This reminds me of those totally cheesy drawings you see at those old school hair salons. Or those useless books they give you so you can show your stylist how you want your hair. I worry about those people who actually choose from those books. This totally throws me off because Jimmy Choo has been doing such amazing bags lately. Like the Saba Bag, a welcomed departure from the usual heavy hardware. How does the Face bag even go in the same collection as the other bags? I really want to know the meaning behind this. Have there been secret meetings between the people at Choo and the people at Marc Jacobs? I don't even know who would use this bag. George Michael? You know, so he can reminisce of his hay days cavorting with these models. And because it is so 80's. At Saks for $975.
From Bag Snob Tina: Kelly is not a fan of Contemporary Art and does not know the history behind the bag. It is designed by Richard Phillips, a pop art painter known for painting exaggerated women faces (up to 100 inches high!). He often depicts the artificiality of perfection in the fashion world through these images. I am a fan of his work and in college I made dozens of similar paintings of faces like this. This bag is like the Prada Fairy bag to me, a whimsical piece of art to be collected by art and/or bag collectors alike. I wouldn't carry the face bag around but wouldn't mind having it in my collection to be displayed in my office alongside the Fairy bag.
since when do you have an office bagsnob Tina? cant you just wokr from home? and how can you afford to buy bags just to look at them in your closet form money you receive from a blog?
Cute. :)
i like it, but i wouldn't go as far as to compare it to the fairy bag. i could see a fashion school/art student carrying this bag, but it's kinda expensive for glazed canvas. have you seen the face clutch? imo it's a bit more wearable.
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To anonymous-
I am building an office in my new home (and a bag closet with retrofitted cabinets for each of my bags!). We actually have an office in LA where Kelly works out of. It makes us more efficient to have our own space to work in.
James- both bags are art to me. I don't differentiate between "better art" or not, it's just art.
Kelly didn't understand why I was so defensive of this bag, mainly because I've seen it bashed on other bag blogs from bloggers who are ignorant of the artist Richard Phillips and his work. The lesson here is, never take a bag at 'face' value. lol
xo
You don't have to be ignorant of the designer to hate this bag. I've bashed it on my blog and for good reason: it's creepy and overpriced. Even if I was loaded, I would never buy it. Sorry, Tina, I'm with Kelly on this one.
I find the face series of bags interesting. I did not know it was drawn by Richard Phillips, thanks for the info. I like it but not enough to buy it. framing it as art is an option if one is a collector and I don't think 900 is that expensive compared to the graffiti bags by Stephen Sprouse for LV (3,000+) .
Hi Thumbelina, I do not know your blog, but there is no need to be sorry. Everyone, including myself, is entitled to their own opinion. I just like to be well informed before I voice it out publicly. But that is just me :)
xo
I looooove Richard Phillips on my wall, not on my arm. this would just look weird.
My beef with this bag is I've seen similar designs on much cheaper handbags over the last few years. True, they weren't Phillips originals, but if someone else thought of doing Phillip-esque designs on handbags years before Jimmy Choo then the release of a new original seems hardly trendy, which is what I think they were going for.
I saw this on on Madison Ave when I went in to JC with my JC crazed friend one day (and ended up w two pairs of shoes and narrowly escaped without buying a black suede saba!!). I don't mind the faces, that it a matter of your taste whether you like it of not. My problem is the bag is enormous...no, make that ginormous!! I was looking for a tote as I was taking my kids to mexico the following week. We joked that I could both kids inside it and save on plane tickets. And then we realized at $800, the 2 plane tickets would actually be cheaper so the joke was on us!!
Oh, I see this is the smaller one maybe not so ginormous. The one I saw was at least 24 inches wide and 18 inches tall and had a 6 or 8 inch gusset...and the price was like 1800, (not 800 like i typed above!)
Hmm these faces aren't a knock out. I'd expect them to be seriously gorgeous..
But there's this site where you can create your OWN bag. http://www.hp.com.sg/beyondthebag
Its pretty awesome. I think I created 5 different bags! which says alot about my BAG PERSONALITY results from the site. grin.
I mean, how schizo can you get with a manic love of bags!
Hi Tina
Sorry thisis nothing to do with the bag really i just read about your new bag Wardrobe how fabulous......would love to see a picture when it is finished would be some great inspiration into restoring my own bags!!!
L.x
I think this bag is a fun bag in a mod pop style -- it's a nod to the past visions of traditional beauty, but with a twist. We all search for beauty, and this is referencing that. I'm with Tina on this one.