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The Week in Shopping: ‘White Lotus’ Fever & The Row’s Handbag Trick

The return of HBO’s wealth-porn dark comedy franchise has spawned some successful collabs (everyone’s talking about Parker Posey’s outfits) and some hotel gift shop kitsch. Meanwhile, that Margaux bag hasn’t disappeared.

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There was a lot of online chatter regarding a Banana Republic outfit worn by Parker Posey’s character. Photo: Fabio Lovino/HBO
Sarah Shapiro
February 21, 2025

The luxury world had a collective meltdown this week over rumors that The Row’s status-symbol Margaux handbag would be discontinued. First thing’s first: It’s not, calm down. No need to panic buy or search for “the next Margaux.” (For the inspired, Lyst tells me they’ve seen a 262 percent increase in demand for Cos’s bowling bag in the past three months.)