Famous Handbag: Falchi’s handbags have been carried by stars for almost the last 40 years, from Tina Turner to Sienna Miller. None of these bags singularly stands out, but his line is evocative of timeless class. The blue handbag shown here evokes another Latin American designer, Nancy Gonzalez.

Founder: Falchi moved to NYC from Brazil in NYC, and worked as the manager at the nightclub Maxx. It was here that he began to hang with the cool crowd, like Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, and Elvis Presley, and his access to this clique led to his designs being featured in movies of the era like The Way We Were.