It’s time for our very first Saint Laurent handbag review. First up, we have the house’s new mini “Le 5 à 7,” a chic, Agnes Varda-inspired bag that has our American editors thinking about electronic cigarettes and happy hour in the hot, hot heat. Next, we have the “Manhattan,” a bossy little number that has our new social media guru Julian Ribiero dreaming of ordering off-menu…
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TAYLORE SCARABELLI: Oh my god. This one is so cute.
JULIAN RIBEIRO: It is.
SCARABELLI: It’s like a little baby bag. She’s pink. Oh my god, I’m not allowed this bag. I would immediately get lipstick all over it. Look at this satin finish. Which one is this? She would fit my phone if there wasn’t a phone case on it. Look, it fits perfectly.
RIBEIRO: Pink. Chic. My favorite part about it is the L fitting into the bottom, like the little hook being the L is cute.
SCARABELLI: It’s so delicate. It’s called “Le 5 à 7.” It’s a happy hour bag.
RIBEIRO: It’s a sweet size.
SCARABELLI: I like the leather one. I think I could wear this without destroying it. Where would you wear her?
RIBEIRO: Wherever I’m going with two debit cards and a vape and nothing else.
SCARABELLI: From happy hour to the club, honey. I guess I should take my recording device out of the purse. So next we have this stunning miniature briefcase. The “Manhattan.”
RIBEIRO: It’s professional. It’s chic. It says, “I go to the office, but I smoke outside.”
SCARABELLI: It fits the Vogue’s I brought back from Paris perfectly. It’s so delicate. This is for a real fancy New Yorker. You’re not taking this to, like, Clockwork Bar on a Tuesday.
RIBEIRO: It’s for someone who orders off-menu.
SCARABELLI: She’s going to Le Rock with her husband.
RIBEIRO: This is a person for someone who hasn’t worn sneakers to a restaurant since the pandemic.
SCARABELLI: It’s a satisfying length. It hits the hip. We also have her in white—I take that back. It’s more of a creme.
RIBEIRO: Yeah.
SCARABELLI: It’s a Pavlova on a hot summer day. Sweet.
RIBEIRO: It’s tasty and tasteful. It’s an office bag and a personal bag. She’s night and day.
SCARABELLI: If you had to pick, which one are you taking home?
RIBEIRO: The pink mini for my everyday and the classy cream number for nighttime.
SCARABELLI: Chic, chic, chic.
