Beaded/Embellished
Should shoe designers be designing bags? I love Giuseppe Zanotti shoes – like really, really love them. I just can’t say the same thing for his bags, though. The randomly placed chains, studs, and spikes might work on a bootie, but on a bag the mix looks haphazard and cheap. Normally, I would go for [...]
UPDATE: Last week to sign up and win! Enter to win this Alexander McQueen knuckle duster clutch! An Alexander McQueen knuckle duster clutch is something we all dream of but can’t rationalize splurging on each time a gorgeous new one comes out. Thanks to Marissa Collections this drool worthy gold stud knuckle box can be [...]
My gorgeous girl, Caroline Issa, is positively unstoppable. The executive fashion director of Tank magazine and editor-in-chief ofBecause magazine (and constant street-style muse and sometime J.Crew model!) can add another hot item to her resume: designer. Her latest endeavor, an L.K. Bennett bag collaboration, is a saucy fusion of traditional Thai embroidery and London cheekiness. The collection is much like [...]
Animalia is running rampant in fashion right now. Kelly talked about the trend on shoes earlier this year with a less than glowing review, and I’m afraid I have the same thing to say about bags. There’s a difference between animal print and, well, having an actual animal emblazoned on your bag (or an actual [...]
Naomi Watts was spotted lunching in Beverly Hills recently with a sweet Gucci Bamboo top handle bag. This bag has a sweet single bamboo handle with a bamboo turn-lock closure and is the perfect size for lunching with friends our out and about on a weekend. The wooden accents give the bag a summer/vacation vibe [...]
The whimsy of Lanvin is often imitated and rarely achieved. Snobs know that only the real thing will do. When other brands do luxe kitsch, it just looks cheap. I was indignant this last Christmas over a certain $600 Frostie the Snowman change purse (those two zeros should have come after a decimal point!), but [...]
