With the rise of the ready-for-anything, giant tote, and the recent popularity of a Birkin dupe, we look at the evolution of the It bag and ask what our choice of bag reveals.

I did this recently with my collection of the former in anticipation of a big move—and I walked ... day life there really was one bag to rule them all: The Gucci Horsebit 1955 Shoulder Bag.

In the handbag world, the word classic immediately brings to mind a few iconic bags. Think the Louis Vuitton Speedy, Alma, ...