Nitrolicious has the Christian Siriano for Payless Holiday 2009 Collection

The Find has found Time to Play.

The Recessionista Blog has the dress that can help keep you dancing till dawn!

Tot Snob has ThreeJars, an online piggy bank that tracks your tots allowance in a fun and interactive way.

Beauty Snob has Le Metier de Beaute's felt point liquid liner, which creates a very smooth line and will not budge unless you wash it off with make up remover.

Fab Sugar features Madeleine Thompson's cashmere goodies in her Spring '10 collection.

Couture Snob is majorly obsessed with Faraone Mennella jewels.

We are so excited to announce that Oscar de la Renta will be making a virtual personal appearance on our site! The legendary designer has a very busy travel schedule but wanted to meet our readers, up close and personal. During the two hour chat, you will be able to ask him anything you'd like (we're most curious about his time at Balenciaga and Balmain!). Mark your calendars, snobs! And we are using EST, 10am-12pm on Wednesday, 11/4. Talk to you soon!

I am in red carpet mode - I went to the premiere of "Precious" at the Grauman's Chinese Theater last night. It was the most memorable premiere I have been to (and I go to a lot of these!) for the star power but mainly because of the movie. It was painful and hard to watch but it will stay with me forever to remind me that the power of love and hope can help the human spirit overcome even the most unimaginable horrors of abuse and isolation.

I was standing next to Mariah Carey (I talked to her!!) at the after party watching Mary J. Blige perform at the lobby of Chateau Marmont. Oprah, Russell Simmons, Will Smith, Tyler Perry, Nick Cannon, Macy Gray, Gayle King and Sidney Poitier were all standing a few feet from me because this room was the size of a living room. Mo'Nique was mind blowing as Precious' abusive mother, she brought such rage to my soul that I feared I might punch her if I saw her, good thing I didn't run into her at the party! Mark my words, she will win an Oscar for her performance. And since I have to tie this bag in to my rantings here, Mo'Nique had on a gorgeous gold gown that would have been perfect with this Celestina copper filigree clutch. At Net-a-Porter for $1325.

The Purse Dress (modeled by Kara's daughter Avery) is a one-of-a-kind felted studded "Purse" dress made with CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements. The couture garment will be featured in the 5th Avenue window of Henri Bendel.

Weird as it may look, you have to admit the Purse Dress is damn ingenius from a creative standpoint.  Kara Ross created a dress with Swarovski crystallized Nox bag sewn into the side for her SS10 collection. Starting today, November 2nd, Kara Ross and her team will be at her Pop Up Shop at Henri Bendel.  There will also be a 5ft by 8ft Nox bag made completely out of broken glass pieces in the window display.

Please stop by Henri Bendel this week and check out the Kara Ross goodies!

We are extending the giveaway for one more day! Last day to enter!!! Good luck!

We are greedy bag lovers so to kick off Fall, we are giving away two bags for October! There will be 2 winners for the season's most coveted trends, bright red and animal print. Trust me, you can not make it through the season without having these in your rotation. A little pop is all you need to wow up anything drab to fab.

Sign up to receive our newsletter to win either the Louis Vuitton Vernis Alma GM Pomme D'Amour bag (retail value $2,520) or Sang A Loren Oversized Leopard Clutch (retail value $1,150). The LV Alma is pre-owned and is in perfect condition courtesy of Fashionphile. The Sang A is brand new and is a sheen leather with leopard print. If you already receive our newsletters, you will still need to enter your email address to enter the contest. Last day to enter is October 31, 2009 11:59pm EST. Two winners will be randomly selected on November 1, 2009. Good luck!! Only one entry per person please and make sure you give us a working email, so that we can contact you when you win. ENTER NOW!

Thank you Fashionphile and Sang A for sponsoring this very special giveaway!

To kick off the holiday season, we are giving away lots of fabulous bags!   We first featured Laudi Vidni custom order bags in August and have seen several samples of the bags since-- the leathers are as sumptuous as advertised (my favorites are the metallic distressed versions!) and the quality superb considering they are very well priced (most are at $350).  The company offered to give Kelly and I a couple of bags each but we do not accept gifts in exchange for editorials so we asked them to give the bags away to our readers instead!  You will love this process, they can send you leather samples (that you'll have to return) or you can just order via their website.  Their software is very user friendly and will alllow you to customize the silhouette of the bag, the skins, the colors, the hardware and the interiors.  So fun!  We will be giving away TWO Laudi Vidni custom bags this month. 

To win, you must become a Fan of the Bag Snob Fan page and a Fan of the Laudi Vidni Fan Page.  One winner will be chosen randomly from each group.  It's that simple!  Jump for complete rules.

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The Magnes Sisters Gallery Tote ($418) that Gretchen Mol is pictured wearing in the photo above comes in a variety of colors including white, red, blue, and black. I don't love the briefcase-esque handles , but worn with the strap it looks like a chic day-bag (though I imagine finding things in this tote, given it's rectangular shape, is probably not the quickest fete). There are some nice hardware details as well and I like the contrasting colors.

What do you think about Gretchen Mol's Magnes Sisters tote?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

PEPE LE PEW
Do you smell something?  Oh right, it's Halloween!  And that's when the crazies come out to play.  And really the only time the skunk, otherwise known as the Curella de Ville look, would be cool and fun.  FENDI SKUNK FUR PEEKABOO ROLL BAG at Saks Fifth Avenue for $1970.

MUST HAVE ACCESSORY FOR YOUR MICHAEL JACKSON COSTUME

You know you're dressing up as Michael Jackson this year.  Everyone else is.  But you will be the real MJ, not that red leather jacket with excessive zippers MJ.  Deep down he was a true Balmain man.  Respect him.  Balmain Punk Sueded Stud Bag at Net-a-Porter for $3925.

Above Jamie Lynn Sigler is pictured all smiles in her Bulga Fall/Winter 2009 Savile ($545). This strikes me as an easy-to-wear, well-priced everyday bag. It comes with plenty of pocket room, small handles, and a larger strap for convenience and Bulga's leather is usually softer than that of most other similarly priced contemporary designer bags (like the ones from Marc by Marc Jacobs, for example). The only thing I don't like is that the bag is lined with this colorful paisley print (eeck!).

What do you think about the Bulga Savile? Snob or Slob?

Been very busy this week, flew back to LA from Asia and went to work immediately while severely jet lagged. We attended the Women's Conference (with 50 amazing and inspirational speakers!) on behalf of Glam in addition to doing a lot of market research work (code for shopping on Rodeo). We have not had much time to blog but will be back to regular schedule next week! Meanwhile, I thought I'd share a few laughs with you. I came across this photo and almost spit out my cupcake-- what is this hideous thing Catherine Zeta-Jones is carrying? I have no idea what brand this is so please help us identify this god-awful bag! I think Catherine just carries whatever is free cuz she has a really weird collection of bags and I can't really imagine anyone actually paying for this hideous mismatched patchwork bag, can you?