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Normally, I love a good Real Housewives dinner party fight, but on last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County, the drama and strife just all seemed so…manufactured. The show is almost completely manufactured, of course, and generally I don’t mind it if that fact seems obvious here and there; that’s how our reality TV sausage is made. Last night, though, Tamra forgot to give Alexis the opportunity to be a bad guest before reading her the riot act for being one.

A few weeks ago, I realized I hadn’t bought a new bag in a while. Don’t get me wrong, I still absolutely love bags; at this point, though, my collection is expansive and I’m surrounded by bags every single day, both of which help curb my consumerism. However, I started to get an itch and realized it was because I wanted a new bag.

It’s late April, and that means one thing to those of us in our lates 20s and early 30s: wedding season is upon us. I already have a few save-the-dates under my belt, with invitations to arrive shortly, and as usual, I have no idea what I’m going to wear. Warm-weather weddings and my penchant to wear black year-round just don’t quite jibe, but there’s also no part of me that intends to buy a handful of pastel dresses just to make it to August. After all, I’m already buying gifts. I’ll probably find something reasonably neutral to get me through the handful of events on my summer schedule, and if I had my way, I’d pair that probably-grey dress with the Jimmy Choo Mini Tube Mirrored Clutch and Joomi Lim Future Perfect Spike Bracelet. Read More…

Despite the fact that we obviously love super-pricey designer bags, the PurseBlog team also firmly believes in the notion that a bag doesn’t have to be back-breakingly expensive in order to be totally lust-worthy. We try to highlight as many attainably priced bags as possible around here, and today, we have some big news from one of our absolute favorite contemporary bag (and shoe!) brands. The Loeffler Randall Friends & Family Sale launches this week to the public at large, but because Loeffler loves you guys, they’ve given PurseBlog readers exclusive access to the 20% off code, starting right now. Read More…

[Editor's Note: This is our PurseForum Roundup from Friday, which we chose to wait and publish today because of the events in Boston.]

Friday is here, and that means another PurseForum Roundup! Thank you so much for checking in with us each week. We do our best to provide you with lovely diversions and interesting conversations to close out your week, and some weeks are tougher than others.

We were JUST gushing about Belgian designer Delvaux’s Madame Shoulder Bag earlier this month, and now here it is, on the arm of the perpertually well dressed Sienna Miller. Sienna was spotted with Delvaux in tow at Vanity Fair’sTribeca Film Festival opening night party in NYC. While Delvaux isn’t yet a household name even amongst the more fashion-savvy set, this luxe leather bag should definitely put the brand on the map for more people.

As Christina Passariello wrote in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Louis Vuitton, with its flagging growth and logo-covered bags, now finds itself in the throes of the fashion business’ most baffling paradox – how do you sell bags to as many people as possible without becoming a company that’s associated with mass-market consumerism instead of rarified luxury? At least right now, LVMH execs think that the solution to that problem might be to raise prices across the board. Vuitton’s growth has slowed in recent months because luxury-hungry consumers in emerging markets like China are becoming rapidly more sophisticated; in essence, they want subtle leather bags instead of the logo-covered canvas pieces that are Vuitton’s bread and butter, in addition to being the brand’s most visible symbol. So how, exactly, might a price hike help? Read More…

I’ve been obsessed with Olympia Le-Tan book clutches for what seems like forever. Since I first discovered these handmade accessories, it has been love. With a wide variety of options stemming from many works of classic literature, if you’re a book worm and a bag lover, this brand is a match made in heaven.

I always check Net-A-Porter to see the latest arrivals, and usually, Le-Tan’s book clutches sell out as soon as they show up.

[Editor's Note: Because of the very serious events in Boston at the end of last week, our regular Friday features will be running today.]

It’s been, to put it lightly, a tough week if you watch the news. It’s Friday, though, which is a day that brings with it the hope for a better, brighter week to follow. In the meantime, we’ve got our weekly roundup of the Internet’s best bag deals for your perusing pleasure, should you need a bit of a distraction. Read More…