"I take mine everywhere," says London society doyenne Catherine Nugent. "And if I had a penny for every time somebody told me they wanted one, it would be wonderful." Her silver handbag holder was a gift from a friend in Brazil, where girls grow up with the superstition that you'll lose all of your money if you put your Handbag on the floor.  In France, better restaurants provide handbag stools, Nugent notes wistfully, a rare civility here. She likes having her bag next to her. "It beats using a separate chair which most women do."Read more