With the chill in the air beginning to dissipate ever so slightly, it’s time to turn to spring for dressing cues. With the new season comes a new color palette, one both altogether lighter and brighter than we’ve been using for the previous six months, and that surely leaves some wardrobe gaps to fill. If you’re looking to fill them with some of the most covetable and difficult-to-find high-end handbags and accessories on the planet, the online-only Christie’s Luxury Handbags & Accessories Auction has arrived at just the right time.
Month: March 2014
Outfit of the Week: All About a Gucci Bag
I never thought I’d be saying these words, but I’m really loving fringe bags right now. It’s not like me to want an aggressively fringed bag (actually, it’s really not like me), but some of them on the market right now have truly nailed the design. The first brand to look to when it comes … Read more
Kylie Minogue Carries Saint Laurent in London
The Saint Laurent Sac de Jour seems to be having a bag moment. Here’s Kylie Minogue, arriving at the Charlotte Street Hotel in London, carrying a black, polished calfskin Saint Laurent Sac de Jour. The Sac is a bag that always brings out a lot of strong sentiments from both Sac lovers and Sac haters … Read more
Want It Wednesday: Spring Has Almost Sprung
Spring’s official beginning is just a couple days away, and although New York likely won’t feel all that spring-like until sometime in April, we’re feeling a little bit eager to season-push at the PurseBlog offices. For this week’s Want It Wednesday, we’ve rounded up the team’s favorite pieces for starting the new season.
The 20 Best Bags Under $600 of Spring 2014
With each passing season, finding a beautiful, reasonably priced bag becomes more and more difficult. Handbag prices are ever on the rise, and although we do our best to bring you a weekly dose of bags that won’t break the bank, the prospect of finding the perfect contemporary bag can still feel daunting. Today, we’re here to demystify the season’s bag selection and offer up 20 potentially perfect bags to get your season started.
Inside the Making of a Gucci Nouveau Fringe Bag
Among the things that handbag lovers tell ourselves in order to make exorbitant accessories prices seem reasonable, “The crafstmanship is exquisite!” is one of the most popular. It’s rare that consumers get much of a peek inside that process, though. Late last year, we took you behind the scenes into the making of Gucci’s iconic bamboo trim, and now Gucci has thrown open its workshop doors once again to reveal a few of its secrets, this time with the Gucci Nouveau Fringe Bag.
Welcome to PurseBlog March Madness!
You might have heard a whisper here and there about some sort of basketball tournament that’s starting this week. Most members of the PurseBlog team went to football schools, so while this may not be our time of year in a sporting sense, we believe in substituting handbags for literally anything in which we are not naturally interested. With that in mind, we’re proud to announce PurseBlog March Madness!
We’ve chosen 16 of the biggest handbag brands in the world at a variety of price levels, and we’d like you to help us determine the best bag brand of 2014. You’ll have two days (work days – even handbag critics need a weekend) to vote on each round, and once we’ve tabulated the votes in each bracket matchup, we’ll move the winners on to the next round to face a new opponent and a new round of voting by you, our readers. We’ll do this all the way until a winner is crowned!
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DESIGNERS IN THE FIRST ROUND NOW!
RHOBH Season 4 Reunion, Part 1: “Just because you say it, doesn’t mean it’s true.”
I still haven’t caught up with last week’s season finale of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after my trip to Texas, it didn’t really matter one way or the other when it came time to figure out last night’s reunion. That’s because the Housewives only talked about the same things they’ve been discussing all season, … Read more
Ozzy Osbourne Carries a Goyard Bag for His Wife Sharon
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne recently spent some time shopping together on a sunny day in Los Angeles. Ozzy Osbourne very much dressed the part of Ozzy Osbourne, but Sharon kept it low key in a long black maxi dress and white cardi. In most of these photos, she’s carrying a large, bright white Goyard St. … Read more
Get Ready for Wedding Season and Beyond with Kate Spade’s Surprise Sale
If you felt a bit of warmth in the air this weekend, you know it’s coming. No, not just spring (although yay, spring!), but wedding season. If you’re in your 20s or 30s (and, to a lesser but still significant extent, living and breathing at all), you’ve probably received a Save the Date or six in the mail so far. Alternately, maybe you’re the bride yourself, or serving as an attendant at a friend’s wedding. If any of those situations apply to you, or if you’re just in the market for a great deal on a new spring bag, you’ll want to check out the Kate Spade Surprise Sale: The Wedding Edition.
Fill in the Blank: The Christian Louboutin Mina Studded Box Clutch is…
Christian Louboutin continues to work his way into the handbag market, though the famed designer is still most well-known for his red-soled shoes. Sometimes one of his bags really makes an impression, while others don’t translate the designer’s quirky-sexy footwear aesthetic quite as well. For example, Louboutin creates some of the most enticing studded pumps … Read more
Kimora Lee Simmons Travels with an Hermes Birkin
Kimora Lee Simmons was recently spotted arriving at LAX with an Hermes Birkin, which seems like a natural choice for her. We just saw Kimora Lee traveling with a Christian Dior Lady Dior Bag and her investment banker boyfriend Tim Leissner last month, mere DAYS before it was revealed (by her ex, Russell Simmons, no … Read more
