Archive for December, 2008

Pauric Sweeney Ryder Python Bag, Handbag of the Day

Filed under: Handbags
Bring on the glitter and lights — it’s New Years! It may be our economy is in the toilet but that’s no reason not to get out there with a little sparkle and glam to ring in 2009! Take a hint from Pauric Sweeney with the Ryder Python Bag in gleaming, golden python […]


BagTV

Filed under: Gadgets, Handbags
BagTV is, you guessed it, a handbag with a screen in it. The handbag, which is available in Britain, an integrated seven-inch screen on the side that plays videos and films from an attached multimedia player. It plays up to 2.5 hours before recharging and has a USB port and SD […]


Kate Moss & Lookalike Star in New Longchamp Ads

Filed under: Apparel, Handbags
Last summer we told you about Kate Moss‘ cinematic ads for French fashion luxury leathergoods house Longchamp. Now the supermodel is starring in Longchamp’s newest campaign, alongside a sexy Russian lookalike named Sasha Pivovarova. That’s Kate, above, on the left, and Sasha on the right, sporting matching hairdos and outfits from Longchamp’s […]


Dooney & Bourke Shiny Leather Hayden Clutch

November 21, 2008
post written by Bag Bliss blogger: bRs

Dooney & Bourke Shiny Leather Hayden Clutch
No offense to Dooney & Bourke, but their designs have been so far off the handbag radar lately that they might as well not even exist. Why? Well, quite frankly, they are just plain ugly. Plus they are way too kiddie […]


Dooney & Bourke Large Multi DB Bag

October 4, 2008
post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Deysa

Dooney & Bourke Large Multi DB
Remember Dooney & Bourke’s “It” collection, you know, the one with the multihued miniature “DB” logo which made its debut months after Takashi Murakami’s infamous Multicolore line for the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton? OK… the long question with excess information was […]


Top 20 Handbags of 2008

Filed under: Handbags
We set out to create a list of the top ten best handbags of 2008. After featuring so many amazing bags on our Handbag of the Day column, it became clear that we would have to expand this to twenty, and create a whole separate list of clutches.
The twenty bags featured in this […]


Ashley Olsen Gets in the Fendi Spirit

Man, does Ashley Olsen look like a bad-A or what? The Maverick shades, the black blazer, the utterly divine crocodile Fendi handbag? I’m scared…and jealous. Not bad for a gal who used to be known for a Pebbles ponytail and movies like “It Takes Two.” Of course, looking cool is pretty much a slam-dunk when […]


Top 12 Clutch Purses of 2008

Filed under: Handbags
We at Luxist always strive to bring you the loveliest things in the world. One object of desire we can’t get enough of is the clutch purse.
Here is a gallery of the top 12 most fascinating, original, and exciting clutch purses of 2008. This year we saw a return to glitz and glamor, […]


Vuitton Scraps Plans for New Tokyo Flagship

Filed under: Handbags
Earlier this month my colleague Deirdre Woollard reported that Louis Vuitton had cut its prices in Japan by 7 percent in an effort to boost flagging sales. Now parent company LVMH has scrapped plans for a brand new Vuitton flagship store in Tokyo’s glamorous Ginza shopping district. The 10-floor luxury behemoth complete with […]


‘White Christmas’ Inspired Bags, Handbag of the Day

Filed under: Handbags, Holiday Guides
‘Tis the season for blankets of snow and frosted branches, ski trips and furry boots, and new handbags to match the winter white theme. Whether you are shopping at Saks, Bergdorfs, Nordstroms, Neimans or Barneys there are clean, colorless clutches, totes and hobos to suit the season. Here are a few […]