Ideal for surprising, exciting, and standing out in these times of fashion overload. Scroll through our gallery for a curation of the season’s most unpredictable, creative and collectable bags, shoes and costume jewellery.
At Tod’s and Fendi, it’s braided, studded or swathed in leather florets, and sold separately. At Dior, it’s covered in sequins and comes with the Lady Dior tote. It’s official: The bag strap is no longer purely functional or by the way; it makes the bag. From left: Lambskin strap with crystals and sequins on Lady Dior tote (middle), $7,400, Dior. Strap You python skin and nappa leather strap, $1,780, and matching Dot-com leather tote (bottom), $4,700, Fendi. Calfskin strap with crystals, price unavailable, and matching Double T shoulder bag, $2,080, Tod’s (top)
Part goth, part medieval princess, and an all-round game changer, it takes anything from tailored separates (Alexander McQueen) to slip dresses (Calvin Klein Collection) into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo territory. Metal with crystals and pearls, price unavailable, Alexander McQueen
See: An intimate glimpse of the Alexander McQueen store in Scotts Square
Making vintage-y eclecticism It since coming on board last year, creative director Alessandro Michele unveils his boldest bags and shoes yet. The must-haves: chunky mules with studs and wallpaper prints, and shoulder bags anchored by striped webbing and straps in bamboo, braided metal, or more webbing.
1 Sylvie leather top-handle bag, $3,230 2 Cat Lock embroidered leather top-handle bag, $5,370 3 GG Marmont croco top-handle bag, $54,510 4 Calfskin and suede sandals with metal studs, $1,420 5 Leather mules, $1,160 11 Leather T-bar platforms, $1,320
Inspired by how the fashion pack travels, everything is super fly from head (tweed baseball caps and origami-esque metal hairbands) to toe (mandals with soles that light up a la airplane aisles). Expect immediate take off.
1 Toile and rubber satchel, $2,650 2 Tweed boater, $2,470 3 Tweed and calfskin bowling bag, $5,890 4 Metal and resin brooch, $730 5 Light-up tweed sandals, $3,110
The latest incarnation of the mini satchel: slim, north-south in style, and just the right size to fit a mobile phone. From left: Burberry Prorsum Oblong suede and leather, $1,995, Burberry. Jane suede and leather, price unavailable, Chloe
With pretty ankle-high ribbon lace-ups, the classic everyday shoe is back on point: its dance roots.
1 Plexiglass charm with crystal, $360, Miu Miu 2 KG Kurt Geiger calfskin, $229, Kurt Geiger 3 Leather and silk embroidered, $1,599, Etro 4 Ayers skin and suede, price unavailable, Prada
How the ever-irreverent Miuccia Prada injects disco fun into drop earrings? By making them look like colourful mini disco balls – and as light and bouncy as beach balls. Metal and paillettes, $500-$900 for a pair
Think of this as fishnet reinterpreted into a pretty metal bib necklace (Dior) or gossamer-thin knit neck scarf (Prada). We can’t quite put our finger on it, which is exactly what makes it so editorial. Palladium-plated metal with glass and crystals, $5,500, Dior
Karl Lagerfeld’s trademark accessory is the new must-have: metallic biker chic at Chanel, crocheted and big on granny charm at Gucci, and as mean as Mike Tyson’s boxing tape at Louis Vuitton. From left: Cotton, $1,230, Gucci. Lambskin and eel skin, $1,150, Chanel
When Dutch Lady kicks meet Japanese geta clogs meet street style. From left: Suede and wood, $1,670, Alexander McQueen. Calfhair and wood, $3,050, Bottega Veneta. Melissa Melflex, $235, Mdreams
The style: a large briefcase or flap clutch. The make: lambskin so light and buttery soft, it’s almost fluffy. The warning: resistance (to hugging it) is futile. Pillow lambskin briefcase, $30,500
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