A light plaid just says summer, easy, classic and just a bit preppy. Call it the gin and tonic of fabrics. This clutch from Lauren Merkin is done in silk shantung in a peachy plaid shot through with cream and brown. It opens with a hexagonal frame and has a pink striped Lurex lining. Imagine this one tucked under your arm at a summer garden party, paired with a long white linen dress and arms full of gold or silver bangles. The bag sells for $165.
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Handbags of late have been so uninspiring, but this design is clearly innovative and is sure to appeal to the masses. Most women have the same problem with bottomless-pit-style bags which seem to swallow-up everything which necessitates carrying a large bag in the first place, thereby rendering the style inefficient and clumsy. The designer of this bag however, Alison Antrobus, a RISD architecture graduate who was also frustrated by the hassle of searching through …
I’m a sucker for a peacock bag, what better emblem of the brilliantly showy than nature’s own glamour bird. This latest clutch from Isabella Fiore has vivid peacock embroidery on black patent leather for added gleam. It has a cotton lining and the inside has one zip and two open pockets. It’s not as incredible as the Valentino peacock but at $325, it’s not quite as expensive either.
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The latest limited edition from Louis Vuitton is the Dentelle. Like the Cerise and the Groom it takes the standard monogram canvas look and expands upon it. This bag has a web of delicate lurex embroidery in white and gold using a pattern of real lace. The bag shown here is the Monogram Dentelle Batignolles Horizontal and sells for $1,720 at eLuxury. Comments around the blogosphere on the Dentelle line have been mixed. Some say oooh lingerie for your purse how dainty and feminine, others say yuck, it looks moldy. Me, I’ll pass, but then again, I’m not a Louis lover.
The Los Angeles version of Daily Candy profiled the bags of Allison Burns today. The kicky bags are made of Italian leather and feature silver-plated studs and come in a rainbow of bright colors including hot pink. Daily Candy mentioned three of the female named bags, the Annie, the Jeanine and the Ali but my favorite is the Vive Le Rock, a classic clamshell design that gets its edgee from a studded strap. All of the bags are lined in pink suede and have …
This seashell-shaped evening clutch looks as if it was just unearthed from your grandmother’s closet. That’s because it could have come from Estйe Lauder’s closet. The Heritage Collection was created by Aerin Lauder and inspired by her grandmother, Estйe. The golden evening clutch comes with a lipstick in a classic red and a golden compact with a blue enamel face. The set sells for $550.
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Monsac’s ‘Nantucket’ tote is a twist on the old-fashioned Nantucket lightship basket bags made of woven cane or wood with a hinged lid. This bag is made of rattan and has a hinged top with a magnetic snap tab closure. It has crinkled patent leather handles and a leather front pocket that makes it look a bit like it has had some sort of accident with a hobo bag. The bag has enough room for your water bottle, a book and wallet, sunglasses and cell phone. …
In the spring and summer it seems like there is so much more to carry in your bag. You don’t have to carry around gloves and a scarf but you are also more likely to head out for the day and not look back. You need some room. This leather and canvas bag from Boyy fits the pill. It has a long zipper pocket at the front and a cute little welt pocket on the back. Metal feet so it can stand on its own at the cafe table, short double handles for swinging jauntily and …
Metallic bags are huge this spring. Big silver bags that could also serve as serve as light reflectors should you need to send up an emergency signal are everywhere these days. But what to make of the Tod’s Miky Nylon T Bag. This bag looks as if it were truly magnetic and several other smaller bags were unable to resist its lure and attached themselves to it. The bag is made of woven canvas with soft leather trim and have five large zip pouch pockets on the …
Jane August’s white patent shoulder bag is a summer bag for your more glamorous days when you aren’t at the beach but are instead bustling down a city street looking sleek and pulled together. A thick slice of white patent leather, it has a large circle for your shoulder but still has the a slim envelope look that makes it almost look more like a clutch. The bag measures 21Ѕ” x 14″ and sells for $850 at Vivre.