Vitamin Daily

We can’t begin to tell you how many times we’ve lost our keys, pens, lipsticks and business cards in our own purse. Put us in a dark restaurant, and there’s no way we’re finding anything on time.

The light bulb went off for handbag designer, Annick Levesque, after she worked as a coat-check girl and watched countless women searching through their bags for ticket stubs. Each of her beautiful hand-sewn bags ($300 - $1300) can be customized ($100) to include an integrated lighting system that turns on when the bag is unzipped.

That’s what we call a bright idea! —Jennifer Nachshen

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