TOP: THESE BAGS EASILY TRANSFORM FROM
DAYWEAR APPROPRIATE TO NIGHTLIFE ACCES-
SORY, MAKING THEM A SOUND (AND EASY-ON-THE
WALLET) INVESTMENT.
Denim Blue leather satchel
($48.50) and silver-ringed bronze leather bag ($44.50),
both at Catching Fireflies, Berkley (248-336-2030;
shopcatchingfireflies.com ).
ABOVE: THIS MASTERPIECE BY VALENTINO IS A
SPLURGE, BUT ITS ELEGANCE IS TIMELESS. Valentino
Fleur satchel ($1,695), at Tender, Birmingham.
RIGHT: DON'T WAIT FOR AN OCCASION TO SLIP
ON THESE WARDROBE STAPLES. Oval link 18 - karat
gold bracelet ($5,525) and 18-karat gold hinged huggie
earrings ($1,225), both at Jules R. Schubot Jewellers/
Gemologists, Troy.
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