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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Joe Bromley

Dame Joan Collins’ 10 shopping commandments: from Saint-Tropez markets to Zara

Buy a status symbol handbag at your peril 

‘You know what — I have grown to really hate handbags and mascara. I just can’t be bothered. I just try to have a little clutch. I understand it’s difficult to have a little clutch when you go out shopping during the day, but I’m not really interested in the status symbol of handbags. I must have quite a few Chanel ones, but they’re terribly heavy. Anna Wintour never carries a handbag, so I’ve heard.’

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