Archive for November, 2006

November 13, 2006

B. Romanek | Crocodile Rockstar Clutch | go!
Produced in the colors: Turquoise, Cognac, Black, Chocolate, Bone, Midnight, Forest Green, Purple, Salt and Pepper, Lipstick, and Lime Juice.
Price per size: Small (7″ width x 4.5″ height) for $1,625, Regular (9″ width x 10″ height) for $1,950, and Large (6″ width x 17″ height) for $2,495.

A while back I spotted Eva Mendes at the spring 2007 Olympus Fashion Week with the stunning B. Romanek Crocodile Rockstar Clutch, since then I discovered a couple more starlets with the same evening bag. . .

Celebrities and Their Handbags
Starting on the left we have Eva Mendes with the B. Romanek Crocodile Rockstar in midnight blue, then in the middle Sophie Monk with the Purple clutch, and on the far right is Ashley Olsen with the same midnight as Eva.

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Date Added: November 11, 2006

Victoria Beckham arriving at the restaurant Nobu in London.

We all know that the outfit is equally as important as the handbag, I mean you can’t mix walmart sweats with a Prada handbag (big fashion barf), so listed below and pictured above is the list of designer items needed to complete this Victoria Designer Look. If you want the designer look but don’t want to spend designer prices then check out Frugal-Fashionista!

Chanel Nail Polish – Victoria has been spotted everywhere from casual shopping to special occasion dinner parties with polished black nails, so of course I can’t forget to mention that was the color of choice for this evening. The nail polish pictured above is the Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colore, spot it today at Macy’s

Christian Louboutin Peep Toe Pumps – Every celebrity owns at least one pair of Christian Louboutin pumps. To say one pair is safe, when in fact the number is more like 1-30 pairs. For the occasion Victoria decided on the Louboutin Peep Toe Pumps in black patent with the signature red on the underside sole. I’m pretty sure she is wearing the regular pumps, not the 20mm platforms. The price difference between the two styles is about $180. You can find the Christian Louboutin regular Peep Toe Pumps at Saks for $510, and for a couple extra inches then you will have to spend a couple more dollars, the Platforms are at Net-a-Porter for $690.

Chanel Clutch – From the Fall / Winter 2006 handbag collection it’s the Chanel quilted clutch in lambskin leather. I found one on eBay for $1,350 from an eBay Powerseller, go check it out.

Giambattista Valli Dress – For the occasion Victoria Beckham was dressed up in a Giambattista Valli runway (potato sack looking) dress from the 2007 Spring Ready-to-Wear collection. The picture in the upper right corner is of runway star Lekeliene Stange modeling the dress for the Giambattista Valli fashion show.

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Date Added: November 11, 2006

Celebrities everywhere have been spotted with the spring summer 2007 runway handbags. There was Victoria Beckham with her shiny black patent Giambattista Valli Handbag, Lindsay Lohan with the plain cream colored Chloe Handbag (ehh), Janet Jackson with her distracting gold colored Miroir Voyager Alma Louis Vuitton, etc.

So I was dying to see what the official Style.com Handbag Trend Report, and here is the brief line up . . .

Bottega Veneta Crocodile Fume bag

Louis Vuitton Blue Monogram handbag with chain handle

Christian Dior Green stingray-and-nubuck shoulder bag

To view the full accessory report, that includes shoes as well, visit style.com
I could agree more with this handbag list!

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Date Added: November 10, 2006

YouTube Video, “Steal My Purse”, Crazy but I would do the same if someone tried to steal my purse – hah!

Here is your fashion dish of news currently being heard around the fashion globe. .
* Scarlett Johansson to model for Louis Vuitton again – go!
* Lily Allen To Become Face Of Chanel? – go!
* Japanese Designer Makes A Bra That Doubles Up As Shopping Bag – go!
* Eight-Story Wonder, Gucci hits Ginza – go!
* The Cristobal Balenciaga Museum of Getaria (Gizpuzkoa) to be opened in September 2007 – go!
* Stylist Catherine de Karolyi died (created the first women’s ready to wear collection for Hermes International in 1967) – go!

Other Bag News. .
* The Free Loius Vuitton Multicolore Pouchette MM Giveaway is still going on, so don’t forget to sign up – go!
* Yippy! We have been getting lots of new members lately in tBF! Join in on the fun-ness – go!

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Date Added: November 10, 2006

Tod’s | Bensonville Piccola | View!
The Tod’s Bensonville Piccola in grained leather with tonal top stitching features polished silver hardware (padlock, zippers, snaps, feet, etc), multi-pockets pockets all over the bag for easy accessibility for you and pickpocketers (be careful, it’s the Holiday Season = increase in theft). I suppose that’s where the mini padlock and key come into play, although who really uses there lock and key? I don’t on any of my bags, it’s just a decoration.

Currently at eluxury, Tod’s Bensonville Piccola purse is available in Bruciatte Camel Lux (brown) and DK Jeans Camel Lux (blue) with the price tag of $1390 – go!

Celebrities and their Handbags
Celebrity | Kate Beckinsale| Tod’s Bensonville Piccola
Kate Beckinsale leaving the hair salon in Los Angeles, bag for the occasion was the Tod’s Bensonville Piccola handbag.

Kate Beckinsale has been nominated for the People’s Choice Award. You still have time to cast your vote. The awards will be handed out on January 9th of next year. Everyone can vote once a day, so be sure to bookmark the site and take a minute to vote each day! Vote!

FAVORITE FEMALE ACTION STAR
Kate Beckinsale
Halle Berry
Uma Thurman

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Date Added: November 10, 2006

Marc Jacobs | Leather Shopper Tote | View!
Marc Jacobs Newbie! The Leather Shopper looks to me, well, just looks a little too plain – like a shopping tote, certainly not worth the price tag $750. Maybe it’s the simple and plain design, but I thought this bag was from Marc’s less expensive junior label the Marc by Marc Jacobs line. Surely though, there are a few other minor details to make this bag cost so high. . .Marc Jacobs braided shoulder strap tote features grained leather with the “Marc Jacobs” topstitching lettering on the front. The interior is lined with dark grey textile lining with a large snap-detachable leather zip pocket. Measurements of this shopping tote are 14″ x 14.5″ x 6″.

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Date Added: November 10, 2006

B. Fendi | Buckle Zucca Handbag
The handbag obsessed know their handbags, so I don’t really need to go into to detail on this bag because chances are it will just be repeat of what most of you already know. So briefly, the B. Fendi Zucca handbag is decorated with the memorable double signature oversized buckles on the Zucca-print tobacco fabric. Measurements of this B. Bag are about 7″ height x 12″ width x 3″ depth.

B. Fendi Zucca Handbag Location:
NeimanMarcus.com for $930 with a backorder and expected to ship no later than March 22, 2007 – go!
BergdorfGoodman.com retail tag $920 and currently in stock – go!

Celebrity | Paris Hilton | B. Fendi Buckle Zucca Handbag
The B. Fendi Zucca Print handbag – As seen on Paris Hilton.

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November 9, 2006

Celebrity | Gwen Stefani | L.A.M.B. Signature Handbag
Fashion Designer / Music Artist Gwen Stefani was been spotted in London a couple nights ago, out for a late night of Italian dining at Locanda Locatelli. Bag for the occasion was a handbag from her own L.A.M.B. line. She named the line LAMB because she called everybody ‘lamb’ (interesting) so it just seemed to fit. Later she made the letters L.A.M.B. stand for Love. Angel. Music. Baby. also the name of her first solo album.

Tim Schifter described the idea behind the collection was to “create something timeless, something classic and with an irreverent twist. That’s why going into the design process, we came up with a concept that we really tried to stick with as we came up with the collection group: style after style, leather after leather. The bags themselves are closer to the European luxury feeling than the American contemporary handbag category. I think they’re highly differentiated but priced in the contemporary. Gwen’s unique personal take on fashion incorporated her signature elements like Rasta colors and the old English lettering. For spring, we’re incorporating velvet into the collection. For this first launch, there are two collections – the Signature collection and the leather collection which is called Love. The reaction has been phenomenal. We were going to launch it for Spring 2007 delivery but the retailers wanted it for holiday.” (thedaily.com)

There are 33 different styles of handbags, which retail in range of $395 to $700. These new bags will make their debut beginning of December. This will be perfect timing for the Holiday shopping season. Location – these bags will be available at stores such as eluxury.com, Nordstroms, Bloomingdales, Henri Bendel’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Holt-Renfrew in Canada.

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Date Added: November 9, 2006

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Handbags | View!
On the left is the Yves Saint Laurent (ysl) Rive Gauche zip tote clothed in gorgeous black and white crocodile.
On the right is the Yves Saint Laurent (ysl) Rive Gauche zip tote dressed in simple black leather.

Celebrities | Sienna Miller and Katie Holmes | Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Ostrich Handbag
Handbag owning twins Sienna Miller and Katie Holmes were spotted with the same Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Handbag clothed in Ostrich material.

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