BAGS OF THE TIMES

A gift purchased for my mother years ago landed me on the "Friends of Judith Leiber" e-mail list. Although I'm hardly a candidate for a bejewelled $2k clutch, these occasional e-mails are amusing enough to deter me from unsubscribing. The latest—a preview for the label's Fall Collection—just hit my inbox, and the designs couldn't make it more clear just who has the money for luxury goods these days:

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FASHION  lifestyle