Eco-chic
What will you do to preserve the environment? Can you stop watching your flat screen TV? Give up your car? Eat only sustainable organic food? In honor of Mother Earth, we are giving away a Matt & Nat Tundra bag, worth $208, gorgeous, trendy and socially responsible. No, this will not reverse any damage we [...]
Although there are a huge variety of eco-totes out there, most of the truly stylish ones are not that affordable. This truly Frugal Snob tote from Nordstrom is made from recycled water bottles and the tree print shows how eco-chic you really are. The bag folds up and fits into a zipped pouch, and while [...]
My friend and lifestyle expert, Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, suggested I come up with the Five Essentials (The Tote, Travel, Treasure, Trend and Clutch) years ago when I shared my ideas for developing a system for a bag wardrobe. This system of 5 bags is seriously all you need for any and every occasion. Here are [...]
Earthly and sensual, that was the first thing that came to mind when I saw The Bandito bag from Donna Karan. No cumbersome hardware, just ropes and ribbons made of organic lambskin from North Africa dyed in the most beautiful shade of ash gray (as Donna tells us, colors lifted from the earth!). I own [...]
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 [...]
Not that I’m trying to make up for my loss of goodwill for the Stella McCartney Recycled Hobo post (but maybe I am), because truly, I am conscientious of the environment and animals. But we live in a confusing world – although I adore my pets and enjoy frequenting the zoo, I still eat meat [...]
