We may have questioned the originality of Stella McCartney’s Beckett bag, but the Beckett hobo? It’s in a league all its own! This comes down to the Brit designer’s incomparable use of faux leather. A great hobo is hard to find. A vegan one? Even harder.
There are days when it’s all about the bag. You take out your wardrobe’s best and enjoy putting forth the energy to baby it with precious treatment. And then there are those days when life gets in the way and you’re too busy to worry about taking care of an investment piece while you go about your business.
Anne Hathaway has an easy, confident style that’s hard not to adore. She’s always carrying something unique – this time it’s Freedom of Animals’ black and teal Melia. Besides its standout look, the bag is also noteworthy for being vegan-friendly. Its NYC-based brand constructed it from vegetable-dyed, recycled faux leather and lined the interior in organic cotton.
Happy Earth Day! In honor of the occasion, I’d like to spotlight a great vegan bag – Heather Belle’s Audrey fold-over clutch. Faux is hard to pull off, but designers like Stella McCartney have shown that it can be done. Heather’s spacious bag (it can even hold your iPad!) is hand casted and painted by … Continue reading “Heather Belle Audrey Fold-Over Clutch: Faux Realism”
You don’t need a significant other to appreciate a lovely bag. For me, I’m always alone on Valentine’s Day – fashion hates love so Fashion Week always lands on this day. But it doesn’t hate the colors of love! Just keep your pink bags to a minimum, in both size and quantity, so choose wisely and … Continue reading “Top Valentine’s Bags: Won’t You Be Mine?”
The Falabella chain shoulder bag is now officially a classic for Stella McCartney. It is so fabulous, it has transcended meat eaters and vegetarians alike. As you know, I am all about skins and the importance of this quality of skin over that, but it really just comes down to design. The non-animal materials used … Continue reading “Stella McCartney Falabella Clutch”