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Richard Gray

Do the math: smart handbags

Susanna Lau wears a Loewe bag (Picture: Getty Images)

Wondering what arm candy to invest in this season?

The handbag that will best multiply the impact of your look? The new Dior saddle bag, for example, will add serious oomph to your outfit, no question. In maths, this multiplying factor is called the coefficient. If 2X + 3X = 5X, the numbers 2, 3 and 5 are the coefficients of X — they multiply and increase the power of X — just like the right bag.

Here are spring’s hottest handbag coefficients: calculators at the ready.

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