DOLCE & GABBANA
Beaded raffia padlock clutch (149077)
¥9,685 / £1,046
This cream woven raffia shoulder bag is fully embellished with cream and mustard-yellow wooden beads and has a front flap featuring a gold metal logo engraved padlock twist lock fastening.
The bag has an optional adjustable cream leather shoulder strap.
Can be held, worn over the shoulder or across the body
Length 6in/16cm
Width9in/23.5cm
Depth 3in/8cm
Strap drop 23in/59cm
GIVENCHY
Lucrezia bag (149753)
¥9,030 / £975
This light blue leather bag has a black centre panel with royal blue and white quilted stripe side details and a silver metal centre logo detail.
The bag has a zipped top closure, two black-leather top handles and an optional, adjustable black leather shoulder strap.
Can be held, worn over the shoulder or across the body
Length 8in/21cm
Width 11in/28.5cm
Depth 6in/15.5cm
Handle drop 3.5in/9.5cm
Strap drop 17.5in/45cm
MAXMARA
Crema bag (147708)
¥5,230 / £565
This orange grained leather tote bag has two rolled top handles and a front flap with a zipped closure on each side and a logo engraved twist lock fastening.
The bag has a brown logo embroidered lining with one zipped internal pocket and two open internal pockets.
Leather, metal, fabric lining.
Can be held or worn over the arm
Length 10in/26cm
Width 15in/38.5cm
Depth 6.5in/17cm
Handle drop 7in/18cm
EMILY ANDERSON MAY 22, 2013 CELEBRITY STYLE LOUIS VUITTON
It’s only the best for any pooch that travels with LaToya Jackson. Here she is coming out of a hotel in New York, carrying her adorable Pomeranian in a Louis Vuitton Dog Carrier. (Sadly, there’s no “first class” for celeb dogs in cargo. Though I suspect this fluffy baby gets her own seat on the plane.) If there’s a toy dog in your life that appreciates high-end luxury, you can purchase this carrier from the Louis Vuitton website for $2,430.
AMANDA MULL MAY 21, 2013 TV SHOW RECAPS
Last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County was so boring that I may or may not have had a quarter-life crisis during it. (Or a third-life crisis, because let’s face it, my liver isn’t making it to 100-plus.) Which of my life decisions had lead me to that place, where I was willfully sitting through an hour of manufactured drama, except that the producers didn’t even have the common courtesy to make it actually dramatic.
I’m not one who usually buys lotto tickets; in fact, I’ve only done it twice in my life before now, but when I realized the Powerball jackpot had swelled to $600 million, I totally got in on that. It’s easy to see why so many people love to buy lotto tickets – that slight feeling that you just might win is enough to get you excited.
BY AMANDA MULL
Lanvin’s not immune to following along with a trend (these shoes are holographic, of course), but I’m continually impressed by often much the French brand finds ways to march to the beat of its own drummer when it comes time to make a shoe. The obvious thing to do with the Lanvin Pink Holographic Pumps would have been to turn them into a single-sole, pointed-toe stiletto, but that’s not what Lanvin opted to do. At all.
We’ve discussed my waning interest in platforms in the past, but with an implementation like this, I simply can’t be mad at a little extra oomph. The heel is so beautiful and sculptural that it justifies some balance at the front of the shoe, plus the extra height allowed by the platform gives way to a long, sloping heel that wouldn’t be achieved otherwise. When a design is thoughtful, all of my pre-conceived notions about what I like and don’t like go out the window.
I’m also not one for baby pink, in general, but there’s nothing twee or precious about the metallic finish of the heel and platform, combined with the shiny, holographic, embossed leather of the upper. It’s perfect, and it’s all perfect together, in a super-fierce Jetsons way. Buy through SSENSE for $1,850.
AMANDA MULL MAY 20, 2013 BAG DEALS SAVVY
If you haven’t thought about California contemporary brand Linea Pelle in a while, it might be time you seek out the brand’s bags once again. They’re casual, made of wonderful, soft leather, and best of all, they won’t absolutely empty your bank account – everything on the brand’s website currently retails for less than $400, all the way from mini crossbody bags to large, carry-everything tote bags. If you’d like to add a little bit of Linea Pelle to your closet, now’s definitely the time – we have a 30% off code for you, plus some exclusive photos of the brand’s Fall 2013 collection!
Jessica Alba recently made the rounds in NYC wearing Sigerson Morrison Corista Suede Sandals. These tri-tone heels also have a chunky, two-tone leather and plexiglass heel, which I think makes them one of the more unique designs I’ve seen in months, and certainly one of the most covetable. If you dig this shoe in a maroon/red/coral version, they’re currently on sale for $223 at Zappos.com. (That’s slightly more than half off the original retail price!)
Jessica’s dark navy blue pedicure really pops against that white-robin’s egg blue-yellow colorway of these heels. I do love a good celeb pedicure-peeptoe combo. If you love Jessica Alba’s casual-cool style, be sure to check out “The Many Bags of Jessica Alba” on our sister site, PurseBlog!
MEGS MAHONEY DUSIL MAY 17, 2013 FERRAGAMO
In the next few months you will be seeing a lot more shoe love from our team; we continue to share our footwear obsessions at TalkShoes, because what handbag lover doesn’t love shoes as well? (And vice versa, of course.) One of my favorite shoe brands is Salvatore Ferragamo – the brand’s shoes are legitimately comfortable, which can be a tough feat to accomplish when it comes to women’s shoes.a
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