Recently in the Fashion Category

Now I feel kind of stingy about our contest to win a bag hanger when Fab Sugar is giving away a Chloe Edith. To win, you have to write a story about your day with the bag so it's a lot more work than our contest, but hey, like they say, you get what you pay for. When Bag Snob gets big enough, we are going to give away a Birkin - that's a promise. But first, we need to get the word out. Luckily, we went to a seminar this week in NYC to learn how Kate Spade and Bobbi Brown got so big. We wanted to ask Kate how she gets people to buy her cheap ugly bags but they never called on us (maybe they read the London Times about how we're brutal and rude). Anyways, I'm rambling. Go and sign up to win the Edith because that is a fantastic prize!!

We expected nothing less of Gwen Stefani than to be an uber stylish mom. She probably doesn't even know what a Baby Bjorn is (either does Danny Moder who uses it as a manbag) but instead opts for the Gucci baby carrier that comes in the beige or black GG for $760. We love the moms who remind us that being a mommy doesn't mean you have to live in Crayola technicolor hell. And it definitely helps now that having babies is so hip with celebrities the designers are making good stuff to accommodate the put-together moms!

Couture is an interesting thing, it is highly specialized and tailored to fit a very small niche so in that sense you get a periscope view into the lives of the women who buy it. In the case of Christian Dior's Fall 2006 collection, JG is designing for a highly select group of trust fund debutantes who are fed up with their parent's expectation and demands and have decided to join the circus. In all seriousness, this is a dazzling collection perfect for medieval court festivities complete with jesters and jousting. Totally fabulous.

On the other hand, Chanel's clientele is very predictable and so we get a very predictable collection without any shortage of embellishments and perfect suits. I do like how everything was shown with skinny jeans and boots. But there were a couple of pieces that were highly questionable. Is der Kaiser suddenly being charitable to FIT students and allowed them to show senior projects on his runway?? These are awkward, clumsy and amateurish. Or is there some cross promotion with Project Runway that I don't know about? You better take a better look at the new recruitment, Karl. And stop obsessing over Lindsay Lohan.

What started as a few easy pieces to pack in your 40cm birkin when jetting to Capri for the weekend has now become a major event in fashion. It seems almost everyone is doing extensive resort collections nowadays, maybe because it stays in stores longer than any other season (November-May) so they don't have to put it on sale as quickly. I've always been a fan of resort, that's when designers let their hair down and take themselves less seriously. As expected, fun and flirty dresses ruled the runways as did breezy fitting skirts and pantsuits. Here are some of our favorite resort looks:

CHANEL

The black and white theme from Fall's Paris-New York collection continued with Resort. I love all the floaty dresses and cute little jackets but what's with the gladiator sandals? DO NOT buy in to this trend, even if you are 6' tall, it's just stupid not to mention the ugly checkered tan lines you'll get. Instead, get your name on the list for a pair of the sexy wedges with Chanel's signature quilting motif, FABULOUS!

We have not been this excited in a long time! Simply Sarah has made our day with these adorable handbag hangers. Now our beloved bags can rest comfortably without getting squished on our shelves (oh, my poor bags) - and best of all, think of all the closet space that is going to be freed up for more bags and shoes! I may even hang a few birkins on there, just the ones that I use often so I don't have to re-wrap it in the thousand layers of tissue paper every time I put it away. Our favorite is the "signature" brown hanger with pink polka dots but they are all super cute! There are seven loops on each hanger and each loop holds 2-3 bags. There is a grommet at the top of the strip for you to hang on the wall or door. You can still keep the bags' dustcovers on, just tighten it right under the handle. You'll now be able to see all your bags without digging through boxes and shelves! $30 at Simply Sarah. We did a little sleuthing and even found a coupon code "LWL20" for 20% off your entire order. I know, we are helpful.

I am so incredibly disturbed by these stories of Marc. Please, someone get help for him. We thought it was funny in a ridiculous way that he found 'Lil Kim to be so inspirational but it seems like prison might be a pretty awesome place considering where Marc's life is. First of all, he hangs around with Lindsay Lohan and they are best friends and somehow share a room at the Mercer Hotel. I am not sure what that means and why they can't get their own rooms. During the interview for June's Interview, she takes a sip from Marc's old water bottle and makes like she is french kissing Brad Pitt or something. Hello, he's gay. And that leads me to Jason Preston, supposedly Marc's boyfriend. (The guy on the left in the picture). Marc is unnaturally obsessed with him to the point that Jason thinks they are married because he has "Marc Jacobs" tattooed on his arm. Like Nazi Jewish internment style, on the underneath side of his forearm and REALLY BIG. It's just so wrong on so many levels. And the story gets weirder. Jason Preston is actually a gigalo on a website called rentboy.com and although they claim to have met at a fashion show, Jason is still listed on the website for $225 an hour. I know you think you are reading US Weekly or something but when I heard this story, I just had to share since Marc Jacobs is a designer we often feature and even refer to as "genius".

And let's get back to Lindsay's Interview cover. It's totally unrelated but since I am in the bitching mood, why not just go there? She is styled to look like Elizabeth Taylor. I mean, come on, she is still alive, give her some respect. Yeah, she's scary looking now but the poor woman doesn't need to be heckled by a cheap tramp. And as expected, Lindsay is a complete idiot in the interview, sounding as meaningless as she is hideous.

Anyways, I am completely disturbed, I won't be able to go about my day in any coherent form. Please call my therapist for me if I start posting Kate Spade bags saying that I am now in love with wicker.

Imagine going to a wedding and the bride walks down the aisle wearing this! And instead of a lovely bouquet, she is carrying a beer in a coozer, is completely drunk and has a Courtney Love hairdo. Then after her vows she promises lap dances to all the guests. I know Heather Graham is wearing this Diesel wedding gown for a store opening on Bond St and is getting paid a lot of money to supplement her acting income (and let's be honest and fair, she really needs it). I mean, it's pretty low rent to wear denim to a wedding but to wear it to your own wedding is like, like .... wait, I think I just described Tara Reid's dream wedding. My favorite part of this gown is the trap door down yonder, it is actually quite appropriate to point out where and how the rest of the evening will go after everyone leaves.

I really did try to find the fabulously dressed but the usuals like Halle Barry were wearing such boring black not-worth-mentioning dresses. But isn't it so much more fun pointing out the dreadfully styled?

Avril Lavigne in vintage Armani at the screening of Over the Hedge. Can you say, "Beetlejuice, beetlejuice, bettlejuice!"?

Demi Moore is going to play Coco Chanel in an upcoming movie about the designer's life including her younger days when she did a stint as a singer (Coco was her stage name, she was born Gabrielle). She would have been a fantastic lounge act but we're thankful she sucked or lost interest and decided to be a designer instead. We love Demi, she is ultra cool because Ashton is super cute. But will she do the legend justice? If her acting is still as rusty as it was in Charlie's Angel: Full Throttle, she will have to rely on the fact that she is a little mannish and can look spot on in Coco's signature suits. That is, if she can figure out how to handle wearing clothes in a movie.

Jane Birkin has replaced the Birkin with a Scottish Sporran. Seriously, I had to google that because I had no idea what that was, in our world, a bag like that does not exist. She claims that the Birkin has given her tendinitis because she put too much stuff in it. But what I don't get is, she is now using this Braveheart fanny pack because it's all she needs to hold her essentials, so why didn't she just put less stuff in her Birkin? Clearly, she is not in her right mind. Dementia is a serious matter and we mean no disrespect, but read her story and keep your Birkins. Although, we do see the irony in this story and thus here, on BagSnob.com, it is posted.