'I am the perfect summer bag'

MANILA, Philippines – Ever since her revolutionary “I Am Not A Plastic Bag,” designer Anya Hindmarch has become a household name in the world of arm candy. As a woman who totes around the same mess of stuff most femmes do, Hindmarch knows exactly what women want: bags with size, edge, enough inner compartments to sort the cell phone from the cosmetics, and is it too much to ask that it look chic, too?

An expert at putting tongue firmly in chic, Hindmarch has gone even further for summer 2010 and made her bags extra body-friendly as well as oh-so-desirable. “For summer we have worked to make very soft, light, colorful bags that feature my obsession with pleating,” she says. “Check out the Gracie for the perfect shoulder bag.”

We have and it’s neat yet practical. You can take it from day to night. It has an on-trend chain handle, pleated leather and a twist clasp that gives it just the right dose of vintage glamour. It’s mom’s bag yet updated for modern young women everywhere. And it’s but one model in a collection that includes canvas totes, clutches and top-handle bags in glossy patent leather. Good luck trying to choose just one.

Anya Hindmarch bags and accessories are available only at Adora Department Store, on three levels of Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City. —Therese Jamora-Garceau