Upon Lady Bracknell’s arrival, we learn that twenty years ago Miss Prism was the one responsible for misplacing baby Jack, the son of Lady Bracknell’s sister, in a handbag at the train station. In the end, Jack discovers that he is indeed named Ernest and consequently is Algy’s real-life olderRead More →

The idea became established that a woman could own several very different bags for different occasions and different personae. By the 1880s the handbag had become a fashion fixture. What is the oldest bag in the world? Believed to be the oldest in the world, the 700-year-old bag originates fromRead More →