I don’t know about you, but I love when a designer thinks outside the box when it comes to marketing. Take Donna Karan, whose current website homepage features a short entitled “Four Play” featuring Christina Ricci directed by Jake Sumner (yes, that would be the son of Sting and Trudie Styler). Ricci is featured in … Continue reading “Donna Karan Eldridge Tote”
Is it just me or is everyone feeling frugal lately? I know I preach investment pieces but as we all know, investing is a luxury. Right now I just want a new bag that is cool, trendy and cheap. OK, not cheap cheap but affordable. Marni has fallen out of favor but they must have … Continue reading “Marni Fabric Frame Convertible Clutch”
Some of my friends in NYC (the lower east side crew- yes you– Caroline, Wendy and Audrey!) are trying to make me (as they say) “downtown”. Though I see nothing wrong with my uptown sensibilities I do love their street edge styles and would like to mix it up with my current stash of luxury … Continue reading “GRYSON Painted Violet and Eel Bags”
How exciting to have not one but two bags named after me this season! It’s hard not to like a bag with my namesake but I have to admit this one is for a much much younger Tina. One who enjoys her cigarettes (if anyone in my family is reading this, I never smoked!) and … Continue reading “The “Tina” Clutch by Alexander Wang”
Is Derek Lam on fire or what? His is one of the strongest bag collections of the season, every single bag speaks to me! A good friend of mine in New York asked me to find her a leopard bag recently; she works in PR and has a packed social schedule. Her specifics were “something … Continue reading “Derek Lam Kashmira Clutch”