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Sunday, June 17, 2018

Celebrity Bag: Lupita Nyong'o carries a Judith Leiber pineapple clutch


Lupita Nyong'o looks divine in a yellow dress with contrast turquoise belt at the Accessories Council ACE Awards in N.Y.C. She completed her look with dangling earrings, metallic gold sandals and Judith Leiber pineapple clutch.


A month ago, the renowned bag designer Judith Leiber, passed away. She is known for her bag designs that combine unusual shapes and luxurious materials. An example of the brilliance and craftsmanship of Judith Leiber is this pineapple "Hilo" clutch that is fully covered with Swarovski crystals. This design is one of Leiber's most expensive collection with a whopping $4,995 tag price at Neiman Marcus. This is also available in black.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Celebrity Bag: Katie Holmes carries Roger Vivier shoulder bag


Katie Holmes was in attendance at Roger Vivier's #LoveVivier book launch in NYC wearing a floral dress, multi strap sandals and of course a Roger Vivier shoulder bag.

Roger Vivier "Madam Viv" shoulder bag, $2,650.
Katie's "Madam Viv" shoulder bag features metallic gold chain link strap, top leather handle and metallic gold buckle detail on the flap. The chain link strap is removable so you get two looks in one.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Christian Louboutin Manilacaba collection


We're excited to see the new limited edition bag collection from Christian Louboutin. The man behind the red sole is touring the world in search for bag inspiration. His first two were Africaba and then followed by Mexicaba. His third collection, the Manilacaba, is inspired by the richness in the culture of Manila and the Philippines as a whole.


The jeans and leather materials were fused with cloth hand woven by one of the Philippines' indigenous tribes. The embroideries were meticulously sewn by the women of Laguna. The colorful jeepney, on the other hand, is the Philippines' iconic national transportation. Of course, the logo and signature spikes of Christian Louboutin make the bags luxurious.

The "caba" collection is one of Christian Louboutin's charity works. Portion of the sales of the Manilacaba collection will be donated to Gender Responsive Economic Action for the Transformation of Women (GREAT) to help them continue supporting the women of the Philippines. The organization supports the craftsmanship and empowerment of Asian women artisans.

Click the bags below to buy your very own limited collection Manilacaba:

Friday, May 4, 2018

Celebrity Bag: Priyanka Chopra carries a Jacquemus bag


Outside The View in N.Y.C., Priyanka Chopra looks divine in a long sleeve white dress, strappy sandals and brown rimmed sunglasses. On her right hand is a Jacquemus printed cross body bag.



Priyanka's choice of bag to go with her white dress is a daring move but if you are an owner of the "It" brand of the season, you'd be risky, too. This printed bag costs $656 at Farfetch, it is not as expensive as other high end brands that celebrities usually splurge on. Jacquemus doesn't play much with colors which is kind of a brilliant idea because neutrals go well with almost everything in your closet. 

Celebrity Bag: Kendall Jenner carries Jacquemus mini handbag


For the Tiffany & Co. "Believe in Dreams" event in N.Y.C., Kendall Jenner wore a sparkly white mini dress, transparent sandals. It is good to note that Kendall is the first celebrity to bring back the fanny pack/belt bag trend. Her latest bag trend is a micro mini Jacquemus bag that can only fit a phone and some cards. It's like a bag for toddlers. Nevertheless, we will see more of this tiny bag in the following days.