Chloé, Stella and Proenza Schouler– oh my! These pre-Fall 2011 satchels make my heart beat a little faster.

Admit it, there’s a certain allure to superheroes no matter what your age.

Before launching her eponymous line of unabashedly girly dresses, Marika laid the foundation for her technical and design know-how as a student at fashion heavyweight schools such as ESMOD in Paris and the Fashion Institute of Technology in NY.