Chloe Handbags

The Bag Lady has a preview on this fall’s new Chloe Paddington handbags. Love the colors, especially the blue with the golden hardware. THE killer It bag this year, no doubt about it.

Jelly beans meet satin evening bag. I have been searching for the perfect evening bag, and although I have not found it yet, I found a funky fun stone-age Chloe Bracelet Bag. When I think of evening bags, I usually think of simple black sophistication, as do most of you probably. But fashion is not always about simplicity, and I am so lovin’ the stones on this bad boy!

Chloe is adding an extra kick to evening wear with this satin evening Chloe bag. The bag either comes in jade or black satin. If you are going to be this funky, go with the jade! The outside is adorned with aquamarine, crystal, and smokey quartz stones (the jellybeans) and features a top handle with silver metal rings and adornments. The bag is a hefty $1,095.00 at Saks. Yet with a bag looking like it has a candy-coated outside, I’m not sure how long it will take before I would start picking the stone/jellybeans off. I’m still a child at heart and that is just way too tempting!

Dark noir galore, but also plenty o’studs, grommets and chains. The fall collections, as presented recently in Paris, have a lot to offer. Here’s a first roundup of some of this year’s decadently delicous treasures.

Balenciaga Green Croc Leather Work Bag & Chanel Square Bag

Chloe Paddington & Christian Dior Calfskin and Shearling Bag

Christian Louboutin Metallic Brocade Bag with Handcrafted Pompoms & Mulberry Metallic Leather Bag

Hermes Shearling Kelly Bag & Louis Vuitton Monogram White Mink Bag

V.B.H. Leather Bag & YSL Rive Gauche Shoulder Bag

NOTE: Please view the recent Paddington updates further down the page!

Nowadays, fashion advertising comes out before the product even hits the shelves. So too with Chloe’s Paddington beauty. Waiting lists for accessories that haven’t left the factory also is now as common as putting a pair of shoes on layaway. The Chloe Paddington has definitely superseded all those other bags which were once the it-bag. Balenciaga Lariat, the Fendi Baguette, or Gucci’s Jackie bag – they caused a stir in their day, but were somewhat accessible – even if you had to pull a some magic to get one. Not so for Chloe. This bag has sold out before a single one has made it to the boutique’s shelves.

Due to the exceptionally high demand for this item, I suggest you don’t even start obsessing about this bag – unless you want to engage in absurd Ebay bidding wars over a genuine specimen with Paddington fanatics, of course. Apparently, each of the 8000 Paddingtons produced for Spring/Summer ‘05 has been accounted for for months now.

It is undoubtedly the perfect bag for girls who like the worn-in, slouchy look. The practicality of the padlock on the 14″ handbag is questionable, it adds extra weight to an already pretty heavy bag. The zips on both sides are quite thick and not that easy to operate, especially when you’re carrying it on your shoulder. But if Kate Bosworth can do it, you can too. Try your luck at Net-A-Porter for a pre-order. The ETA on the Chloe bags is still up in thin air, but more bags are expect in June/July.

December 2006 Paddington Update!

For those of you who are still after the popular and timeless Chloe Paddington, I have good news for you. Net-A-Porter has the Paddies available in many colors for immediate shipping for both Europe- and US-based customers!

Following colors are available:

September 2007 Update

The Chloe Paddington is still a very popular pick, it hasn’t lost much of its initial inertia from back in 2005 when we first reported in this bag. Following colors/styles are now available:

Chloe Paddington in Nutmeg:

Chloe Metallic Paddington:

Sand Leather Chloe Paddington:

Black leather Paddington w/ colored hardware:

Black leather Paddington w/ gold hardware: