Light as a feather

Girlie purses are making a comeback after consecutive seasons of androgynous messengers and super-sized totes. New York-based handbag and accessories designer Kate Spade has come up with the Puff feather bag, a delicate evening bag that will have coquettish types swooning with delight. The bags, priced at $3,100, come in baby blue and dusty pink, are covered in ostrich feathers and have a fine chain handle. The label says they recall the elegance of the jazz era, when ostrich feathers were a flapper's favourite accessory. Available in Kate Spade boutiques in September.