Keep It Simple, Stupid

The It bag obsession is not something that I can get behind. (Maybe if I had a spare two grand? Yah, probably not.) But this concept from Slow and Steady Wins the Race is brilliant—well, more like plotting with nefarious cat genius. The company is all about taking high design and boiling it down to the cleanest, most unadulterated forms, and one of their projects (and the one I heart) replicates the forms of iconic handbags in ultra-simple, super-clean canvas or muslin. All the styles are $100, which is a tiiiiny bit more reasonable than a reg. Birkin, no? And by tiny, I mean Birkin is to S&S bag as foie gras is to bacon. Moving on...some of my faves:

Balenciaga motorcycle-like:


Dior saddle bag-like:


Chanel quilted-like:


And, lastly, Hermès Birkin-like: