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Demi as Coco?

Demi Moore is going to play Coco Chanel in an upcoming movie about the designer’s life including her younger days when she did a stint as a singer (Coco was her stage name, she was born Gabrielle). She would have been a fantastic lounge act but we’re thankful she sucked or lost interest and decided … Continue reading “Demi as Coco?”

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Bottega Veneta Litchi Fume

Be still my heart! The Bag Snob is in love! We’ve been raving about the brilliant Tomas Maier for months now and he has proven once again to be one of few great designers left in the dying fashion industry. The latest in the Bottega empire, the Litchi Fume, is the cream of the crocodile … Continue reading “Bottega Veneta Litchi Fume”

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The Season’s Worst

It’s been a while since we lashed out with a list. These bags are this season’s absolute worst! At the top of our list is the B Bag. We are only bringing it up again because this damn bag is all over magazines. This only proves that editorials brainwash the fashion world and this must … Continue reading “The Season’s Worst”

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How We Spend $10 Million

How fabulous of the Harrod’s and Barney’s girls at I Am Fashion to come up with this week’s topic for the Carnivale of Couture. We will start out with bags of course, the first being the diamond croc Birkin, at $80,000 even we don’t own this. Let’s throw in a couple of Kelly’s and the … Continue reading “How We Spend $10 Million”

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The State of The Fashion Union

Gauging from the current state of the fashion industry, like Nicole Richie’s ads for Jimmy Choo, Lindsay Lohan posing for Chanel, Mischa Barton at the Dior Couture show, Victoria Beckham at the Chanel Couture show, Madonna at the Jean Paul Gaultier show and Balenciaga doing maternity for Gwenyth Paltrow, I am going to make some … Continue reading “The State of The Fashion Union”

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Chanel Spring 2006 Haute Couture

Yes, we like to make fun of the Kaiser but his couture runway show at the Grand Palais in Paris was nothing short of genius. OK, so no bags were shown, but we give props when props are in order. The spiral staircase is what you would expect from Karl, over the top (indeed!). He … Continue reading “Chanel Spring 2006 Haute Couture”

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