Husband and wife founders Jesse Dorsey and Wannasiri Kongman launched BOYY in New York 2006 with a mandate to fuse functionality with élan without the eye-watering prices associated with it-bags. The result was a handbag line that rapidly became the go-to for the fashion cognoscenti: stylishly recognisable, yet versatile enough to work from day to evening. Dorsey notes ‘Our company philosophy from day one was that a woman’s handbag should have a masculine edge,’ Indeed the selection of sleek totes and shoulder bags all do – with the signature outsize ‘belt buckle’ appearing on all iterations.