The handbag proves fashion’s great survivor

The popularity of the V&A’s new exhibition and the resilience of bag sales, proves our love of It bags is here to stay

Inside story: handbags that made history

Delve into the background of bags, and you’ll find they were just as coveted in the 1500s as they are now. Emma Cook unpacks the rich inner life of the ultimate accessory

Thatcher’s Asprey and Carrie Bradshaw’s Fendi to star in V&A bag show

UK’s widest bag exhibition features Churchill’s dispatch box and Iron Lady’s ‘sceptre’