I don’t know whether to admire her confidence or shudder in horror: does the world need handbags designed with Lindsay Lohan’s stamp of approval? Either way, we’ll all soon find out as the girl who’s never met a party she didn’t love is introducing a 6126 collection of bags for the holiday season produced under a licensing deal with The California Bag Co. And judging by the sketch of one such bag–the Blaze bag made of black and nude snake embossed leather with napa trim and interlaced corset gusset detail–I won’t be recommending them anytime soon.
Thank goodness the prices for the leather bags are reasonable: ranging from $165 to $395. They will be sold alongside the 280-piece 6126 apparel collection (which rakes in $3 million in annual sales) in department stores and specialty boutiques with the hopes of attracting such blue-chip names like Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s.
The collection stars three groups: Starlette, Glam-A-Go Go and Kitten With a Whip. Are you kidding? A total of 12 styles will be produced, including two wallets. It incorporates fabric trim, hardware and beads, as well as apparel-inspired details such as ruching and corset gusset treatments. The Monroe bag, part of the Starlette group, is the collection’s designated “It” bag, a satchel with a detachable strap that can be worn five ways.
Clearly Lohan thinks this bag collection will be a success. For spring 2011, she’s already given the green light to launch a diffusion handbag line called 7286 (named for her birthday) that will launch in Dillard’s nationwide. The bags will retail for less than $168, and clothing is also in the works. The brand’s plans for 2011 include swimwear, shoes and cosmetics.
I am in no way a fan of 6126, but, to be honest, the bags are not that bag. There are more sketches on the people.com website. They revealed the sketches a month or so ago. I think that we should see the finished product first and give the girl a fair shake. Her acting career is going nohwere fast. She’s trying.
Frightening
I have to say, the celeb-turned-designer thing is getting old! I just hope she doesn’t embarrass herself further with the release of these bags. God knows she needs all the positive press she can get!
Dear Mansnob,
the bag isnt that bad tbh. just the association with Lohan makes it somewhat undesirable.
and as compared to some of the atrocities you featured on this site…
i think many would agree.
That girl just won’t quit.
when you are running out of money and are in doubt…. start designing clothing….
when you are running out of money and are in doubt…. start designing clothing….
I think this convertible satchel has the right to exist though… I like the idea of convertibility, especially into a sack. And let’s face it, if this line will retail for under $200, there will be ladies who will appreciate the gesture. Let’s see how it will be realized 🙂
I think this convertible satchel has the right to exist though… I like the idea of convertibility, especially into a sack. And let’s face it, if this line will retail for under $200, there will be ladies who will appreciate the gesture. Let’s see how it will be realized 🙂
Maybe she should design another diffusion line with her inmate number as the name, for when she goes to jail next week.
or maybe she should have her own brand of vodka? or her own line of mirrors and razor blades for snorting lines of cocaine?
what a surprise! this is really nice.