I just had lunch with a couple of girlfriends at Paragon this afternoon and passed by the Givenchy boutique.The Givenchy Pandora has caught my eye for while now, although marketed as a women’s bag, it looks perfectly great as a men’s tote/messenger bag. It comes in a few sizes but I kept wondering if the medium or large size with suit me (and guys better), and I had that answered today.

When I tried the large black leather ‘Pandora’ bag from Givenchy (selling S$2495 at the store) today, I fell in love with it instantly. Featuring two zip pockets on side, gold-tone embossed designer logo and flap-top patch pocket. The bag has a detachable shoulder strap with gold-tone metallic hardware and a single short leather top strap. The quirky lop-sided handle design gives the bag that distinctive modern and edgy feel -kudos to Givenchy’s current designer Riccardo Tisci.

The French fashion house Givenchy has seen collections created from fashion heavyweights including John Galliano, Julien MacDonald, Alexander McQueen and Ozwald Boateng since its founder Hubert de Givenchy retired in 1995. With Riccardo visionary, dark and luxurious designs, he continues to breathe new life into this luxurious label.

The Pandora is available in different colors and materials but my favorite has to be this one below in distressed wrinkled leather. I found one available online at Luisaviaroma going at €1194 (S$2052). That’s a big saving of about $400. Check it out.

Tempting!