I love to see designers using their brands for a good cause. Breast cancer affects everyone in one way or another and having designers get involved is a great way to help spread awareness and support to help fight this horrible disease.

Kooba will be giving away a Kooba bag to one person who donates to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure fund.

Of course the above shot caught my eye, as Anne Hathaway embraces a Roger Vivier clutch. The Roger Vivier Clutch with a signature crystal buckle is the epitome of elegant evening wear.

Just after midnight on October 13th, the first Chilean miner, Florencio Avalos, stepped out of the rescue capsule and onto land after 68 days of being trapped 2000 feet underground. For the next 23 hours the world watched the 33 miners be rescued one-by-one, in a seemingly impossible scenario that captivated the world bringing all together in hope, joy, and inspiration.

If you are in or around NYC, join me and some designers from the Juicy Couture team for a Bags & Bubbly event and handbag trunk show.

Nothing says “Friday afternoon” like a post about Paris Hilton getting arrested immediately following one about college football (all tangentially purse-related, of course). We hope that all of you are enjoying the day before your long weekend as much as those of us here at PurseBlog are.

As we all know by now, celebutante Paris Hilton got herself arrested in Vegas last weekend for knocking some cocaine out of her purse in front of a cop (allegedly).

Today is 90210 day, how awesome is that?! And when I realized it is September 2, 2010, thereby meaning it is 90210, I got giddy like a kid on Christmas! One of the hottest TV shows of my generation (which transcends generations), is the original Beverly Hills 90210. To this day, I watch 90210 everyday on Soap Net. And then I hear the same comments being made by Tori Spelling about spending the weekends in bed with Donna Martin.

The announcement of the next designer collaboration for H&M has taken the fashion world by storm. So much so that Lanvin is trending on Twitter (which is a feat in and of itself since most Twitter trending topics typically involve some teenie-bopper). That is right fashion folks, H&M upcoming designer collaboration is with Lanvin, clearly one of the most influential brands of this century.

In case you had forgotten that the end of summer is generally a bit of a slow news period in fashion, we’re here to remind you! The New York Daily News (with some help from Fashionista.com) counted down the most powerful global luxury brands of 2010 this spring, and although we didn’t have a chance to post about it back then, we do now.

When a reader pointed us in the direction of the Wall Street Journal‘s profile of Spanish accessories brand Loewe and its creative director Steven Vevers, it seemed like as good a time as any to discuss the relevancy of the so-called “anti” It Bags. Vevers, a veteran of brands like Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and most recently Mulberry, has decided to take Loewe in a very different direction than many of his past designs would indicate by introducing bags like the Loewe Papelle Bag, above.

It has happened. The Kardashian sister trio, Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe, have announced their global partnership with designer Bruno Schiavi and his apparel company Jupi Corporation. The initial range is said to include a women’s Ready to Wear collection, handbags, belts, wallets, and lingerie which should hit stores in 2011.

We have seen so many celebrity fashion lines and most of them are far from anything I would buy.