FASHIONPHILE x Assouline

The Book of Iconic Bags

Some stories are worth telling. These are worth keeping … on your coffee table, your bookshelf, or anywhere else you want to be seen with them. A luxury book for luxury lovers, this collector’s piece is a piece of fashion history. As the first collaboration between FASHIONPHILE and Assouline, it’s as iconic as the bags it celebrates.

A New Chapter

Inside the FASHIONPHILE Cage is an archive that turns obsession into scholarship. Founded by Sarah Davis in 1999 and scaled with CEO Ben Hemminger, FASHIONPHILE has spent decades curating the handbags people carry, collect, and covet. “The Book of Iconic Bags” is the natural next step: a record of the handbags that shaped style and the culture that shaped them right back.

25 It Bags

“The Book of Iconic Bags” brings together twenty-five designs for what truly makes an It Bag: a sought-after silhouette, stellar sales, and a story worth telling. They’re bags with investment value and an undeniable je ne sais quoi.

A Page-Turner

Some stories are now luxury legend. From the Hermes Birkin to the Fendi Baguette, these pages hold an intimate, insider’s view of the moments that made these bags. Each carries a place in style history, and now, a place in one coveted compendium. Care to look inside?

Own the It List

“The Book of Iconic Bags” is a luxury coffee table book meant to be lived with: pulled down for a quick page, left open for a quiet hour, and kept as a statement maker that breaks the ice at dinner parties. It’s our first chapter in print and a hall of fame for the greatest handbags of all time.