The Spring 2012 Accessories You Can't Just Get Anywhere

One of the downsides of globalization is that what you can find in the stores in Paris you can most likely find in Mumbai or

Sydney or even Bhutan. This poses a problem to many who long to find special pieces that are rare or difficult to get. A sartorial conundrum for  women who live for the hunt of  that ultra-luxurious and only one of its kind handbag or brooch. Thus, you can no longer say “Oh, I got these shoes in Milan” because there’s a high percentage that those exact pair will be available in all the major stores around the world.

It is for this very reason that Lane Crawford in Hong Kong has decided to team up with designers and labels, via a collaboration called Blitz, to create exclusive accessories especially for the Lane Crawford stores in Hong Kong and China, and for their e-commerce site. Whether it’s by choosing colors or finishes globally exclusive to the retail giant or changing a concept entirely (like 3.1 Phillip Lim’s denim vest which now doubles as a backpack), these accessories from relative upstarts like Peter Pilotto and Erdem to blue chip names like Christian Louboutin, Celine and Alexander McQueen are one of a kind. Or two in the case of the leather backpacks inspired by golf bags from Alexander Wang. Only 10 of those are available worldwide. Lane Crawford has two—one in white, the other in black.

Click on the slideshow to see the gallery of spring 2012′s lust-worthy accessories from Yves Saint Laurent, Celine, Balenciaga and many more. Prepare to drool.