Anya Hindmarch's Mini-Mart

Supermarket shopping will never be the same again. Anya Hindmarch has only gone and opened a mini-mart on Mount Street. The pop-up shop is jam packed with Anya's own brand of irreverent humour... and rumour has it you can even treat yourself to a 99 ice cream whilst you're there. Does shopping ever get better than that? I think not! Frosties and Daz have never looked so desirable...

At £1350 for a Tony the Tiger Ebury tote or £995 for a Bourbon biscuit clutch prepare to spend way more than on your average grocery shop, but to sum these bags up in two words... They'rre Grreat! Sorry, couldn't resist that one.

The Mulberry News We've Been Waiting For...

Given the choice of any luxury label my money's always on Mulberry, but recent price hikes have placed the covetable handbags well beyond the means of most but the super rich - that is until now. Yes, Mulberry are all set to slash their prices!

After pricing themselves out of the market by seeking to position the brand amongst the upper echelons of unobtainable luxury Mulberry's sales have unsurprisingly suffered, so this is their pragmatic move to boost the books. You can imagine my excitement when I heard they are going to make their bags more affordable, but don't expect bargain basement figures, or a cut in quality for that matter. The new range to be launched this summer will feature designs retailing at between £495 - £695. Now that's a lot easier to justify than the £1000+ price tags we've been seeing for styles like the Willow.

Fast Food Fashion

The question on everyone's lips at Milan Fashion Week has to be is there a hamburger in that handbag? Yes, Jeremy Scott really has served up a McDonald's themed collected for Moschino. Who'd have thought that a Happy Meal box could make such a style statement? That said, it doesn't come as too great a shock when we've already seen brand power at work at Anya Hindmarch during LFW. Her covetable handbags featured all your favourite breakfast cereals, from Frosties and Corn Flakes to Coco Pops. Quirky and collectable - no question, but I can't be the only one left feeling a bit peckish looking at all this food packaging...

Do you want fries with that love?

All Eyes on Aspinal

A big fan of Aspinal of London arm candy I couldn't resist this pretty pink clutch bag - especially as it had been reduced from £110 - £39.99! From the soft leather and suede lining right down to the neat stitching, Aspinal bags just scream quality - and something tells me this is just going to be the start of a bigger collection.

High on every girl's handbag hit list has to be Aspinal's Marylebone tote. Loved by the likes of Mollie King and Millie Mackintosh, it has now been reinvented in a variety of summer colour combos. Now which to choose...

Prices starting from £895.

Handbag Heaven

As every hardened handbag hunter knows, success is dependent on finding a bag that looks super expensive but didn't actually consume your entire pay-packet. It's one deception that can be displayed with pride. These seriously chic offerings from River Island are sure to stir-up Arm Candy envy - and all for just £35! I won't tell if you won't...

Above: MOCK CROC BRIEFCASE, £35. AVAILABLE IN BURGUNDY OR MUSTARD

Left: MOCK CROC BUCKET BAG, £35

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