Lux Couture

Many of the brands carried at high-end handbag specialists Lux Couture can be found on the arms of Hollywood starlets - just not in other Boston shops. It's a pocket of a store tucked away in an industrial setting in Wellesley, a very private place that's startlingly conducive to shelling out $5,000 for a purse. Lux Couture, 14 Mica Lane, Wellesley, 781-431-7777, luxcouture.com