Every week we will bring you some of our favorite links from our sister site, Bag That Style, where celebrity handbag style is dished. This week on Bag That Style:

Heidi Klum wows in a silver ensemble adorned with Christian Louboutin Shoes and Bag [Image Gallery]

Brooke Burke Totes Louis Vuitton [Image Gallery Here]

The charming staff at the Sloane Street store made the experience delightful. I am completely obsessed with the extraordinary jewelry boxes (cerise pink!) and especially love the blue gift boxes. Smythson is the British brand typically known for its pocket notebooks embossed with cheeky titles like ‘Yummy Mummy’, ‘Wedding Belle’, ‘Inspirations and Ideas’, ‘Happiness is Shopping’, ‘My London’, and most recently, ‘Recessionista’.

The notebooks and all of the products are made of luxurious full-grain patterned leather and can be personalized with your name, initials or any other phrase you desire. Smythson’s travel accessories are perfect for keeping organized on trips at home or abroad. I pawning over the Marshall travel which has compartments for wallet tickets, passport, boarding pass and currency. The Marshall wallet is shown here in Cerise Aruba calfskin. The high quality of the Marshall wallet makes the price very reasonable for $330.00 as this wallet will last for years. The aqua passport cover sells for $110.00 and has silver blocked pockets titled ‘Boarding Pass’ and ‘Passport’ and the cover can be personalized with up to ten characters. The aqua shade is bright enough that it will be easy to find in your bag as you speed through customs.

via The Find

As much as I loved Tuesday’s season finale of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, you totally missed out if you stopped there and didn’t watch what Bravo lovingly referred to as the “Last Supper.” It was the “director’s cut” of the now-infamous dinner fiasco, and it featured some extra footage and lots of extra commentary from the housewives, and perhaps more importantly, from their kids. The whole thing left me absolutely giddy and gleeful for no reason that I can think of, but it was a huge mess of fun and surreality that is perhaps unequaled in the annals of trashy reality television. Even by Rock of Love Bus, and if you’ve seen that show, then you know just how god-awful this fight would have to be to top it. Oh, and it was. Since we’ve already done the rundown of the story, let’s talk about what new things we’ve learned from this special in an oh-so-convenient list format.

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No matter how much it goes in and out of style, my dedication to animal print persists. In the hands of unskillful designers, it can often go sadly awry, but when done correctly, I enjoy it so thoroughly.

And some may disagree, but I think the Yves Saint Lauren Animal Print Muse II is done absolutely right. In order to temper a strong statement like leopard, it’s important to keep a bag’s other lines and features sleek and clean, which is exactly what the folks at Yves Saint Laurent did. The Muse II was a fabulous candidate for the animal print treatment because of both its inherent simplicity of design and also its status as a must-have It Bag. That way, if you don’t like the animal print, there are plenty of other versions available. And if you do, not only is it an It Bag, but it’s one that everyone who sees you will notice immediately. For better or for worse. But I think it’s for better. Buy through Net-a-Porter for $2295.

No, we haven’t forgotten! We’ve been working on announcing the winner of our oh-so exclusive collaboration with Belen Echandia. We’ve collaborated with this amazing designer to bring you a gorgeous one-of-a-kind handbag. After you weighed in and voted, the bag was made, the giveaway was held and the winner was selected. Join me in congratulating Laura, from Colorado, who has won this amazing bag!

Ok, so you didn’t win, but you still want this amazing bag. No problem. Head over to Belen Echandia to get your very own exclusive Purse Blog/Belen Echandia handbag. This bag is made with exclusive TPF (the Purse Forum) tags and labels and as a tPF member, you will get 10% off your purchase. To order, if you haven’t already, you need to register over at the Belen Echandia website and then to group orders; add yourself to the group and order away! Pretty amazing, huh? Thanks again to all of you who have registered and of course, thanks to everyone who has made this possible over at Belen Echandia!

When we brought you the news that Hermes has its own crocodile breeding farm in Australia, most of you were rather appalled. Even with us loving exotic handbags, the story seemed to hit a nerve for many. We all knew PETA would hear about this and want to respond. And they did.

Here’s what PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews had to say: The thought of purposely breeding and killing crocodiles for an outdated, overpriced handbag should make any fashionista’s skin crawl. If Hermes really wants to be a leader in the fashion industry, it should stop killing animals for cold-blooded vanity and use cruelty-free mock croc and fake snake instead. As Pink—who recently provided the voice of a computer-generated crocodile in PETA’s “Stolen for Fashion” commercial—says, “Killing animals for their skins is so disgusting that it doesn’t make me want to befriend designers who use them.”

Has Pink never worn a leather bag? We all know that PETA does not love many designers and abhors Fashion Week, like when they raided the Cavalli runway show. And now they have it out for Hermes. I can understand them not loving the idea of a crocodile farm solely for exotic Hermes Bags, but I don’t see Hermes using mock croc or fake snake ever. What do you think?

[Story via PETA Blog]

The week is beginning to wind down. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t look forward to the weekend? I will be the first to say, I always look forward to the weekend! When I think of the weekend, I can’t help but think about which fabulous clutch I will carry out. For day four of our amazing giveaway with Luxaholics, there is a fabulous exotic clutch up for grabs. This Adriana Castro Crocodile Modish Clutch is a head turner. Retailing at $1530, what better way make this yours than by winning it!

Purse Blog Savvy adores the CC Skye Mimi Bag [PB Savvy]

A Must Read, Luxe Chat with Adriana Castro [via Luxaholics]

Last night in NYC the 2009 Independent Handbag Designer Awards took place. It was meant to be for Adriana Castro, as her Modish Clutch won Audience Fan Favorite in a category that had over 15,000 votes. Did you realize that today is the day we are giving away the Modish Clutch? It was not planned, but it could not be more fitting. We are so happy for Adriana Castro and her win last night! Make sure to enter to win the Adriana Castro Modish Clutch today. It is beyond amazing and I am envious of whoever will be the lucky winner!

I have to tell you about a handbag obsession of mine. To see a stamped suede finish off a bag that I already adore, my heart melts. I don’t know what it is about the soft touch and matte finish, but I have a weak spot for printed suede bags. One of the best brands to pull this off is Yves Saint Laurent . I am actually mad at myself that I did not splurge on the YSL Croc Muse Two which has two colors that I adore with a sueced croc pattern. I LOVE. And then this week on Purse Blog Amanda covered the Yves Saint Laurent Y-Bow Suede Bowler which stamped the suede to look like lizard skin.

Today I bring you another amazing option that brings you lizard-print suede on the longtime favorite Yves Saint Laurent Muse. The Muse is a classic YSL bag and it is easy to see why. YSL continuously brings us designs that stand out from others, like the rounded top on the Muse. I am not drawn toward brown bags, but I desperately want this bag in for my fall wardrobe. It is truly perfect for the autumn; brown, suede, exotic print. Sure, it wouldn’t work in Florida as well, but imagine a brisk fall day when the leaves are turning and you have this perfect bag. There are double handles, a zipper closure, and inside pockets. Buy through Saks for $1395.