Sometimes, if the material that a designer uses is face-smackingly beautiful, the design doesn’t have to be anything more than basic and functional. Do one thing really right, and it’s ok if the other elements of the design aren’t as attention-getting. That seems to be the guiding principle behind the Outsider Marc Jacobs Tote, which uses a stunning color and gorgeously glazed leather to make up for the fact the Marc Jacobs bag itself is fairly simple. you may don’t even like glazed leather, but for some reason, you can’t take your eyes off of it here. Purple is, unabashedly, all-time fashionable bag color and more versatile than you’d think when used as a neutral, and the folks at Marc Jacobs have used it to capture imagination. This is one of the first fall offerings to surface, and wouldn’t it look great with a charcoal grey wool coat and dark denim stuffed into vintage-looking leather boots? A bag with such a vibrant but winter-appropriate color is essential when the weather gets cold and clothing colors get dark, and although the color will remain warm for some time, it’s never too soon to start planning for fall.
