NEW EDITION

Recession-starved shopaholics can rejoice at the opening of the Edition store in San Francisco. With chic, limited edition handbags in the supplest Italian leathers and exquisite, semi-precious jewelry, all priced for our belt-tightening times, you can feed the beast without mortgaging the condo.

Created by Banana Republic as a new store concept, Edition offers a luxury boutique experience at prices under $200. The pilot store, in San Francisco's Westfield Centre, is intimate and airy and offers a selection of jewelry, shoes, handbags and accessories, plus limited edition pieces offered only at Edition stores.

The limited edition handbag and jewelry collections are exclusive runs with less than 50 to 100 pieces available in the world. Limited edition accessories will not be sold online or in any other Bay Area Banana Republic stores.

As the new Accessories Director for Banana Republic, Bond's Marco Querci is bringing his imprint to this new collection with luscious Italian leathers and his own sophisticated style. As an avid colelctor of Sig. Querci's pieces, I couldn't resist a gorgeous, limited edition, buttery, cross-body handbag for myself at only $120.

Edition by Banana Republic, Westfield Centre, San Francisco, California.

WORDS LYNN TSUTSUMI