Clever, stylish, sturdy, affordable.... e-store says: Slow and Steady Wins the Race, designer Mary Ping's brainy concept line ... produced a hit with its ... send-up of the It-bag phenomenon. ... renders waitlisted bags from major labels (Gucci, Dior, Chanel, etc.) in simple canvas ... subverts and validates the iconic accessories ... the designer recreated the perennially popular Balenciaga bag as two minimalist, lo-fi distillations of the tasseled and studded original. One style is a unisex upside-down ivory tote...