Dolce & Gabbana Agata Calf-Hair Box Bag: The Need for Chic

This is just what you need for the fall season: a small (but not too petite) top-handle box that is equal parts adorable, chic, and sophisticated, all wrapped up into one neat package. Dolce & Gabbana’s bag game seems to just be getting better and better, and if they keep turning out sleek yet spicy creations like this, they’re on the fast track to becoming a favorite for current classics.

There is something eternally feminine about leopard print – when it’s in a retro Sophia Loren-caliber, Italian-femme fatale kind of way, rather than a Fran Drescher-on-the-first-season-of-The Nanny way (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, if you’re doing mid-‘90s irony, but I’m digressing). Dolce’s calf hair feels appropriately decadent, especially set off on a tidy, ladylike, vintage-inspired silhouette, which I love. The ball-topped closure just hammers home the vintage vibe, and it snaps open to reveal a bag that’s large enough to fit plenty of stuff for such a cute little thing, thanks to the boxy design. Dolce & Gabbana Agata on MATCHESFASHION.com for $2,565.

Pair with: Modernize a sassy exotic print with business-meets-party pinstripes, courtesy of Jonathan Simkhai’s neoprene-bonded cropped top and matching leather-trimmed pencil skirt. Jersey top, $345, and skirt, $425, on NET-A-PORTER.