July 11, 2007

Claudia Schiffer Loves Ferragamo Handbags
“Ferragamo handbags have always been a favourite of mine. I was lucky enough to own a couple when I was at school and I still have them today… I love the luxurious leathers and timeless designs of the shoes and handbags, as well as the sophisticated, elegant collections.” – Claudia Schiffer

If you didn’t know… The German-born supermodel Claudia Schiffer is the Fall 2008 Ferragamo-girl, appearing in advertisements all over the world. Like a kid in a candy store, pictured above is the blonde beauty roaming around the Ferragamo store in Italy.

April 27, 2007

Designer Handbag News: Kate Moss for Longchamp
The world’s most popular supermodel Kate Moss isn’t done with leaving her mark in the fashion world. She recently introduced her collection for Topshop, now she has helped redesign the Legend handbag for French fashion house Longchamp.

Jo Walker from Longchamp told Vogue “She (Moss) fell in love with it,” Walker continued “She immediately suggested a red lining to contrast with the black leather and the end result is the Legend.”

Kate isn’t new to Longchamp. For the last few seasons the supermodel has appeared in their advertisements, now she has helped add the finishing touches to Longchamp’s Legend purse. The bag was created by artistic director Sophie de la Fontaine who has always loved the shape of the original seventies style doctor’s bag and therefore was inspired to recreate this everyday essential.

Date Added: April 10, 2007

Marc Jacobs with his Rehab Man Tote
Sparkling clean out of rehab, it’s Marc’y Marc Jacobs leaving Barney’s of Beverly Hills with (the maid-beater) Naomi Campbell. You are probably asking yourself, what bag is he carrying and who is it by? Well it’s none other than a cheap $10 gift store book bag, which he snatched up from the rehab he was staying at. If you want to copy Marc Jacobs accessory-look by sporting a Sierra Tucson keepsake book tote, then you are in luck – in stock!

… and of course Naomi was carrying a Hermes Birkin… more pictures after the jump!

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum

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.

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum

Date Added: March 23, 2007

Model Lily Cole Has Designed a Line of Purses
19 year old British super model, soon to be Cambridge educated Lily Cole pictured above with the new rainbow bag she designed for the company Monsoon Accessorize.

“She is one of the most outstanding models of this generation, and absolutely we are enchanted to work with her” – founder of Monsoon Accessorize, Peter Simon.

The satin purse she has created is painted with streaks of vibrant colors such as hot pink, warm yellow and spiced orange and topped off with a chunky black plastic shoulder strap. Price of this bag retails for $70.

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum

Date Added: March 6, 2007

Naomi Campbell with her Hermes Lindy Handbag
Maid-beater Naomi Campbell has been spotted. Here she is pictured above leaving trendy Kitson Store in Beverly Hills in her Sex Pistols Top with her fresh new Hermes swift-leather potiron (orange) palladium-hardware spring ’07 Lindy Handbag. Oh isn’t she beautiful? The bag that is.

eBay Alert: Hermes Lindy Handbag
If you want to get your hands on one of the stunning new Hermes Lindy IT bags from the runway but don’t have a Hermes boutique nearby or if you just want to glance through pictures rather than making an order over the phone, then wander on over to eBay to check out what they have in stock.

Follow me… browse over a dozen more images of Naomi Campbell and her fresh new Hermes Lindy Handbag… skip on over to the Celebrity Photo Gallery.

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum

Date Added: February 27, 2007

Cheap Chic: Lily Cole with her Anya Hindmarch Environmental Bag
Green is the new Black! Lily Cole has a cheap bag and is proud of it. The stunning supermodel has been spotted all over town with her hot new Eco Friendly Anya Hindmarch Shopping Tote, that retails for (*drum roll*) under $10.

So far the response to this bag has been a huge success. Due to overwhelming demand, the preorder allocation has now been reached. But don’t worry, there will be more bags available to preorder when March rolls around. Soon after, this bag will also be available to buy at the UK Anya Hindmarch stores, Dover Street Market in London, Colette in Paris and Villa Moda in Kuwait. Then on April 25th this bag will be available at Sainsbury’s 200 stores nationwide.

Cheap Chic: Lily Cole with her Anya Hindmarch Environmental Bag
Just Say No To Plastic Bags! Every person in this country uses, on average, 167 plastic bags a year: that’s approximately ten billion bags. This is unsustainable. While plastic bags will take up to 500 years to degrade, your $10 all cotton and recycled plastic bag is durability itself and will withstand the wear, tear and the covetous looks of fellow consumers for years to come. The eco-friendly shopper lets you divert plastic from the landfill in style. Join in on the trend. Keep checking back with AnyaHindmarch.com to get your hands on this bag.

Update: Are you kidding me…. Someone is selling one on eBay for $204.16. Well, thats the current bid at this time. Yeah, uhm I think I will wait a month.

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum

Date Added: December 21, 2006

Gemma Ward for Louis Vuitton ‘Le Sac’ Campaign S/S 2007
Oh la la I absolutely adore the photo’s of Gemma Ward for Louis Vuitton ‘Le Sac’ Campaign S/S 2007! Gemma looks beautiful like always.

Imo this fashion advertisement is way more stunning than the new Scarlett Johansson for Louis Vuitton Photo’s. . .it actually makes me crave a bag from the Nomade Line.

Love the bag? It’s the Louis Vuitton Nomade Speedy 30.

The bag is designed from Nomade caramel colored leather that’s tanned with plant extracts and ages over time to a rich patina. You can find it currently at eluxury carrying a $2,200 price tag.

To view a couple more < hot> scans of Gemma and Will Chalker then continue reading this post. . . .

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum

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.

Chat about this purse post in The Bag Forum