http://thebagblog.com A weblog all about bags, pocketbooks, purses & what have you. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:47:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fashion Herald has a recent post about Lucky Bags. I've never owed one, or really seen anything that caught my eye until my beloved Nancy Botwin on Weeds started carrying around a beautiful slouchy hobo Lucky Bag. So of course now I want this bag so I can be just ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/11/nancys-lucky-bag/ Found yesterday in the sale room at the Rockefeller Center Anthropologie for $40. I love this shade of gold because it is more white-ish than yellow or brass. There were TONS left on the shelf and they also came in red and black. If you are in the NYC area ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/10/butterfly-ballet-slippers-at-anthropologie/ shoe bags from payless I've been running into some great stuff on the internet recently that I just have to share: ~~Melissa Loves (As seen on Decor8) I just discovered this blog a few hours ago and I am already in love with it! ~~lena corwin, seen in this month's Domino. Check out ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/09/treats-goodies/ So I took the summer off...of wearing heels. Although I have some cute strappy summer sandals my feet just couldn't do. Besides summer weather means dressing more casual, so I had some of my trouser pants tailored for flat shoes and I threw my summer heels into the back of ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/09/comfy-shoes-with-patent-leather-details/ Not too surprising! Get your own at Wordle. http://thebagblog.com/2008/08/the-bag-blogs-word-cloud/ Well it is that time again...time to find a new fall bag. I have to admit when I first started thinking about what kind of bag I wanted to get I pictured the beautiful leather bags by Kooba and Rebecca Mikoff. But I just can't do anymore...I can't carry around ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/08/hello-loveah/ Overall, I was impressed with the SATC movie. A few bits were a disappointment (the HORRIBLE makeover of Carrie's apt...her original apt was so much better) but mostly I really enjoyed it. This scene with the red scarf caught my eye and made me start thinking about knitting again so I ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/08/ideas-for-fall-2-red-scarf/ Even though it was 84 and sunny today I am already starting to think about fall clothes. Just like every year I am vowing to not buy crap, but to invest in some quality pieces that are well thought out and I will want to wear for years. Last year ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/08/ideas-for-fall-1-cute-skirt-opaque-tights-flat-boots/ The other day when strolling around my lovely neighborhood I decided to check out our local vintage store: Stray Vintage & More. I ended up spotting this lovely little black arm bag that I thought looked a little Mark Jacobs-esque. The inside is lined with black velvet and the size is ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/08/vintage-find-at-stray/ Gratuitous photo of me, my favorite bag, and "Jonathan Papelbon" Three cheers for Wordpress! After signing up for a free Typepad tour and playing around with it a bit I decided it wasn't for me. It just seemed clunky and still had all the disadvantages of Movable Type that I was trying ... http://thebagblog.com/2008/08/up-and-running-on-wordpress/