Michael Kors Fall 2007

I had lunch with Michael Kors and his mother Joan a couple of years ago and they were two of the nicest and funniest people I’d ever had the pleasure of meeting so you can imagine how it pains me everytime Kelly or I rag on his bags.  We’ve always loved his clothes, however, and I look forward to it each season.  When I viewed the pieces he sent down the runway this morning, I immediately recognized his muse for Fall 2007 as none other than Joan, his mother.  If you’ve ever met her, you too would spot the big black sunglasses, diva style wrapped hair, coats trimmed with fur, and ladylike bags as pure Joan.  This fall, he continues his love affair with fluid lines and sensual dresses, but the ingenue ballerina looks from Spring have been replaced by seductive femme fatales, whom we all know have more fun.  When I asked Michael the secret to timeless style he said to find a look that is most flattering, and to stick with it regardless of trend.  For him, it is his signature aviator glasses and white jeans, a look he has embraced for decades.  For me, it is my collection of figure hugging dresses and I can’t wait to add this gray wrapped jersey dress to my collection.

Web Snob for March 16, 2007

Check out this week’s must read Web Snob!Beauty Snob has a beauty secret only breastfeeding moms would know about and it has to do with pretty feet!Fab Sugar helps us transition our wardrobe from Winter to Spring with layering options (the look includes a Bottega bag!).Coquette loves the sleek look of dressed up bermuda shorts and gives her favorite picks.Wrapped in peach-pink satin and midnight-black lace, KRiSTOPHER’s sure these Lacey Bruno Frisoni Shoes are pure you.SheFinds – Once you go Brazilian – you never go back — Funny Video!Second City Style’s Annual Beauty Olympics Week 2: Lips/Eyes. We tested 100′s of products so you don’t have to.Blogdorf Goodman’s 40 Days and $0 Nights of Beauty Brand Reviews: Day 21, Lancome.The wonder of the $42,000 Louis Vuitton Frankenbag…which has Fashiontribes wondering if it was inspired by other handbags of horror?Read Stylehive’s interview with Jennifer Sarkilahti for Odette NY jewelry who handcrafts elegant and pretty jewelry with an artisan feel from wax carving and casting. finds the hottest handbags of the season, from $13 cheap chic finds to $1300 splurges (and everything in between).Eva at Papierblog wonders whether fashion is getting too violent especially after the debut of Stella McCartney’s line at Target in Australia.eBelle5 the designer handbag blog recommends hitting the courts in style this spring with the designer Louis Vuitton Damier Azur Badminton Set and Pouch.Girlawhirl loves the sugar scrubs from Diana b.Nail Tech Secrets shows off some cool blue nails for spring!Styleaholics – Check out the first ever hip-hop throw pillows for your home.The Jewelry Weblog talks about the trend of jewelry as part of clothing. For example, this platinum and diamond jacket.Rejuvenate your skin for spring with microdermabrasion and eBeautyDaily!

Naomi Campbell’s Sanitation Style

Naomi Campbell, sentenced to 5 days of community service last week at the Department of Sanitation in NYC for beating her maid, carefully orchestrated daily outfits to maximize the PR exposure this opportunity offered her.  The world watched with fascination as she showed up day after day in furs, diamonds, spike heels, and designer bags.  She even ordered a sanitation cop to carry her crocodile bag on day 2~Now is this not the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever seen?   (nice to know our tax dollars are being put to good use!)  Campbell ended the week with a silver couture gown, sashaying to her matching silver rolls royce as if she were on a catwalk.  She redeemed herself slightly after apologizing to Lt. John Fitzgerald and announcing her wardrobe for the week will be sold with proceeds being donated to the Nelson Mandela foundation.  Can anyone guess the three bags shown in the photos above?UPDATE: Check this out in the New York Daily News, these photos are rumored to be for W magazine’s July issue!  Steven Klein took these paparazzi style photos for the mag for publication.Photos: New York Post, skyshowbiz  Sanitation cop follows Campbell dutifullyAfter apologizing to sanitation cop and releasing him from bag duty, she rounds up a fellow community service worker to pick up the slack.Ridiculous as she is, at least she had the sense to bring a spare pare of work boots for her toilet duty.

Web Snob for April 27, 2007

Happy Friday! Have fun this weekend, hope everyone is having the nice warm weather I am experiencing!Second City Style on designer Cyndi Chan. Just in time for Spring/Summer ’07.Get started modeling with Stylebites as she spills the secrets on how to get scouted and submit to agencies in NYC!Beauty Snob looks pretty with the pretty Monarch Butterfly pallette from Chantecaille.Fab Sugar discovers a pillow that will prevent wrinkles!SheFinds – -Fashion, Beauty, FINDS Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Lo.’s bangles.Because any boss lady – including Kristopher – sometimes lives in a “Bubble” (Louis Vuitton Ring).Coquette’s got the perfect remedy to the dull work week blues with jewelry by Naughty Secretary Club. In celebration of Administrative Professionals Week, everything is 25% off!Aspiring Handbag Designers: eBelle5 wants you to be discovered.Wedding bells ring that much sweeter when your gown is by Isaac Mizrahi & cost under $200. Fashiontribes checks out his new bridal line for Target.Girlawhirl readers save $50 on new Stella McCartney totes at Intermix.LA STORY Gets Into Hot Water–with Spongeables and Spongelles Infused Sponges!!Papierblog looks at Singapore designer Khoon Hooi from Singapore’s Spring fashion week.finds the ultimate one-size-fits-all dress that can be worn 12 different ways – as seen on American Idol favorite, Jordin Sparks.Styleaholics, get to know YANA Handbags, an artistic, luxe collection of beautiful bags.Stylehive talks to Jovovich-Hawk! Read Milla and Carmen’s answers about their line, being best friends, and what’s up next for their line.The Jewelry Weblog is passionate about Passion Works’ jewelry, which will put a smile on your face.Christina is lusting after the perfect fake tan at eBeautyDaily.

“I’m Not A Plastic Bag” – Update

May 3rd UPDATE: We have just been notified by the Anya Hindmarch team that after another sell-out launch in London through Sainsbury’s supermarket the online pre-order will be delayed. Originally the official US launch date for online pre-orders was 7th of May but this is going to be delayed due to the overwhelming reaction and response to the bags. They strongly advise you to register on the Anya Hindmarch website so they can keep you updated on when the bags will be available. The in-store launch remains on the 20th June in all 4 Anya Hindmarch stores as well as Fred Segal Flair and Ron Herman in LA.As with all successful ventures, there will be naysayers and Anya Hindmarch has received recent pieces of press in the UK criticising her for having the bags made in China. As we have received enquiries about this we decided to speak to Anya directly to set the record straight.From Anya:“Our aim with this project has been to use our influence to make it fashionable not to use plastic bags. ‘I’m Not A Plastic Bag’ was designed to be a stylish, practical, reusable bag that would raise awareness of this issue and spark debate. We feel that we have achieved this aim beyond our wildest dreams. For more information about where the bags was made etc, please see our website.Check out the US edition of I’m not a Plastic Bag with navy blue writing! I like it even better than the European version, which sold out within 2 hours in London with lines around the block from 6am! I am so incredibly inspired by Anya’s dedication to change the world, one cotton bag at a time. Please join us in supporting her efforts, all you’ve got to gain is a better world Message from Anya Hindmarch to Bag Snob readers:“When I was first approached with this idea, it gave me the chills. It seemed so important. The thing that struck me was that when I started working at 18 years old in the late Eighties, I remember drinking double espressos and smoking Marlboro lights and working all day and night. I remember the cool young girls I started employing arriving with their yoga mats and pomegranate seeds and their plants on their desk for oxygen and me thinking it was all a bit ‘knit your own yoghurt’. But of course the reality is that now we all realise the importance of looking after your health, what you eat and what you do. It was these cool, fashionable influences that helped it become trendy.”“The bag project all started two years ago when a man called David Robinson approached me. David – who is a very good man – runs a global social change network called We Are What We Do. They are a fantastic movement who try to inspire people to use their everyday actions to change the world. He is very much of the belief that if everyone makes a small change and does their bit it can actually amount to making a big difference.I just loved the simplicity of that and I agree with it. The first thing that they did was publish a book, which was done in a really upbeat, unworthy way, called ‘How to Change the World for a Fiver,’ and it was very popular – organizations really embraced it and gave it out to their employees. It started with fifty actions that anyone could do to help – things like ‘smile at old people because they know lots of good stuff’ and ‘turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth.’But the first action was ‘decline plastic bags whenever possible.’ We Are What We Do came to see us because they were very keen to take the success of the book into a project.I was enamored with the idea because I do believe there is so much wasted packaging – although I’m far from perfect myself.But secondly I thought they were really good people and it was a really exciting project to try and highlight – it’s such an easy thing to do. We designed the bag as it’s big and easy and great for groceries, but will probably be used as a school bag or a gym bag. I use mine everyday as a tote bag bringing stuff from home.“There’s a lot to be said for plastic for sure, but on a recent shopping trip I refused nine plastic bags as I could put things directly into my cotton one – and that’s amazing.If it makes people rethink their behaviour and perhaps makes the supermarkets rethink their solutions then it’s achieved something as far as I’m concerned.”“What’s really exciting is the reaction from people. “I’ve literally had letters from models, film stars, politicians and even Prince Charles yesterday, all saying ‘fantastic, well done, we all support it and we’re right behind it.”“I’m not the greenest person around, I drive a diesel car (I have five children) but the point is that ‘we are what we do’ and if we all do a little thing then we’ll solve the damage, we’ll stop making it worse. And it really doesn’t take you long to rethink the way you behave.”To receive information on when you can get start the pre-order, register for the Anya Hindmarch newsletter at Anya’s website and they will email you directly with the latest updates.

Rebecca Minkoff

This is called the Morning After Bag for I guess the practical aspect of this bag being able to go from day to night and back to day again (but do you take this bag out knowing you will be doing the walk of shame? Cuz if you knew, wouldn’t you prepare for or avoid it?). This good size carry-all is a little bit downtown with the gold chain and hardware but is appropriate for the office. I like the flap pocket and of course you faithful readers out there know that I love this Navy. The leather is really soft so the bag slouches when carrying it, giving it life and character. It’s a hit with celebs, as seen here with Hayden Panettiere (now that Tina knows who she is). Their fall line launches at the end of June with a huge party thrown by Bijou Phillips (ok, now it’s my turn to be ignorant but I am not really sure who she is, even after I IMDB’d her). The Morning After Bag returns in fresh colors, like Tomato which I am crazy about. The subdued red is going to be huge for Fall (I already have pre-ordered bags and boots in that color from other designers!!). $585, available online at Rebecca Minkoff, they also sell at Henri Bendel, Lisa Kline, Fred Segal and Bloomingdales. By popular demand, we are polling bags we feature so…..

Bag Snob Pop Quiz: Jennifer Aniston Bag

I love Jennifer Aniston; she is one of the cutest, well dressed, and graceful actresses of our generation.  She handled her divorce and the ensuing media frenzy induced by her ex and his family circus with dignity and turned to yoga, not drugs to get her through the rough times.  Young girls in Hollywood should take note and learn how to handle themselves in the public eye from Jen.  I also love her style, she really has that casual pulled together without trying too hard look down.  Check her out with this very hip distressed leather tote, it livens up her usual uniform of jeans and t shirt, which can get boring even on Jen.  So, anyone know who the bag is by?  First person to get it right wins the engraved Bag Snob Bag Hook!  Leave your answers in comments.  Good luck!UPDATE: Congrats to mj for identifying the bag as Dries Van Noten!  Please email us your mailing address so we can get your bag hook to you!More photos of Jen looking fab after the jump!source: celebutopia and justjared

Super fab shoe designer Terry de Havilland is back with new wedges styles and Fab Sugar is in love!Beauty Snob is giving away $1500 worth of Natura Bisse products, including the $300 Diamond Extreme Cream!Kristopher loves crocodile Emma Hope shoes for Pops. Though the croc being fake might be a deal breaker.Nanotechnology and Fashion? Coquette uncovers how Olivia Ong’s fashions can keep you healthy.For the love of fashion! Enough is enough. Second City Style’s Fashion Manifesto: Why celebrities should end their affair with fashion design.eBeautyDaily says a great big “Thank You” to readers for their participation in Comments For a Cure and reminds them to bid on the monster beauty auctions next week!: Edit Entry: One Does Not Have to Go to Brooklyn for Great Tees–Brooklyn Tees are Online and All Over.Fashiontribes has your summer entertaining essentials: all the fashion, food & fixins for a fab, al fresco fête.eBelle5 Purse Deal Alert: Christian Dior Rebelle Handbags Clearance.Neutrogena Sheer Bodytint gives Girlawhirl an instant easy glow.My Fashion Life suggest some pieces to get you totally tropical!Papierblog provides 5 controversial suggestions for improving Project Runway’s new season.wants to make sure you’re fully protected this summer, check out their top tested sunscreens.Stylehive presents the top five ways to pimp your office!The Jewelry Weblog is excited about new looks for old engagment ring designs.

Tory Burch Patent Leather Tote

This bag is exactly the type of steal that you frugal snobs ask me for often. A basic to tote around diapers, work files, gym clothes and everything in between. I love Tory Burch, it is so much fun to walk in her boutiques and buy in on the lifestyle and easy chic she’s created. From the Reva ballet flats to her signature tunics, Tory has managed to charm the world with replicas of items from her mother’s extensive closet and beyond. I have a spa and poolside lunch playdate with my son and 8 of my favorite mommy friends and their respective kids tomorrow, the candy apple red version is just what I need to tote all the necessities for our fun date and it will look smashing with my Tory black and white terry cloth tunic. I won’t even have to worry about the patent getting water stains on it or my sunscreen spilling inside as the fabric interior will clean off easily. $350 at Bergdorf Goodman and Tory Burch Boutiques.

We love it when our online friends give us props. Here are two sites who have shown us love in recent weeks.Su and Cris from Stiletto Effect list their fave bloggers.Thanks, Dory for the lovely profile on Bag Snob!

Cristina Greeven Cuomo: Timeless Beauty

To kick off the launch of our newest website, Tot Snob, we asked one of the most fabulous mommies in New York to be our Snob File profile this week. Cristina Greeven Cuomo, wife of Good Morning America’s Chris Cuomo, Vice President & Publishing Director of Niche Media and most importantly, mother of two bouncing toddlers, has graciously agreed to share her tips on staying a yummy mummy with our readers! A native New Yorker, Cristina is of Brazilian and German descent (her great-grandfather was the German Minister of State who founded the Orient Express in the early 1900s!). She is a graduate of Cornell University and she founded and ran the lifestyle magazine, Manhattan File, as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief for seven years before launching Niche Media with Jason Binn.In addition to her role at Niche Media, Cristina has recently been tapped by internationally renowned skin care line, Natura Bisse, to be its US Ambassador. As the new face of Natura Bisse, Cristina will make personal appearances at US events and visit NB’s labs and spas in Spain in order to fully embrace its vision. I can not think of anyone more perfectly suited for this role than Cristina, a woman who relies on healthy skin instead of cosmetics to stay gorgeous. Her natural beauty is as inspiring as her dedication to family and community. As if her schedule is not full enough with two small children and a demanding career, Cristina is an avid supporter of the New York Public Library, The New York Botanical Gardens, HELP and Mentoring USA, among other charities.We know you will enjoy getting a peek into her busy life as Cristina is the ultimate embodiment of the modern woman, one who knows how to have her Loubies and walk in them too!Bag Snob: How do you balance being the wife of a high profile television personality, a mother of two and your career? I have yet to sleep through the wake-up blackberry calypso music at 4 a.m., but otherwise, its success lies in sticking to a schedule. It is more of a juggling act than one of balance.Bag Snob: Favorite Natura Bisse products?The Inhibit-Tensolift is my favorite. I put that on a budding wrinkle at night, and in the morn it is a faint memory. I also love the Diamond collection. The DNA mask, the gel anti-aging, bio-regenerative moisturizing cream, and the glyco peels. Oh! and the eye bright really reduces my early morning bags and dark circles, which only intensify per year and per child.Bag Snob: Beauty Secret for staying gorgeous with two young kids?Not sure about gorgeous, but in order to stay natural looking I can never go a day without my products. I concentrate the Natura Bisse products on those areas that seem to fade first–hands, eyes, forehead. And, sun block, of course, 12-months a year is a skin-saver. Excercise is key–and I don’t do enough of it.Bag Snob: Our readers will want to know this- favorite bag?I have this cool Brazilian ornamented bohemian bag from Tory Burch that she gave me for my birthday that I love to use every day of the summer I am out in Southampton.Bag Snob: Fashion fixation? I am a product of the seventies so I love anything bohemian–from wide-bottomed Hudson jeans to a flowy Roberto Cavalli caftan-dress. I have these Reef flip flops in lime green I can’t seem to take off my feet either, which, when you have to run after children, becomes a uniform.Bag Snob: Style Icons?I love women whose dressing style choices suit their physique like Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfeild. Bag Snob: Edible Addictions?Dark chocolate, any cheese, rack of lamb that only my husband knows how to grill perfectly.Bag Snob: What are your hobbies?Reading, writing poetry, water-skiing, skiing, tennis.Bag Snob: Your Must reads?Any Paulo Coelho book–as well as his latest one, THe Witch of Portobello. He always gives you insight into yourself by talking about other people.Bag Snob: What is the Soundtrack to your life?The Alman Brothers’ Melissa, Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed, Bob Dylan’s Corina, Corina & Baby Blue & Visions of Johanna, Van Morrison’s Tupelo Honey, every song on Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left, Kings of Leon’s first album, Johnnny Cash’s Bird on a Wire, Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run, The Jerry Garcia Band’s Love in the Afternoon. Bag Snob: Tell us your Guilty pleasuresTeuscher’s champagne truffles, stinky cheeses, red wine.Bag Snob: Do you have a Secret talent?I make the perfect bites. (Bag Snob note: Yummy Mummy indeed!)Bag Snob: Favorite Vacation spot? Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Our house in Southampton, Long Island–right where I am sitting.Bag Snob: When was the last time you laughed?With my 1 1/2 year-old-son Mario when we logged onto my computer minutes ago to look at the new Baby Einstein video.Bag Snob: Favorite childhood memor(ies)?Picking mushrooms on a drizzling fall day out in the woods with my aunt Veronica and cousins Nina and Philip, visiting my relatives in Brazil and waking up to their parrots every morning, eating breakfast with my Vovo (Brazilian grandfather) and the moment he gave me a gold heart pendant, and sitting on my dad’s lap when he let me drive his 1970 Mercedes.

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