Maison Francis Kurkdjian to make its iconic Baguette — in the words of Silvia Venturini Fendi — “even more special and unique”. The result was a fascinating capsule of accessories crafted from the brand’s signature Selleria leather, which had been infused with a bespoke scent using a technique that Francis Kurkdjian revived and patented.

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The limited-edition Baguette came in both regular and nano sizes, featuring Fendi’s signature yellow with a print created by Canadian-Swiss artist and photographer Christelle Boulé. The print, which Fendi calls “the Soul of FendiFrenesia”, was derived from depositing drops of the fragrance on coloured film paper, then drying it, exposing it to light and immersing it in development baths to reveal the olfactory imprint. Each bag also includes a 5ml bottle of the FendiFrenesia Yellow scent, which can be worn on skin or vaporised on the card hidden within if it needs a bit of refreshment.

This year, the audacious duo is following up with a second FendiFrenesia — this time in soft pink and a matching floral, cheery eau de parfum. Like the first edition, the FendiFrenesia Pink is made in the style of the Baguette with scented Selleria leather. Where Boulé imprinted the Yellow with “the Soul of FendiFrenesia, Fendi and Maison Francis Kurkdjian roped in Roman creative agency StudioAira to create “the Sound of FendiFrenesia”, a video that captures the visual and sonorous representation of the Pink fragrance. The animation and graphics in the clip below aren’t random: StudioAira deconstructed the colour and scent of the FendiFrenesia Pink into frequencies, waves and sinusoids, then codified them to form movement and images on the screen. Watch the mesmerising clip below.

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The new FendiFrenesia Pink Scented Collection is now available at selected Fendi boutiques worldwide. The Maison will also release five Yellow Men’s Regular Baguette bags as part of the launch.

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The British label crafts its signature bags in canvas for the warmer season.

To create the new bag lineup, Burberry's chief creative officer Ricardo Tisci looked within the fashion house's archives for inspiration. Here, he found a soft luggage style bag complete with leather details, and decked out in the signature Burberry check, or windowpane check. The bags were sold from 1981 to 1990 and was known as the “Michelle Shopper”.

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From this discovery, Tisci designed the latest addition to the collection -- Pocket Bag -- which was unveiled on the Burberry Spring/Summer 2020 runway. Crafted from premium canvas with contrasting topstitched leather, the chic utilitarian tote features a front pocket that bears a stamped logo graphic. You can slip it over your shoulders, or carry it by the sculptural top handles with the shoulder strap swinging or detached.

The combination of equestrian and military influences refers to the house’s heritage, and draws memories of the former logo of the knight on horse.]

Available for pre-order in mini and medium sizes for HK$9,300 and HK$12,800 respectively, the Pocket Bag is shaping up to be Burberry’s next signature style, as it returns in Pre-Fall 2020 offerings in new colourways and prints. 

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Other canvas bag highlights from the collection include the equestrian-inspired  Peggy bucket bag which features contrast leather edges and a detachable zip pouch that is ideal for small essentials, as well as the saddle-inspired Anne bag which displays the Thomas Burberry Monogram closure.

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Singapore's sunny weather can be a bane, but these tips will help you care for your leather belongings.

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Singapore's sunny weather can be a bane, but these tips will help you care for your leather belongings.

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Introduced back in 1995, la Prima which means ‘The First’ in Italian was modelled after a tailored jacket. This time around, Giorgio Armani has given the bag a modern update. The new silhouettes see the classic iteration with an adjustable shoulder strap making the bag a shoulder bag or crossbody bag. On the inside, there are three pockets, a mirror holder, and a lipstick case. Giorgio created the bag which fuses functionality and feminity- a bag suited for the modern-day woman living in a metropolis city, that can transition from day to night, seamlessly. la Prima bags are crafted in a soft vegetable calf, in natural hues and soft palmellato calfskin, arriving in a bevy of colours: white, ice, nude, leather, burgundy, dark brown, black, grass and military green, red and powder blue. For more of an evening aesthetic, there are patent crocodile and lizard options to choose from as well. The Giorgio Armani 'la Prima' bag starts from HK$12,500-HK$13,500 is available now through Giorgio Armani boutiques at Chater House, Harbour City, Element, and  K11 MUSEA. 

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Flash and Carry Fashionistas, die-hard members of the Nicolas Ghesquiere fanclub, and digital nomads with deep pockets, sit up and pay attention. Louis Vuitton has created special high-tech versions of their iconic Speedy and Duffle bags, which feature flexible OLED digital screens that can display moving images. Called Canvas of the Future, both bags are […]

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Flash and Carry Fashionistas, die-hard members of the Nicolas Ghesquiere fanclub, and digital nomads with deep pockets, sit up and pay attention. Louis Vuitton has created special high-tech versions of their iconic Speedy and Duffle bags, which feature flexible OLED digital screens that can display moving images. Called Canvas of the Future, both bags are […]

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New arrivals from Christian Louboutin, Tod's, and Hermes.

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