The Transformer

Leave it to Phillip Lim, the prince of practical chic, to take your standard-issue tote and give it a whole new, and very covetable, life. Pretty yellow lace on one side and sturdy clean canvas on the other, it goes from the office to the beach in a snap. Bonus: a sweet matching coin purse that you just might want to use with your other bags, too. Click the image to shop.

-Laura Wasson