totes amaz.

this is not a typo: yves saint laurent will be handing out thousands of free bags come sept. 6. the limited edition cotton totes, designed by stefano pilati, are the latest wrinkle in the french house’s ongoing “manifesto” program, in which newspaper-style catalogues are handed out to women on the streets of key fashion cities. more than half a million copies of the catalogue will be distributed in paris, new york, london, milan, tokyo and hong kong, with 5,000 in each city tucked into the black or white totes. mphasizing ysl’s ready-to-wear, this season’s manifesto features naomi campbell in fall-winter designs, photographed by inez van lamsweerde and vinoodh matadin. — miles socha

note to scavengers, beware of dropping elbows.

source and photo cred: wwd and nitrolicious