Monthly Archives: November 2009

Cyber Monday: Smart Bargains

Smart Bargains Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday is here! The Monday following Black Friday has been deemed Cyber Monday, where blowout sales happen online. Why do we love Cyber Monday? The name speaks for itself, it is cyber. No need to wait in long lines and camp out. All you need to do is log on, shop, and save!

First up check out Smart Bargains for Cyber Monday. We love Smart Bargains because of their large array of products. Shop for bedding, jewelry, kitchen appliances, and handbags. Check out the Smart Bargains Sale now!

Last day to enter to win OSCAR DE LA RENTA PYTHON HOBO!

Isabella Fiore comeback?

Marc Jacobs Vortex Small Tote

God bless Marc Jacobs and all of the fantastically odd handbag-shaped items that come out of his weird, wonderful head.

I wouldn’t carry the Marc Jacobs Vortex Small Tote even if it was free, but I think it’s great that someone designed and made it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: sometimes crazy stuff has to be made before a designer hits just the right now. This is not the right note – it’s the crazy stuff before it.

Marc Jacobs Vortex Small Tote

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and this bag ventures a lot. In fact, it kind of looks like a really gussied-up gift bag. You know, the ones that take the place of wrapping paper for lazy people or those that give oddly shaped gifts. Except, of course, that’s it’s made of leather and (inexplicably) is covered with purple studs. Also, instead of tissue paper, there’s hot pink satin peaking out the top. Add in the blue velvet ribbons at the sides, and you’ve got yourself one heck of a confused handbag with no obvious focus. And that’s fantastic – I’d rather see a designer take a million weird chances than turn out the same safe bag for decades on end. Buy through Saks for $1450.

Lauren Conrad mixes contemporary and classic with Joie and Chanel

spl138542_022Lauren Conrad sure loves her Chanel bags, doesn’t she? I remember way back in the first season of The Hills when her then-boyfriend Jason gave her her first Chanel bag, and it seems like she’s added to that collection a lot since then. Here she’s carrying a Chanel Classic Flap Shoulder Bag, one of her favorites (and ours too), but I can’t help but wish she’d add something like a Timeless Clutch to her bag menagerie. She’s on the red carpet, and this bag seems a little large for an evening event.

What I do like, though, is her jacket. The Joie Arietta Soft Sequin Blazer is just the right mixture of glam and cool for an evening event that’s not super formal, and I could see it being paired easily with a thousand different things. Sadly, since LC has now been photographed in it, I doubt she’ll be pulling it out of her closet much in the future. Ditto for Lo Bosworth’s lovely French Connection dress. Does anyone know who made the dress that Stephanie Pratt is wearing here? Dare I say she looks better than normal?

Bag Lauren’s Joie Style via ShopBop!

Sienna Miller’s Mara Carrizo Scalise Heidi R& R

Ebay Fined Over LVMH Perfume Sales

French site found to have violated injunction and fined $2.55 million.

SpongeBob Gets a Makeover

A SpongeBob SquarePants figurine was given a makeover by Karl Lagerfeld (think dark shades, a towering starched collar and fingerless gloves).

Mitchells Take Control of Wilkes Bashford

A bankruptcy court in San Francisco has approved the purchase of Wilkes Bashford by the Mitchell family of Connecticut for $4.6 million in cash.

Versace Pre-Fall 2010

Ultrasexy shapes in a jelly bean palette are the basis of Donatella Versace?s pre-fall lineup for Versace.