If you’re a PurseBlog regular or Louis Vuitton devotee, I’m sure you’re well aware that Louis Vuitton has released a brand new, super colorful line of bags, which they are calling The New Wave Collection. We gave you the heads up a couple of weeks back, and since then I’ve already seen the bag carried … Read more
Trying to think about the breadth of Hermès’s handbag output in a given year makes me feel a little dizzy. Most brands, even those who produce at a global scale, limit things in one way or another in order to simplify their supply chains: either they only make a limited number of shapes at one … Read more
Often when I get a sudden desire for a particular type of bag that seems random to me, a little digging reveals that the particular thing I’m desiring is actually a nascent trend. When you look at anything all day for work, little emerging patterns worm their way into your brain unexpectedly, and by the … Read more
I’ve learned a lot about the buying habits of bag lovers since I started working here at PurseBlog. You guys are never too shy to share your thoughts with us, and whenever I’m in a bag-buying dilemma, you’re the ones I want to get advice from! One of the things that’s come up time after … Read more
Frame bags and rhinestone-encrusted clutches might not be the first things that pop to mind when you think about Louis Vuitton‘s many and varied design signatures, but for Fall 2018, designer Nicolas Ghesquiere is seeking to expand shoppers’ understanding of what a Louis Vuitton bag can be, and those two ideas, taken straight from the … Read more
The press cover Meghan Markle (now Duchess Meghan of Sussex) and her wardrobe with rapt attention, which makes my job particularly easy today. Meghan has been extremely busy since the wedding: ensuring diplomatic relations in Dublin with Harry, taking in some tennis matches with Kate, watching Harry play polo—all the usual Duchess stuff. Her days … Read more
I have some friends who are monogram people, the type that have monograms on their sheets and towels and, if they have kids, it is on all of their kids’ stuff. I’m actually not a big monogram person and only own a few bags that have my initials, but the ones that do, I absolutely … Read more
You’ve probably noticed all things back-to-school creeping into your life once again. (Unless you live the sort of charmed life that never requires you to set foot in a big box store, and then maybe not.) Celebs are not immune to back-to-school nor its many opportunities for paid partnerships, good press and fundraising. On the … Read more
Sale season may follow the calendar, but it’s not at all linear in quality. The first two weeks are when you’ll find the most bags but the shallowest discounts, and from there, selection and discount level go up and down as new bags are added to sales and additional cuts are taken off existing discounts … Read more
It’s no secret that I love accessories. I’d consider myself a jewelry girl, but not one who wears a ton of pieces, and I prefer simple items to match my personal style and day-to-day life. If one of these baubles happens to have a charitable cause to match, then that’s even better, and that’s why … Read more
The best bags, generally speaking, are both simple and distinctive. That’s a hard line to walk—usually, the things that are capable of making a bag distinct are also what make it not-so-simple. When a bag happens to be both, though, is often when you get an It Bag hit, which is exactly what the Fendi … Read more
As you guys are well aware of by now, my desire to buy and buy and buy continues on, and my dream bags span well beyond the obvious designer brands of the moment. While I crave the trendy bag brands as much as any bag lover, more and more, I like to up my bag … Read more
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