Andi Grant

I’ve carried just about every size of handbag over the years, from small crossbodies that barely fit my essentials to oversized shoulder bags I could practically live out of.  In college, I stuffed shoulder bags with my laptop, notebooks, and textbooks and went through more than a few when the straps started stretching, cracking, or […]

Coach is still one of the easiest places to start when you want a leather handbag without jumping straight into four-figure designer pricing. The brand has been making leather goods for decades, offers everything from smaller shoulder bags to work-sized totes, and still has plenty of styles that are much quieter than the monogram-heavy Coach

I saved up for a Longchamp Le Pliage in college, back when it was the “it” bag on campus. If you’ve owned one too, you know why it caught on: It’s lightweight, easy to carry, and folds down flat for travel. Longchamp still does those things well, and the brand offers far more than nylon

A belt is simple enough that a big price difference can feel hard to justify. One has a buckle and a strip of brown material for $30, while another looks fairly similar from across the room and costs more than $100. If the more expensive belt is handmade, the fair question is what changed besides