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Fashion, myth and metaphysics? Well fashion and beauty do elude simplistic efforts to measure and size them. And what of the link between Pandora and your handbag? Who was she really? Has history given her bad press or does she still carry a secret with her? Might there be a compelling and enlightened connection between handbags and Pandora's box? Take a quick look at this and more.

Pandora perhaps was originally a female deity who was the Earth, the giver of all gifts, the “all giver.” It was only later that she devolved from myth into fable, from ‘all giver’ into ‘all gifted,’ from benevolent into self-centered, ignorant and small-minded. Wikipedia

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Boutique Al Ponte's first shipment of BIKKEMBERGS Sports Couture, and the spring/summer line of bags, duffels, small leather goods and more, came straight from Italy. What's more, this is a completely new collection that BIKKEMBERGS have added to their well know line of shoes and sports clothing. Boutique Al Ponte may well be the ONLY source of these items in the USA to date. They will be available online early in 2009. Until then they are will only be available in our Ardsley, New York store. So keep a keen eye out. Until then, explore their site here!

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Articles

Handbags and Pandora's Box

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In search of the perfect bag

Podcasts, video & audio files

The Philosophy of Fashion
If you tried to iron out metaphysics of fashion, where would you begin? By nature fashion is ephemeral, transient and frivolous, but is that all? << more >>

Photography, fashion and fashion show production
Fashion is so much about image, art and beauty. All intangibles. See how Jodi Jones puts these together through her work as a fashion photographer and now as a fashion show designer. << more >>

Blogs & sites

MetaPhashion.com: Impact A blog with a new take on fashion: style, living and passion.

Stylish: A Fashion Diary

Style.com bringing the latest runway collections to the eWorld.

The Handbag in History

The Ladies: A weekly newspaper published in London for nine months beginning in 1872, divided its attention between discussions of fashion, the activities of the royal family, women’s suffrage, and domestic economy. A fascinating overview of women, fashion and activism in history.

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