December 2, 2007

The Hermes Padlock Handbag
This lock-styled bag isn’t new to Hermes and doesn’t nearly receive as much credit as the internationally recognizable designer handbags such as the Blondie, Plume, Constance, Birkin, or Kelly bag, but I love the simple box-shaped look. This bag features no external hardware and may be opened by pressing the hidden button hiding beneath the skin located on the top.

The emerald green gem padlock pictured above is from the Spring 2006 Hermes Runway Collection. Contact Hermes for more information @ 800.441.4488

October 31, 2007

The Designer Prada Dressed Robot w/ Fiocco Muff Bow Clutch Tote
Back for yet another season since the robots birth back in Fall ‘04, it’s the Prada Robot Girl. A great purse for the prada collector. This new addition to the family debuts in nylon powder blue with the little robot girl all dressed up in this seasons latest winter wear, including the hot new hand held Prada muff bow clutch.

inspired by the real runway look…

side note: To get the previously released Prada Robot Totes at a fraction of the retail price then check out the virtual halls of ebay. Every now and then a couple of these last season totes pop up.

October 26, 2007

Ralph Lauren Emerald Green Crocodile Timeless Clutch
Love Victoria Beckham’s rare special ordered Hermes Baccara Crocodile Clutch, but find it virtually impossible to locate. Ralph Lauren hears your call. Fresh off the spring runway 2008 from Ralph Lauren it’s the new emerald green crocodile timeless clutch. A true beauty, and I bet it will cost a fraction of what the Hermes Baccara would set you back.

October 19th, 2007

eBay Find: Richard Prince & Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton Handbag!
This is truly a great eBay find. You have the chance to get the spring 2007 Richard Prince for Louis Vuitton designer handbag before anyone else.

This bag is straight from the Sunday Oct 7th Runway Louis Vuitton Runway Show in Paris, where this authentic handbag was received as a European Fashion Editor’s Swag goodie. Those lucky editors!

> > Click here for more pictures of the collaboration project between luxury French fashion house Louis Vuitton and artist / photographer Richard Prince.

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October 9th, 2007

Update: Marc Jacobs + Richard Prince for Louis Vuitton Handbag Project
Pictured above: Naomi Campbell on the spring 2008 runway & MJ w/ his Sponge Bob Bag
A couple months ago we here at Bag Bliss informed you about the collaboration project between luxury French fashion house Louis Vuitton and artist / photographer Richard Prince, and now the photo’s of this collaboration are finally up for viewing.

Like the lively fresh pastel color variation? Marc-ey Marc’s inspiration: “I’m a fan of SpongeBob SquarePants—and for all I know, so is Rei Kawakubo, because that’s where our color came from!” - Marc Jacobs in an interview with Style.

Here are a few detailed pictures.. Tell me what you guys think…

So let me here it? What do you guys think of this new Marc Jacobs + Richard Prince for Louis Vuitton Handbag Project for spring ‘08? Any of you planning on getting on the waiting list for any of these new purses when the new year rolls around?

Personally, I’m craving the yellow oversized sparkle-framed clutch with the drawing on the front (2nd one pictured) and the lovely blue suede flap shoulder bag with the spray paint layered text technique (5th one pictured).

Date Added: March 28, 2007

Marc by Marc Jacobs Runway Wham Handbag Spotted on Sale
The Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall Runway Wham Handbag has been spotted in the hall of purse-rejects over at eluxury, which by the way I am blaming mostly on the photo pictured on the elux site. Why? Well besides the picture looking completely boring, it makes the bag look different than in real life - the body looks petite and the straps look so un-proportionally long. So, I attempted to dazzle you with my (weak I know) Photoshop skills to show you what this little Wham Bag can really do.

Pictured above from left to right is Snejana Onopka, Han Jin, and Shannon Click on the fall 2006 Runway, and as you can see the bag doesn’t look so disfigured. On the eluxury site the bag looks like its waist level but when compared to the models above it looks much sorter than that. Additionally if the straps are too long for you then you can always wear it at an angle, like Snejana.

The Details: The Marc by Marc Jacobs Runway Wham Handbag with its soft grained leather body and signature MJ antiqued-silver metal hardware features a zip top closure with long leather pull that slides open to reveal the bright red floral cotton lining interior. Measurements: 17″ x 8.5″ x 6″. This bag can be spotted at eluxury carrying the sale price tag of $249 (marked down from $358). Now I warn you, there is only a few left of these bags then they will be gone forever.

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Date Added: February 10, 2007

Introducing: The Puma Lydia Bag by Heatherette
“Anyone who knows me, knows my obsession with handbags. I fell in love with the PUMA bag the minute I saw it and during New York Fashion Week, having the right bag is an absolute necessity” said Lydia Hearst. “PUMA is giving me the opportunity to see behind the curtain into the design process, and it’s been a fun experience to work with PUMA and my friends at Heatherette.”
The Puma Lydia Bag on the Heatherette Fall 2007 Runway
PUMA made an appearance at New York Fashion Week on the arms of Lydia Hearst. The model and young fashion icon teamed up with the global sportlifestyle brand to launch a limited edition bag called The PUMA Lydia Bag. The bag, which was co-designed with Hearst’s long time friends, Richie Rich and Traver Rains of Heatherette, is inspired by Lydia and is a luxurious, custom version of the brand’s French 77 Racket Bag. The PUMA Lydia Bag by Heatherette comes in three colors: “Delicate” “Night” and “Wild” Only 100 bags will be made, with most bags given to personal friends of Hearst. A very limited number of bags will be available exclusively at The PUMA Black Stores in New York City’s Meatpacking District and Tokyo beginning in May.

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Date Added: February 9, 2007

Happy Friday! Here is your weekly dose of fashion news heard around the blogosphere. . .

* A complete list of Papierblog fashion week reviews and photos from the editors at Papierdoll

* Coach social climbs with “Legacy” line of high end bags says Bag Snob

* Coquette shows you how to show off your personal style onShoutfit

* Girlawhirl flips for organic Lillie Belle Farms Chocolates

* kristopherdukes: Roberto Cavalli ring’s serpent coiled round a gem spells pure S-E-X, unlike the fuzzy “It’s the thought that counts” of a cliche, rhinestoned heart.

* LA Story: AM = About Music. AM Shares His Musical Life and Where It’s Come From, Where It’s Going ! PODCAST & Blog!

* Get organised! My Fashion Life takes a closer look at the bag to organise the most disorganised

* SheFinds.com: Spice it Up — Aphrodisiacs, Outfits and Accoutrements for V Day

* StyleBakery.com Features Five Favorite Emerging Jewelry Designers

* Stylehive: It’s not too late! Check out some great gifts sets to give for Valentine’s Day or any day.

* The Jewelry Weblog discovered some mommie and baby friendly jewelry that anyone can wear Everyday.

* eBeautyDaily gives some Valentines Day gift ideas.

Date Added: November 20, 2006

Balenciaga SS 07 Runway | Gold Leggings
$100,000 for leggings? Sad but true. Remember those gleaming bronze and shinny gold metallic robot leggings designed by Nicolas Ghesquiere worn at the Balenciaga S/S 2007 runway? Well the price to get your hands on a pair is $100k, by special order.

Even if I had $100k laying around I doubt I would spend it on leggings, but rather on a black Hermes 30cm bag made of Australian crocodile with diamond-encrusted hardware and the vibrant blue Zac Posen Alexia bag in crocodile.

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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: October 26, 2006

Chloe handbag | Spring 2007 Runway
No ‘It Bag’ from Chloe on the spring runway. Nothing to rave about, the bags were pretty simple (slightly boring) which comes as a huge disappointment for all the Chloe fans who had the high hopes that label would have continued their streak of producing covetable accessories. Darn! Can’t wait until Paulo Melim from Marni shows up next season.

The clothes and shoes (ohh the shoes) were nice but nothing from the handbag collection stood out for me, or even caused me to take a second glance - I found myself saying ‘eh’ on almost every photo.

Celebrity | Lindsay Lohan | Chloe Handbag
Not even released yet and Lindsay Lohan has been photographed all over Hollywood with the new Chloe bag that made its debut on the spring 2007 runway.

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Date Added: October 17, 2006

Hermes | Runway Spring 2007
To be honest I don’t know how I feel about the new Hermes Spring 2007 handbag collection. Part of my is in awe for the simple fact that it is a Hermes bag but then the other part of me is saying wtf happened, what was Jean Paul Gaultier thinking - he scrunched up the Hermes Kelly bag and coiled it up with a leather belt! Bag Snob said it best, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”! Although, much thanks to Jean Paul Gaultier for the Hermes Birkin Shoulder Birkin - styled to be worn over the shoulder.

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Date Added: September 13, 2006

Marc by Marc Jacobs | Spring 2007 Runway Handbag Collection
Let’s start it off Wednesday with more spring 2007 Runway Bags. Yesterday was Marc Jacobs show now today I have for you a glimpse at the new spring 2007 runway bags from his other inexpensive yet signature chic Marc by Marc Jacobs line
Marc by Marc Jacobs | Spring 2007 Handbag Collection
Overall imo this collection looks much better than yesterdays Marc Jacobs presentation. To view more pics, wonder on over to the forum. I put up a many more pics from the show.

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Date Added: September 12, 2006

Marc Jacobs | Spring 2007 Handbag Collection
High school memory: Back in the day I took Anatomy (and AP Anatomy). One not so pleasant memory is of a group project were we dissected fetal pigs that had been soaked in formaldehyde. I’m not going to get into detail on the incident but the end result was a trail of speckled formaldehyde landing on the face (and lip). You are probably wondering what this has to do with the Marc Jacobs 2007 Spring Runway, well keep reading. My teacher was a big fan of classical music in fact he played it everyday for the full hour of class. One song in particular that he always played during dissections was Pachelbel’s Canon in D. It’s still my favorite classical song but I can’t help but get the shivers when I hear it. Okay so when I heard that the song Pachelbel’s Canon in D played at the Marc Jacobs Spring Runway Show that memory is what popped in my head.

Dim the lights. Pachelbel’s Canon in D is playing. . . . .

It was a scene at Marc Jacobs: Ashton and Demi attracted such a big crowd that Posh Spice slipped by almost unnoticed. Fifty Cent was there with a date who, it seemed, forgot to wear a top. The kelly green runway was perched atop a river of turquoise bonbons, which Marc Jacobs - so thin and buff when he took his bow you could almost hear the gasp - has clearly not been eating. The show’s very first model got a great big round of applause for stepping out of her uncooperative Lucite slides and carrying them in her hands like it was the newest trend. - Amy Larocca

Marc Jacobs | Spring 2007 Handbag Collection
Ohh ahh very sparkly. This collection takes my breath away.
Marc Jacobs | Spring 2007 Handbag Collection
Metallics aren’t going away anytime soon. Marc Jacobs used plenty of this fabric to cover his bags
Marc Jacobs | Spring 2007 Handbag Collection
Finally the last batch of handbags from the spring showing. Even though I get an awful image in my head when I hear the music played on the runway, when viewing this collection it by far outweighs any disgust that I may have been thinking.

Right now I am chant in my head “where, when, now!”

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