Not Amused
O muse, o alto ingegno, or m'aiutate;
o mente che scrivesti cio ch'io vidi....*
--Dante Alighieri, Inferno
When the house of Yves Saint Laurent named its latest "it bag" contender the "Muse" (below, $1,295),
it probably didn't intend to inspire Urban Outfitters to create the Pebbled Bowling Bag (below, $58).
Still, it answers that all-important question: What's a girl to wear through Dante's nine circles of hell?
*O muses, o high wit, help me now!
o memory that recorded what I saw....