Animal-Friendly

You don’t need a significant other to appreciate a lovely bag. For me, I’m always alone on Valentine’s Day – fashion hates love so Fashion Week always lands on this day. But it doesn’t hate the colors of love! Just keep your pink bags to a minimum, in both size and quantity, so choose wisely and [...]

Is it leather? Is it voluminous? Is it crinkled all over? Believe it or not, this clutch is none of those things. There is no ruching, draping, or crimping going on here. Stella McCartney has just devised a seriously deceptive print for her Fall collection! One part Pop Art, two parts optical illusion, and all [...]

Now that New York Fashion Week is sadly over, many are preparing for London, Milan and Paris shows. We will not be heading to Europe this season but have put together a fashion week survival list for those who are (or who wish they were!) 1. Stella McCartney Python Print Tote: You never know when [...]

The Falabella chain shoulder bag is now officially a classic for Stella McCartney. It is so fabulous, it has transcended meat eaters and vegetarians alike. As you know, I am all about skins and the importance of this quality of skin over that, but it really just comes down to design. The non-animal materials used [...]

I came across these funny canvas tote bags (re-usable shoppers) on my friend Charlotte’s Facebook profile– she found them at a store in Taipei and scooped up ten of them (we are all now jockeying to get ourselves one but they are backordered until August– apparently they can only print 6 per hour). While I [...]

Kelly got scorched when she made a comment about thousand dollar bags and the harming of animals so I will tread this delicately.  I understand Stella’s vegan stance (and loved her gym bag for Adidas) but chain embellishment aside, this isn’t even an interestingly designed bag!  Let’s not even get into functionality because the minute [...]