5 red-hot handbags for Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day celebrations: from Dior’s Lady Dior Top Handle clutch and Cartier’s Panthère de Cartier chain bag, to Valentino’s La Petite Deuxième

Jan 13 , 2023

Bottega Veneta’s Brick Cassette in Syrup. Photo: Bottega Veneta

Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day are known to be abundant in red – for good luck and romance, respectively – so why not deck yourself out in Bottega Veneta’s Brick Cassette?

Fendi’s Baguette bag is inspired by the brand’s spring/summer 2003 collection and Dior’s elegant Lady Dior Top Handle Clutch in scarlet red is made with cannage lambskin

With Lunar New Year upon us and Valentine’s Day just weeks away, red is the colour of the moment, whether you are getting set for a date, celebrating with family or treating yourself to a Galentine’s Day night out. Here are STYLE’s top rouge picks of the season …

1. Dior

Lady Dior Top Handle clutch in scarlet red cannage lambskin. Photo: Handout

Crafted in scarlet cannage lambskin, Dior’s elegant Top Handle clutch is ideal as a day and evening companion with a “D.I.O.R.” charm, top leather handle and removable jewel chain, US$2,500.

2. Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta Brick Cassette in Syrup. Photo: Handout

For all the sweet tooths out there, this Brick Cassette in Syrup hits the spot, made in foulard intreccio-woven butter-soft lambskin, US$4,200.

3. Cartier

Cartier Panthère de Cartier small chain bag in red calfskin. Photo: Handout

Add a pop of colour to your outfit with this small chain bag in red calfskin, accessorised with a gold-finish clasp, gold hot-stamped Cartier signature on the inside and a removable mirror in one of the interior compartments, US$3,300.