When you open this bag, you can smell it – the polish, the shine, the metal hardware clashing with the tannin.
And all are consciously glam and luxe-looking, with metal hardware and elegant detailing but the prices are very reasonable.
Small fragments cannot be treated in the same way, as they are often too tiny to be connected with metal hardware.
As befits the downtown image she has honed for a decade and a half, Ms. Ackermann layers textiles, printed matter, spray paint, metal hardware and other materials with an aggressively urban sensibility.
The news from her spring collection, which included the usual array of body-contoured dresses, was the use of thick grosgrain straps with metal hardware along the neckline, which, according her press notes, "reinforces a fresh functionality within the collection".
This classically-shaped bag in a nude shade with brushed metal hardware manages to look both timeless and modern.
Made of stained ash with blackened metal hardware and red lacquer drawers, the piece is modeled on another custom design featured on Mr. Cotton's Web site.
Plus, it's fitted with custom metal hardware that can hurt if the strap gets twisted (as bag straps often do).
Then she held up a pair of Sex Pistols-esque black stretchy pants with thick zippers, hooks and metal hardware.
The bags feature LeSportsac's signature rip-stop nylon along with a variety of antiqued metal hardware, leather trims and colorful linings.
