I am loving anything with bright bold colors for Spring, including the Slouchy Shoulder Bag by Marni which I totally adore at the moment. It’s the kind of handbag I typically wouldn’t carry, as I tend to stick to neutral and boring handbags instead. I just can’t help but admit how flirty and fun this piece looks.

In handbags, I admire any with soft smooshy leather on them, the slouchier they come, the better! Just take a look at the texture of the leather found on this Marni, it’s as if it were made out of Play-Dough or something. Its crescent shaped design is playful; dress this up with cute summer dresses or pair this with your favorite pair of denim jeans.

Like most Marni accessories, this is cheerful, eye-catching and looks like a great year round piece. Found on this shoulder bag is silver toned hardware, a turn lock fastening at the top of the single handle, and a large zip top opening. This measures in at 14” x 9” x 6” and currently carries a four digit price tag of $1,410. Ladies what’s your input on this Marni, do you like this?

You can find Marni goods and accessories at: NET-A-PORTER.COM

The Chat: Marni Grape

Ahh… studs, they’re so in right now. You find them embellishing almost anything, including outerwear, denim, jewelry, and Diane von Furstenberg’s latest, the Philomena Stud Clutch.

We all know what detail takes the show on this piece, but going beyond the studs, you’ll find rose pink metallic leather whose texture appears crackled and glimmery. Right off the bat, it’s metallic, and we all know how fairly timeless our metallic accessories can be. Moving on to its structure, I love how this isn’t your typical itty-bitty clutch where you’ll find yourself cramming your essentials into. The main compartment is actually the entire clutch opened vertically, while the fold over front flap is more for show. Does anybody really want to carry a vertically structured clutch anyways, (think Foley + Corinna Bar Clutch Bag). I think this DVF is cute and semi-girly with a rocker chic edge to it. Ladies what’s your input on the Philomena clutch?

Some rows of stud up front, a couple of studs in the back and more than plenty of gold plated hardware, found everywhere. Measuring in at 6.5” x 11” x 1”, shop Diane von Furstenberg via the Internet at: shopbop.com

The Chat: Diane von Furstenberg Philomena

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.