Jil Sander is practical and chic

Jil Sander has solved the “office to cocktail hour” bag dilemma! This utilitarian chic bag is the perfect tote for work but look a bit closer, the contrasting orange compartment is removable with a chunky wristlet strap to use as a clutch at night. Okay, so you’ll have to figure out what to do with the rest of the bag if you do go from office to a party (coat check it?!) but you have to admit this is one of the smartest bags of the season. I saw this while shopping in NYC and could not stop playing with it. I took it apart, put it back together, twirled in front of the mirror with the wristlet dangling from my arm and gleefully unzipped all the compartments. I even shoved my wallet, iPad & scarf into it to see if it all fits (happy to report it fits everything plus more!). A sales person came over and I thought he was going to ask me to step away but he grinned and said “Need help?” and proceeded to help me clear counters so I could snap my photos (I love Barneys! The SAs at Saks scowl and yell at me to put the bags away when I do my “research”). White/Orange version is at Barneys New York on Madison Ave. There is a gray version online at Jil.