Lanvin

Go right ahead and cuff me! Normally when I utter those words, I’m hoping to get my wrist buckled in with something along the lines of Hermès or Givenchy, but who needs a cuff bracelet when your seductive clutch comes complete with one of its own? I have been eagerly awaiting Lanvin’s Partition clutches to [...]

Baby Bag – Prada Nylon This is pure function. And it’s Prada so it ain’t all that shabby either. Prada started their followers (yours truly included) on nylon and for a baby bag, this is still the best choice. Easy to clean, super lightweight and mightily durable. The outer pockets will keep you sane which [...]

Lanvin printed silk python clutch at SSENSE for $1445.

After many seasons of floppy-schloppy chic, I’m excited to see the commitment to sleek structure from the Parisian houses. The French understand the power of subtlety (perhaps more so than any other breed), and Fall 2012 is going to be one of refinement if they have any say in it! Céline toys with the triangle [...]

Is it just me, or are bags shrinking? I’ve been enjoying an ongoing love affair with mini-bags that started seasons ago, but “mini” doesn’t even seem to cut it anymore. More like miniscule! I’m not talking about minaudieres and evening clutches – those are expected to be particularly small-scaled – but youthful chain-strapped bags that [...]

Snakes slithered around the bodice, eagles invaded the waist and collarbone, and cross pendants stamped the midsection at Alber Elbaz’s Spring show for Lanvin. Yet for all the symbols of strength (which Alber prefers to power, since it can’t be bought), his take on spring is fluid and feminine. Yes, the man has a way [...]