This. This was almost an ‘It Bag’. As one of the last bags Tom Ford designed before he left the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house, it could achieve cult status based on that fact alone. But there is also a mystique to this bag, derived largely around its [un]availability. Since the seasonal debut (back in… [Cont.]
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Those of you familiar with Mile High Style are well aware of my insistence on smart splurging and adherence to quality over quantity. Nowhere is that more important than in the purchase of the investment piece, the handbag, aka the ‘Big Girl Bag’. Simply put, a Big Girl Bag comes from a top design house… [Cont.]
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In April’s ELLE magazine, fashion designer Jason Wu provides some great handbag intelligence. I am reprinting my favorite of his 10 tips. Readers of this blog will recognize #6 as reminiscent of my branding rant last month. 1. I love contrast: a hard bag with a swingy dress, a bigger bag with a shorter hemline,… [Cont.]
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There are two main reasons to not buy counterfeit designer goods: the good reason and the right reason. We’ll discuss the former first. If your bag/wallet/sunglasses are fake, they are, overwhelmingly, a really bad replica of the real thing. The materials are cheaper, the craftsmanship is non-existant, and many times, the style of the bag… [Cont.]
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