[1] Girly chic. Cardigan,
Charlotte Tarantola,  Peeptoe
heels, Enzo Angiolini,

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Now there’s a stylish way to carry your own in-flight spa cuisine — and tote water and fruit to the resort pool or beach. Cooler Couture designer-inspired handbags (shown here in canvas, $75) don’t just look great, they have an insulated compartment and plenty of pockets to hold all your travel essentials. To pick one up, visit

     Emilie Davidson Hoyt’s once-tiny all-natural beauty product company has morphed into a full-service oasis. The brand’s only spa and first East Coast retail store, Lather Spa in New York City, features the same customized mixing bar available in the California (Pasadena, San Jose) and Arizona (Scottsdale) shops.

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In 1921 Guccio Gucci (1881–1953) opened a small store in Florence, Italy, where he sold luggage and saddlery, accessories for horseback riders. Over the decades Gucci’s business grew into an internationally renowned company that manufactured and distributed stylish, handsomely crafted personal items, including watches, shoes, ties, jewelry, suitcases, and scarves. Among the most popular and coveted Gucci products were handbags: a bag that is designed for women and normally used for carrying money, perfume, makeup, and other small items.

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Tattooing is the art of decorating the body with permanent pictures or symbols by pushing ink under the skin with sharp implements. Tattoos have been used by many different cultures, and in each culture the tattooed art has its own meaning. The English word tattoo comes from the Polynesian word tatao, meaning “to tap,” which describes the technique by which sharp spines filled with color were tapped into the skin to make tribal designs. People in the 1980s wore tattoos of specific symbols to identify themselves as part of a particular social group. Their tattoos set them apart from mainstream society but were also visible signs by which they could recognize each other.

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