wanderlust: simone handbag museum @ seoul, korea

The Simone Handbag Museum, which is located in Gangnam area, houses one of the finest collections of handbags in the world. The architecture of the museum is indeed an interesting design; in the shape of a bag. Who would have thought of this? Clever idea, isn't it?

 Entrance of the building

 

Entrance of the museum on the third floor

 Its collections include bags dated back to the 1500s and the latest 'it' bags of the 21 century. The museum is divided into two themes; third floor - modern gallery and fourth floor - historical gallery. Photos are not allowed to be taken in the museum but a booklet with information of each bags is given when purchasing an admission ticket. The collections are available on the museum's website as well; click here. 

I was drooling over some of the lovely vintage bags. The collections are well curated and definitely worth a vist for any fashion or bag lovers.
 
Museum details:

Address: 17, Dosan-daero 13-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm, Sunday: 11 am to 7 pm
Admission ticket: 5,000 KRW
Website: http://simonehandbagmuseum.co.kr/     
How to get here: Sinsa station, exit 8 or Apgujeong station exit 5

Till my next post, stay chic and have a great weekend!