Woman in Red

Don't you just love this season's bright Crayola colors?

I do, and I am absolutely in love with the idea of being able to strut around with a new red handbag. Just last summer the idea sounded crazy, but not anymore ... I am so totally into red purses, that I feel ready to suggest a few totally hot MUST have red bags.

Here is my list of RED hot designer handbags of all seasons:

• The red Dior Lady Dior Cannage Bag


• The red Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis Sunset Boulevard


• The red Louis Vuitton Impetueux ('Geranium' is the official LV red color)


• The red Hermes Birkin 35 in Togo leather


• The red Marcello de Cartier


• The Gucci Snow Glam Boston in black and RED

Dare to go RED this summer ... it's fun! :-)

Juicy Couture Cotton Canvas Tote

From the beach, to the gym, this adorable Juicy Couture Cotton Canvas Tote will carry you anywhere. Big and roomy, the durable carryall From Juicy, With Love Tote carries with double straps, and measures a whopping 22x14x10. With a magnetic snap closure, it's available in black, and need I say more, I am really in love with the hot pink!

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The I Do Handbags

So the wedding season is here, right? and are you ready for it, fashion-wise?

Shopping for a handbag to match an outfit for a wedding is one of the top reasons (read: excuses!) among fashionistas to splurge on a new designer bag. And believe it or not, there are handbag-fans out there that buy the handbag of their dreams and THEN then dress or dresses to match the bag ... yes, really!

Here is a short but cute list with suggestions for the IT handbag to wear this wedding season:

1. The Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis Sunset Boulevard - we love it in red, but the white one looks fab too!


2. Any Hermes Birkin - go for the Birkin 25 in orange Togo leather to match a fun colourful dress


3. The Dior Lady Dior Cannage bag - red is my favourite


4. A Fendi Crossword Clutch - to die for!


5. The Fendi B Bag is also a hit for weddings - we would to for the white one

Match with your favourite hat ... and let the wedding bells toll!

Which is Your Favorite Handbag?

I hate this question ... because I don't really have an answer!!

So many bags, so little time and money to buy them all. That's my dilemma every Season: what to do? Splurge in the new IT bag? Keep on with my beloved Gucci from last season?

These are my favorite 5 handbags of this and all seasons (in no specific order, really, these are all great bags):

1. Gucci Signoria - a real show stopper!

2. Marc Jacobs Stam bag - classical beauty, goes with everything

3. Miu Miu Coffer Bag - I have it in ivory, the perfect summer arm candy

4. Jimmy Choo Ramona - if Posh has one, I have to have one, too!

5. Louis Vuitton Monogram Manhattan - I just love it, the epitome of fashion and style!

Would You Buy a Fake Handbag?

One of my educational backgrounds is in journalism. Although I've never really put it into practice, the skills I learned during my studies have come very handy on several occasions... and last week was one of those.

All came as an idea after a heart-to-heart chat with a good friend who is involved in a very successful online shop that sells replica handbags. She knows that there is a good market out there but still wanted to get a feeling of what girls feel when they go for the fake instead of the real thing.

So armed with my phone book (OK, my Nokia's phone list) and a few hours to spare over the weekend, I called 28 women I know (or I know their phone numbers) and asked them if they have ever bought, or even considered buying a replica bag.

The conclusion was very interesting. I was expecting a 50-50% situation, where some of my very snob friends (yes, I've got some of those) would never give up a trip to Paris specifically tailored to buy the latest Louis Vuitton "IT" bag for a fake.

But ... guess what?! An amazing 75% (Or 21 of them) said YES ...they've bought a replica handbag (actually 6 of them had used my friend's online shop) and 24 of them (85%) said they will buy again or they will consider buying one in the future!

So there you go ... what about you? Would you?

Tounge-twister Fashion Names

One of the beauties of shopping online is that you don't need to speak! Not that I don't know how (my friends are witness to that!), but it can be embarrasing when you don't know how to pronounce correctly the brand of your dreams!

I mean, what can be worse than trying to buy a lovely Louis Vuitton handbag or an Yves Saint Laurent dress and hearing the shop assistant correct your French?!

I have seen people asking for a Mui Mui instead of a Miu Miu handbag ... and what about "Parda" instead of Prada? One thing is being dyslexic and other proving to be a total disaster with pronunciation!

Teri Agins from the Wall Street Journal wrote a quick list of fashion designer names that might come handy next time you decide to dump eBay and go shopping to a real boutique. Read it here.

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Jimmy Choo Manda Suede Bag

In general, I hate being called by nicknames. Mandy. Manda. All kind of annoying, all not my name. There have been very few people in my life who have gotten away with calling me either, and no one currently has the privilege. I’d like to keep it that way. [...]

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Steven by Steve Madden Pleated Stud Tote

You can buy just any old bag, but when you buy one that has people asking where you got it, then you know that you've found the 'it' bag.

This gorgeous Steven by Steve Madden Pleated Stud Tote with...

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Valentino Bouquet d'Ete Printed Tote

Although we as simple folks here know there's no way in hell that we can never afford a bag such as this Valentino Bouquet d'Ete Printed Tote, it never hurts to dream a little. Sophistication and...

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Can't afford that high-end handbag? Just rent it

By Maria Puente, USA TODAY

You can rent a car and rent a DVD — but rent a handbag?

Thanks to the Internet and Americans' infatuation with high-end designer handbags, rent-a-bag is a concept that a growing number of women are embracing.

Because who really has closet space for scores of handbags? Why spend the equivalent of a mortgage payment on a bag that might languish in the closet after one season? How do you get the next "It" bag for a special occasion?

Today there are two websites operating in the USA — BagBorrowOrSteal.com and FromBagsToRiches.com — plus at least three in Britain, one in Germany, one in Australia and one in Canada. Although neither U.S. site will say exactly how many, the sites are believed to be renting thousands of bags a month to women all over the country.

"It's a great idea," says Jennifer MacNeish, 42, of Melrose, Mass., who has rented dozens of bags in the past year from BBOS. "You can spend a lot of money buying handbags, and no matter how fabulous the bag, a month later you want the next one."

The two sites are differ in some details: BBOS, for instance, has a vintage-bag curator who buys expensive designer bags, such as an Hermès Crocodile Birkin bag available to rent for up to $6,010 a month (to get a new one you have to join a years-long waiting list). FromBagsToRiches also operates a related consignment site, called BagBanco.com, where women can sell their used handbags and get back up to 80% of the sale.

"Women feel empowered" by toting designer brands, says Samuel Mangiere, chairman of FBTR. "It's not about ownership, it's about the experience of having a designer bag for even a brief period of time."

To read the full article on USA Today just click here.

Interesting Data on Handbag Brands

CondeNast Portfolio.com ran an interesting story on a report by the Luxury Institute of New York.

They interviewed 800 consumers in the USA with an average net work of $2.2 million and identified the most 'recognizable' bags by this wealthy bunch.

Number one was Coach recognized by 75% of them. Second came Louis Vuitton handbags with 63% and then Gucci handbags with 61%. Funny enough, any Coach bag is at least 1/2 of the price of a Gucci and we are talking about filthy rich people here!

Bottom of the list? Hermes!! I am sure Madame Beckham must be scratching her head over this one ... but again, this was an American and not a British survey.