When I need fashion advice, there are few people I trust more than my coworkers. Walking into the Who What Wear office is like stepping into a live mood board—everywhere you look, there's an outfit worth saving. I was recently laughing with our associate fashion director, Eliza Huber, who admitted she can't not dress up for work. And since I'm on the hunt for some new pieces to add to my spring (finally!) rotation, I knew she'd be the perfect person to ask. Right now, handbags are on her radar. "I'm not the type of fashion person who owns a hundred bags for every occasion, with different colors, shapes, and sizes lining my very tiny New York City apartment," she told me. "Shoes? Sure. Clothes? Certainly. But when it comes to handbags, I am extremely selective."
Instead, she is investing in one bag to carry her through the season: Coach's Tabby Bag. While the Tabby comes in so many shapes and sizes (peep it on the cover stars of our Spring Issue), Eliza's leaning toward the Tabby 35. Not only is it extremely chic, but it fills a style gap in her lineup. "Before I got it, I somehow didn't own a single black shoulder bag with gold hardware, so it's solved a lot of accessorizing problems for me," she added. "I know I should be more relaxed about mixing metals, but I really do like to keep them consistent, so I finally feel like I can wear all my gold jewelry and belts now that I've secured this purse." I officially have a Tabby Bag in my cart, and it's the bag every editor at Who What Wear is about to reach for this season. See exactly how Eliza is styling it.
"Since getting my Tabby, I've already carried it multiple times—to the office, dinners, and more," Eliza shared. "I love how you can wear it so many ways: taking the gold chain off to give it a more minimalist look or removing all the straps to transform it into a large clutch. My favorite way to wear it is with the leather shoulder strap. For work, I styled it with a mushroom-colored blouse with a scarf-like neckline and black stovepipe jeans—an outfit I wear every spring. Before, I never knew what bag to pair with this outfit. That problem's been solved now. The Coach Tabby Bag in this size fits everything I could need for a day at the office, even my laptop if I arrange things just right."
"It's not quite outdoor dining season, but I could feel it coming as I headed to an early spring dinner," Eliza told me. "Whenever I go out to dinner, no matter where I'm going, I like to dress up. It's the perfect excuse to wear pieces you wouldn't necessarily wear to work or to run errands, which is how I ended up pairing my Coach Tabby Bag with a thin black turtleneck and a new snakeskin pencil skirt I bought during an end-of-winter sale. I finished off the look with heeled knee-high boots. I love how my bag easily transitions from day to night, fitting well with my low-key work outfits and with something dressier for a nice restaurant in the city. It really does have a do-it-all quality that I love."
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