Boston - October 22, 2007

Finders Keepers

Louis Boston Vintage Bags

Discovering things in unexpected places can either be good (bonus tracks with your Radiohead box set) or so. very. bad. (another chick’s number in your S.O.’s top five).

Make the vintage bag collection at Louis Boston your next big discovery. The handbags are scattered throughout the first-floor lifestyle department — not upstairs in accessories.

Treasure-hunt your way around the floor (on side tables, in between vases, even among the books) for a near-mint 1950s ostrich-embossed clutch, a cognac alligator clutch with a gold chain, or a signed Pucci from the 1960s. There are a few timeless treasures, like a lipstick red patent leather number and a showroom sample Whiting & Davis bubble mesh bag. All are in pristine condition; many even have mirrors wrapped in tissue and original labels in place.

VP Maria Fei hand-picks each from a tightly edited U.S. and European selection, ensuring that whatever you find is even better than you expected.

Sort of like digging for gold and finding diamonds.

Available at Louis Boston, 234 Berkeley Street, Back Bay (800-225-5135 or louisboston.com).