Monthly Archives: January 2010

To finish out Paris Couture Week, I thought it might be nice to have something that’s not at all intellectual or challenging. If as many of you guys go out on Thursday nights as the people in my group of friends, then Friday morning is not the time to be looking at and making sense of Difficult Fashion. No no, Friday is the time for obvious things.

So, for the princess/teenage prom-goer/Oscar-winner in all of us, Elie Saab Haute Couture has the beaded, tulle’d ball gown that we’ve always wanted. In case you don’t have an occasion to which to wear a ball grown, there are a few super sparkly, pastel cocktail dresses as well, but don’t worry, they don’t skimp on the beading or tulle. Ever for someone like me, an Alexander McQueen fangirl that likes things dark and edgy if at all possible, it’s unquestionably fun to drool over something girl and light every now and then. Here’s your chance, folks.

                

Photos via Style.com.

I can’t be the only one here that enjoys a good blind item – they’re a fun mix of puzzle and scandal that I find just so intriguing. Mostly they involve closeted actors that are in danger of being un-closeted or actresses with unfortunate drug issues, so it’s rare that we get to talk about them on BagThatStyle (or any of our sister sites, for that matter). But today? Today we’ve got a special treat for people that love handbags AND gossip – a handbag blind item!

This one comes from Star Magazine, and I suspect that it’s about a celeb that’s somewhat of a BagThatStyle regular: “Which fame-hungry starlet and her hubby gift publishing people with $5000 Hermes bags to make sure they stay in the headlines? Don’t worry, Star can’t be bought.” Considering that celeb weeklies usually have no idea what handbags cost, the Hermes bags in question could be anything from a Garden Tote to a Birkin. The more interesting question, however, is which celeb duo wants the headlines bad enough to give out free Hermes bags? My money is on the lady pictured at left and her flesh-bearded Worse Half. Give us your guesses in the comments.