Panthea Medium Shoulder Bag in Ebony Nappa Leather

There was a point when buying a handbag became strangely sensible. Choose black. Check the resale market. Avoid anything too recognisable, unless the recognition happens to be approved by people who insist they dislike recognisable things. Find something that works from morning until evening, preferably with denim, tailoring and a cashmere coat. Ask whether you'll still carry it in ten years. Somewhere along the way, desire acquired an accountant. Fashion noticed. It always does, eventually. And then came Panthea.\n\narrived covered in chevrons, finished with feline heads and crystals catching the light. It has enough personality to make the sensible black tote sitting beside it look as though it has an early meeting.\n\nBecause a handbag should occasionally make you forget every clever thing you've ever been told about buying handbags. The Panthea does. That is why it is the Clutched It-Bag Index\n\nat no extra cost to you. Each recommendation is selected