Nearly 20 years after the MichaelKors carryall was unveiled, the designer has rolled it out again.
Kors said in a statement Tuesday, “The Astor Place subway station, with its powerful cube sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, is the dividing line between Greenwich Village and the East Village, two of my favoriteneighborhoods. The Astor bag itself will be turning 20 very soon. And the sporty glamour that exemplified the early Aughties seems incredibly relevant to the way we are all living and dressing today.
The Astor bag is available in two sizes that retail for $498 and $598. Shoppers got a glimpse of them in the designer’s spring advertising campaign. The relaunch will be pushed on the company’s e-commerce site and via its social media channels. A round of gifting for some of Kors’ celebrity friends may happen down the line.
Aptly in hindsight, Astor Place was once known as “Art Street.” From 1767 until 1859, a resort known as Vauxhall Gardens was located on the street. America’s first multimillionaire John Jacob Astor owned the area at one point, and it was named in his honor following his death in 1848. The Astor’s “artisanal studding and heavy topstitching are reminiscent of legendary sandal and belt maker Barbara Shaum, whose studio was on East 7th Street right off Astor Place,” Kors added. “The Astor bag is truly one of those things in your wardrobe, like a great pair of jeans, that gets better and better with time.”
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