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The ambience of the store reflects Kors’ ethos of minimalism and elegance. As soon as one enters, a camel coloured bag crafted from French casket leather, bonded with suede catches the eye.

“The leather is so soft that the structure of the bag immediately becomes clear,” says Govind. We are informed that this is a limited edition piece, priced at Rs 1,07,000.

Govind, who pronounces herself to be a completely “tote person”, flutters from shelf to shelf checking out designs. The smaller sizes cost Rs 19,000, the medium ones Rs 25,000 and the large sizes cost Rs 29,000.

The range of colours in the bags surprise Govind. “I am very surprised to see the use of green in the bags. It’s not part of his signature palette. But the summer blue is very beautiful. This is the new popular colour, it’s being used a lot in furniture as well,” she says. But she gives the bright-hued bags a miss and fixes her attention on the black-and-white tote. “Now that’s beautiful,” she says.

Image: A model presents a creation from the Michael Kors Fall 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week,.