April 25, 2008
post written by Bag Bliss blogger: BrS

LAMB Signature Hopewell Tote
Oh my dear Gwen, what have you done now? The Signature Hopewell Tote is a excellent example of the classic LAMB style. The signature print fabric, the stripe down the front, the little square buckle… yep, its a LAMB bag alright. But what is up with the lime green? And the ombre-style fading? And, on top of all that, the signature print?! Hmm…

So what can I say about this bag? I suppose the lime green does look alright (especially with that navy blue trim). The tote is roomy, with an expandable gusset. The rolled handles and easy-access snap opening are pluses as well. So why can’t I seem to love this bag? Is it the color? Or perhaps the color itself isn’t the problem… perhaps it is the fact that they paired the ombre with the signature pattern. No wait, I’ve got it! I think what this bag needs is to be made of patent leather rather than the printed fabric. Oh wouldn’t that look lovely? Lime green patent leather with the gradual fading going from top to bottom. What do you all think?

The LAMB Signature Hopewell Tote features:
* Double handles with 6″ drop
* Magnetic closure top
* Interior zippered pocket
* Two interior slip pockets
* Interior snap-closure pocket
* Measures 16″ x 9″ x 6″
* Retails for $525

Find it here: shopbop.com

[ The Bag Forum: LAMB Signature Hopewell Tote ]

April 7, 2008
post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Jennifer

LAMB goes Lux: adds Aston Black Label
Fresh designer news: Rocker turned designer, Gwen Stefani is expanding her designer L.A.M.B. bag collection, by adding an additional higher-end line. The lamb adorned signature bags, categorized under the Aston Black Label Line will feature a 30% markup from Lamb’s traditional first purse collection.

There will be eight styles available with style names such as the Lotus and Winston, the Aston bags feature special detailing such as layers of perforated and pebble-grain leather mixed with patent leather piping and suede strips, with black and gray striped lining, gunmetal hardware and matte black hangtags. The collection retails from $525 for a clutch to $1,495 for a limited edition carryall and is inspired by vintage British sports cars.

Gwen Stefani had this to say about the new Aston Black Label: “I love the designing process for the handbags. It’s always evolving and changing each season. This season I loved mixing different materials like leather and suede and then putting the L.A.M.B. twist on it….I look forward to expanding the L.A.M.B. brand even more.”

Buy L.A.M.B. Bags at these locations:
Nordstrom
Saks Fifth Avenue
eLuxury

[ The Bag Forum: LAMB goes Lux: adds Aston Black Label ]

April 2, 2008
post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Alicia

L.A.M.B. Camel Checkerboard Alston Tote.
When I first discovered the L.A.M.B. camel checkerboard Alston Tote, sadly another designer creation came to mind. Is it just me or does this checkerboard design somewhat resemble Louis Vuittons’ Damier collection, especially the summery theme of the Azur line? Also, the shape of this one by L.A.M.B. is similar to LVs’ Speedy bag but has some traits of the Berkeley bag such as the leather pieces on the bottom sides. Maybe it’s just me but this bag is completely tacky and is one that I would never wear. Sorry L.A.M.B., but Vuittons’ Azur line has by far already won me over…

I’ve seen plenty of gorgeous and classy bags by L.A.M.B. including the Glazed Love Lucca and Verona bags. But I was surprised to see the new Checkerboard line by them. I mean, instead of spending $575 on the Alston Tote, without question I’d rather just get an Azur Speedy from Louis Vuitton. If I saw someone with this bag and didn’t know who made it, I would have never guessed that it was a designer purse and cost THAT much. I wonder if these designs by L.A.M.B. are in fact inspired by LVs Damier collection. What do you think?

See it at eLUXURY

[ The Bag Forum: L.A.M.B. Camel Checkerboard Alston Tote ]

December 20, 2007

Lauren Conrad (for Linae Pelle) Does Cynthia Rowley
When MTV’s The Hills star Lauren Conrad was designing the latest collection for brand Linae Pelle, I wonder if she was inspired by Cythia Rowley’s designs or was it just a coincidence. Because I can’t help but notice the LC clutch looks quite similar to Cynthia Rowley’s Martha purse. These bags are pretty close to being considered identical, or at least belonging to the same family. Both oversized clutches are designed in a simple flap over clutch style and feature a thick gold chunky chain detail as the main focus.

The Cynthia Rowley purse is slightly longer by 4″, but both bags are the same width. Price wise, you can find the Cynthia Rowley designer bag at Shopbop for $195, or you can save a few dollars and snag the look-a-like Lauren Conrad Linae Pelle purse for $145 at LPcollection.

Cynthia Rowley gets my vote

Discover the Cynthia Rowley Martha Clutch

Discover the Lauren Conrad for Linae Pelle Bag

December 11, 2007

Tuesday Fashion Bits
Every Tuesday from here on out, we here at Bag Bliss will post the weekly highlighted fashion bits from our sister site The Fashion Row. Gift ideas, new collections, designer news, and so much more. So in case you missed it, here is what we have this week…

The Dishwasher Safe Swarovski Crystal Chandelier

Armani and Julia Roberts paired up to create the Armani RED Bracelet line.

Moschino is currently undergoing a name change and a complete re-branding of the Moschino Jeans Line.

Doused in Swarovski crystals, the limited edition Bond No. 9 Perfume is available for this season only.

Discover the Swiss-made quartz movement Hermes watch line.

Who does it best? Roberto Cavalli vs Chanel — Who’s got the best Mirror Bangle?

The purple crocodile cased limited edition Prada Perfume. Only 100 made and sold exclusively.

Calling all size 7 UGGS fans, discover the celebrity designed UGGS for a Cause.

Fortune teller inspired Coco Chanel to name her forever classic N°5 perfume.

November 23, 2007

Did you Know? Fact on the L.A.M.B. Kingston Handbag
Fun designer handbag fact of the day… who is the L.A.M.B. Kingston purse named after?

The Kingston is a super fabulous highly favored signature lamb bag by Gwen Stefani, one that has been spotted on the arms of many of our favorite starlets. Wondering who this purse is named after? The bag is named after Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s little tike… Baby Kingston

Want the bag above? Great news, this cheetah print lamb designer bag can be found sitting in the sale section of elux, where it’s marked down to only $505.

November 14, 2007

Christensen & Sigersen Crochet Purse Evening Bag
Introducing the Christensen & Sigersen Crochet designer purse - an evening bag or a $100 fancy crochet wine gift bag that you gift off to one of your friends?

Who is this piece by? The brand is the brainchild of supermodel Helena Christensen and friend of 15 years Leif Sigersen. Christensen & Sigersen is still fairly new to the scene, the label first launched in June 2006.

This new long north-south style pouch bag is designed in taupe crochet with scalloped trim, silver tassels, drawstring closure and topped off with a metallic applique star.

November 14, 2007

The Tinsley Mortimer Samantha Thavasa Handbag
There’s a new handbag line in Tinsley-town, meet the Samantha Thavasa Handbag designed by Tinsley Mortimer.

The Japanese brand, Samantha Thavasa is famous for recruitment of foreign celebrities as promotional models and bag designers. The brand’s star-studded roster includes the Hilton sisters, Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham, Maria Sharapovaess, Penelope Cruz and her sister Monica Cruz, and yes even the lovely blonde socialite Tinsley Mortimer. So naturally, Tinsley has been spotted all over town with her latest red/blue/green plaid creations, designed for the fall 2008 handbag collection.

side note: The Tinsley Mortimer handbags are sold on Madison Avenue, NYC at the Samantha Thavasa Boutique.

November 8, 2007

The Limited Edition Dooney & Bourke Hayden Panettiere Designer Handbag
Last season Emma Roberts was the star “handbag designer” over at Dooney & Bourke, which resulted in the ugly sausage-looking weiner bag (I’m sure you dooney fans know what bag I am talking about).

Now for the winter season handbag collection, the designer fashion brand Dooney & Bourke has a fresh new addition to their “Designed by a Celebrity” hall of fame - Hero’s super star Hayden Panettiere.

Pictured above is the juicy new addition to Dooney’s Limited Edition handbag line. It will retail for slightly more than the average Dooney and Bourke handbag since it is a Limited Edition piece. The retail of this bag is about $500. Mark your calendars, this newbie will be available early December – right before the Holiday season! How convenient.

October 15th, 2007

Designer Purse Deal: The Kooba Nina & Meredith Handbag
Finally eluxury updated their stock of unsold designer handbags in the sale section by adding a range of purses priced up to 60% off. A couple of the gems in the crowd that left me questioning how it’s possible this bag didn’t sell out last year when it was introduced are both by Kooba, the small sized Nina and the large Meredith large shoulder bag. Both the pieces are dressed in a supple Italian lambskin with contoured seams and gathered details on front. This bag also features polished brass hardware, rolled leather handles, a removable chunky link chain shoulder strap with clasp attachments, and a flap top with push-lock closure. Also both are priced at about $200 off retail.

A couple other totally noteworthy bags priced to sell that you must check out if in the need to save some cash (it’s almost the holiday season) include the fabulous Dior Gaucho Croc Embroidered Medium Saddle Bag on sale for $1,536 (was $2,560), Gwen Steffani’s new east-west style L.A.M.B. Aviano Satchel on sale for $385 (was $550), and Marc-ey Marc Jacobs fun Tinted Core Denim Jazz Bag on sale for $229 (was $328)

Discover the Nina Purse
Price: $485 $299

Discover the Meredith Handbag
Price: $625 $375

September 25, 2007

The L.A.M.B. Signature Chateau Wristlet Clutch
Love this new bag by L.A.M.B.

It comes with a detachable chain link strap, which is so perfect for a couple of reasons. During the day it can be attached to one of your large totes or handbags for easy access when not wanting to dig through to locate your wallet. Or when night rolls around, simply ditch the big purse and wear it as a wristlet or detach to carry in hand.

Discover the L.A.M.B. Signature Chateau Wristlet Clutch
Price: $345

September 18, 2007

Heidi Klum Handbags at Monsoon Accessorize
Back in March Bag Bliss revealed the news that the brilliant 19-year-old British runway model Lily Cole, designed an array of vibrant rainbow colored bags for the company Accessorize (Monsoon’s sister company). Since that line sold out, Monsoon started a new model-designed line, and this time they picked the 34-year-old Project Runway host Heidi Klum.
Here is two of the top Heidi Klum for Accessorize bags featured on their site, the Poiret Ombre and the PVC Boxy Bag. The Poiret is pretty fun bag, dressed with multicolored embroidered beadwork. While the PVC Boxy Bag is more simple and less trendy, dressed in cream-colored pvc with a fold-over lip. Both bags are designed with long comfortable straps and a spacious interior.

Best part, these bags can be found on the accessorize site where they retail for under $100! To be exact, the Poiret Ombre Bag retails for $80, while the PVC Boxy costs only $50.

Discover the Heidi Klum Monsoon Accessorize

September 10, 2007

Song Hye Kyo (Celine “Miss Song” Bag) is coming to America!
Back in July Bag Bliss revealed the news and sparked the interest of many Celine enthusiasts that a new Celine bag designed by Korean Actress Song Hye Kyo, called the “Miss Song,” was expected to be released this fall, but sadly reported only in Asia. Since the news broke the label noticed that the new limited edition bag (which basically looks like Celine’s Bittersweet purse) also sparked interest in Europe as well as in the US (well duh), so have decided to release a limited number of purses to the Celine boutiques around the world.

Keep an eye out. This L.E. newbie should be arriving on store shelves soon…

side note: Song Hye Kyo is the first Korean star to have an international designer bag named after her. Congrats.

August 27, 2007

The Fergie Kipling Purse @ the Launch Party
“As with every project that I’m involved with, I plan to put all of my heart and creativity into this one, and I’m thrilled to work with such an amazing brand, I look forward to putting my personal touch on each and every design in my signature Kipling collections.” - Fergie

Back in March BagBliss reported to you that the Ferg (Stacy Ferguson) was set to design two new purse collections for Kipling. Well they just had the launch party which means if you are dying to get your hands on one of these bags, the time is soon. Her new Fall collection will be in stores by September 1st at select Kipling boutiques nationwide.

Pictured above, dressed in a little black Chanel dress (that seriously looks like a bunch of pills glued on the chest) and heels with her Kipling bag on arm, it’s the Fergalicious singer at the N.Y.C. launch party for her new handbag line.