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ners and a saddle-stitched handle that recalls classic trunks.manufacturer has hired Hugh Jackman to be its Prada Ties on salepitch person, and the first product you'll find him carrying is the surprisingly tasty-looking Canvas Turbo. The Turbo is a 5-inch aluminum-clad smartphone with a 1,920 x 1,080 display that's backed up by a 1.5GHz MediaTek chip and 2GB RAM. On the imaging front, there's a 13-megapixel camera and a 5-megapixel front-facer, while the whole thing is running Android 4.2.1. If there's a downside, it's that there's no microSD card slot to complement the 16GB of on-board storage, but the fact that it's retailing for 19,990 ($325) should soften the blow a little. This handset launches in India tomorrow, but the company will be trialling sales in Russia later in the year -- and if that's successful, you'll begin to see

 “It’s the new clutch,” says Beth Buccini, co-owner of the high-fashion New York emporium Kirna Zabête, where a large Prada Briefcasesportion of their new 10,000 sq ft store is dedicated to an expanding handbag business.f Maharashtra who beat copper to produce urulis, jugs and my favourite, the Spartan Platter, which even the UK artist Claire Malet, who does exquisite metalwork, would enjoy. The Chennai railway station bag from Nappa Dori almost made this Chennai girl weep with homesickness. The storyteller’s lamp from At-Tin is not practical but then, which story is? The Borosil pickle jars with their beautifully carved covers from Anantaya make a showpiece of the humble homemade pickle. I am sure there are more. I am looking for an

 all-encompassing website or weekly newsletter that curates an At Harrods, Simon Longland, general merchandise manager of discount Prada bagluxury accessories, also reports the top-handle as being one of the key styles for autumn, driven chiefly by the popularity of Dolce & Gabbana’s Miss Sicily collection (£1,515-£3,191). Meanwhile, Hong Kong-based retailer Lane Crawford says it has reserved a significant portion of its bag order for the top-handle shape and is exclusively launching Delvaux and Mark Cross this autumn and next spring respectively. “For the Chinese, there is a return to the sophisticated and ladylike styling in handbags,” says Irene Yu, divisional merchandise manager of designer footwear and handbags at Pedder Group, Lane Crawford’s parent company. She recently purchased a Delvaux Brilliant MM (£2,450) herself because “its simplicity means that it works with different styles, and transcends age”.