As a woman in my 30s I often find myself remarking at how similar adults are to highschoolers. The clique segregation, the rampant group think, the constant popularity dramas… when is it that my peers and I will “grow up,” I wonder. Sure, the settings change and the stakes are raised, but ultimately we...
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Kate Moss is adding another established label to her design credentials. PARIS – The model, star of the French accessories’ firm’s advertising for the past four years, worked with Longchamp artistic director Sophie Delafontaine on a collection labeled Kate Moss for Longchamp. It will arrive in its boutiques and select department stores starting Feb....
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With To Be G, a handbag collection by Guccio and Alessandro Gucci, great-grandsons of Guccio Gucci, who founded the Gucci brand in 1921, the brothers are set on carving out their own niche, while avoiding any trademark infringement. “We are not doing this because our name is Gucci, nor do we want to try...
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I was already getting set to list Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) as one of the Best Dressed at GQ’s Men of the Year Awards when into by inbox pops a note from the always awesome farfetch.com. The online retailer has teamed up with Elle UK in a giveaway contest for the clutch by...
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Fashion fiends, feast your eyes upon this bounty of leather and hardware. When it comes to fashion accessories, there’s no season like fall season! So secure your piggy banks, trust funds, salary bonuses, and sugar daddies cause these beauties DO NOT come cheap. Trend note: a lot of stingray in the mix. Enjoy! photos:...
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While your average jane is only just now getting her hands on the latest spring styles, the hardcore fashionista is already looking ahead to what hot for fall. This year will see the usual perennials, but there are a few obvious standout trends. In handbags, studs galore. See examples from Coach, Diane Von Furstenberg,...
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For years fall has been my favorite season, as I’d wager it is for a large slice of fashionphiles. In my case it’s the excellent layering and accessorizing opportunities that the cool-but-not-cold season offers. Accordingly, I always look forward to getting a closer view of the fall accessories. On the runway the take a...
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It could be argued that all designer handbags these days are overpriced. With prices for a sturdy leather purse from a high-end brand ranging around $2,000 that argument could be pretty strong. Still, it’s the handbag craze of the last several years that’s keeping the entire fashion industry afloat. But there is a line,...
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Gwyneth Paltrow is holding the Tod’s Helmet Zip bag that inspired Cult lust in the Spring bag review. And while the $1800 price tag is prohibitive enough, these ads are even more off-putting. Not that the actress doesn’t look nice in the photos. On the contrary, she looks like a brand new Barbie doll,...
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Spring it’s on the way! And with the warm weather comes a plethora of glorious handbags in every hue. Anyone who knows me knows that I go utterly weak in the knees for a beautiful handbags. Clothes, I love; shoes, I love. But handbags inspire downright lust in me. Here’s a sample of what’s...
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