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Fall 2009 Key Trends

Want to stay on trend this Fall?  Check out the four key trends for the season– 1. Metallic, 2. Rock-n-roll, 3. Classic, 4. Exotics!  And there is nothing wrong with shopping your closet first for these looks! 1. Shine on— metallic has a long shelf life and will not be going away anytime soon.  L: … Continue reading “Fall 2009 Key Trends”

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Sonia Rykiel Chou-Chou Studded Frame Bag

This is the Terminator Siamese twin clutches. They are two smaller clutches stuck together to make a bigger circus freak of a bag. Separately, they would make cute clutches or even cuter coin purses but as an ensemble, they should have named it the Koo-Koo bag. I suppose it is different but in a way … Continue reading “Sonia Rykiel Chou-Chou Studded Frame Bag”

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Maia N Spring 2009 – Bibi Croc and Ostrich Bowling

Maia N is really making a name for herself with a very strong Spring 2009 collection. I swore that I was not going to buy anymore bags for a while but after seeing these beauties, I may need to un-swear. I have an easy justification – these are definite classic collection worthy pieces that will … Continue reading “Maia N Spring 2009 – Bibi Croc and Ostrich Bowling”

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The Color of Money

As Kelly mentioned, the Emmys was full of black wearing gloom and doom sorts Sunday night. If Hollywood is responding to the slump, we must really be headed for depression. I have been obsessed with CNN Moneytalk myself and try as I might to not let it get to me, it’s really scary and depressing! … Continue reading “The Color of Money”

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Dior Karenina

$4750 for small size (10×11″) $5650 for medium size (11×12″) Happy fug Monday my darlings! Now don’t be scared of the Karenina frame bag from Dior, they won’t bite though they are a serious fright. Inspired by high society Russia in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina– trimmed in gray fox with black leather or blonde fox in … Continue reading “Dior Karenina”

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Chanel Mademoiselle

Left Bag: $2995 Right Bag: $2595 Left Bag: $3495 Right Bag: $3850 Many of you asked me about the Mademoiselle group of bags from the Chanel Paris-London collection after I posted my Paris splurge and I am just following up. Unfortunately my purple bowler bag with petite matelasse is not available in the US– my … Continue reading “Chanel Mademoiselle”

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