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Donna Karan Eldridge Tote

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”

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Khirma Eliazov Oversized Cha-Cha

Tina says that we are getting boring with all the same blah blah blah. Yes, too much of a good thing does get stale even if it is Chanel, Hermes, Bottega Veneta. I am always interested in smaller designers because they go out on a limb and sometimes comes up with a big wow. This … Continue reading “Khirma Eliazov Oversized Cha-Cha”

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Spring On Rodeo: Bottega Veneta Spring 2010 Preview

Guest blog by Liza Powel O’Brien It was a bit of a Bagsnob reunion in Beverly Hills last Thursday, as Tina and Kelly (fresh back from Asia) and Liza (fresh back from the grocery store) convened at Bottega Veneta on Rodeo to check out the trunk show for Spring 2010. Liza spent much of her … Continue reading “Spring On Rodeo: Bottega Veneta Spring 2010 Preview”

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Valextra Namaste Hobo

It kills me every time a girlfriend says “I don’t get it” about Valextra bags. What’s not to get? Just look at the bags! Turn it inside out, stomp on it (if you get thrown out of Barneys, tell them Bag Snob told you to do it), put 10 pounds worth of junk in it, … Continue reading “Valextra Namaste Hobo”

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VBH Nap Sacs

Am experiencing major obsession over VBH bags lately, specifically the shoppers above.  There is nothing extraordinary about an elongated tote but from VBH, it’s anything but ordinary.  First, the materials used are of the very best (I put them up there with Hermes and Bottega) and the craftsmanship, unquestionable.  But what I really love is … Continue reading “VBH Nap Sacs”

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Derek Lam Kashmira Clutch

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”

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