Bag Snob

I love bags - both day and evening and I worship the classics and follow the trends. Having a fair amount of exposure to the Page 3 crowd in India - here is what I have gathered are the top 3 day bags and top 3 evening clutches:

Day Bags:

The most coveted bag in India (and world wide) has got to be the Hermes Birkin. These bags start at approximately $10,000 a pop. The exotic versions costing almost twice as much. I would love to get my hands on this bag in it's classic orange Hermes color. Apparently in the US, there is a wait time of approx. 1 year to get this bag (from the time you order it)

The most classic bag of all times has to be Chanel. The Chanel bag is iconic and ageless!!! It never goes out of style and looks good no matter what the age of the person carrying it is. This is one bag that is worth spending the big bucks on cause it will last for generations to come.

And the "IT" bag currently is the Balenciaga. Since last year, the demand for this bag has escalated and it seems to be the flavor of the season. Also the most reasonable bag of the group - it starts at around $1200.

Evening:

The top evening clutch from time in memorial is the Judith Leiber. Most of the Maharani's of the era's gone by boasted of their large Leiber collections. Of the current lot, Shilpa Shetty can claim to have the same.

The other very popular clutch is the BV Knot. It comes in a delish array of colors and many of our divas boast huge collection.

A recent entrant on the scene has been the Alexander McQueen clutch. This clutch and it's sister, the Knuckle Box Clutch, are seen carried by the younger edgier crowd.

So now you have it - your cheat sheet on the bags of the moment!!!!

M.A.C + Mickey Contractor

I had been reading, since November of last year, that Mickey Contractor was going to launch his own makeup collection for MAC. It was going to be a limited edition collection to be launched on January 6, 2011 and to be sold only in the US.

I read all the previews, saw all the colors and decided on the shades and products I wanted to buy. On the morning of Jan 6, logged on to the computer, saw that the collection had been launched and decided to go to the local MAC store, check out the colors for myself and buy them. I got to the store around 11am and spoke to the store manager - she said SORRY - the collection is being sold only at the top 20 MAC stores in the country and unfortunately our store is not one of them. WHAT???????? She further informed me that my only option was to buy them online. And she added - going by the phone calls I have been receiving since the last several weeks I would not wait too long to do so.

Ok, so how many people would actually be aware of the launch, let only be set to buy the products on the first day, let alone first couple of hours????? Or so I mistakenly thought. I was back at my computer at around 2pm and decided to buy the make up - GUESS WHAT??? THEY WERE SOLD OUT OF BOTH THE LIPSTICKS AND BLUSHES I WANTED - ON THE FIRST DAY!!!!!IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS!!!!!!!!!! SOB SOB SOB :(

This could not be happening - I had been obsessing about this collection for months. I should have bought them when I logged on in the morning.............

If any of you have been lucky enough to get your hands on the lipsticks and blushes please let me know what you think of the colors ( more salt on my wounds). I would love to hear from you.

Darling - 7 Khoon Maaf

Hi in 2011.

My first posting of the year. Yea.....I wanted to make it a fun musical one. So, here it is:

You have to hear the song - "Darlinggggggggggg - Ankhon se Ankhen Char Kar Le" -it is from the upcoming Priyanka Chopra movie - 7 Khoon Maaf.

It is a Vishal Bharadwaj movie and is based on Ruskin Bond's short story "Sussana's Seven Husbands". It is a movie about this girl who woos, marries and kills seven men.

I don't think the music has been released officially but the promo is out on TV and on You Tube. You should really check it out.

Mirrors replaced

I saw this Marc by Marc Jacob's bag and felt a strange affinity towards it. I now know why.

It reminds me of a Rajasthani or Gujarati batua. Here the abhla or mirrors have been replaced by grommets and studs and ofcourse it is not a cloth batua.

I really like this bag, imagine how cute it would look with jeans and a white tank during the day and with any solid colored dress in the evening. It defi makes a statement.

Spring is in the Air

This is my trend list for spring:

Pretty pastel dresses

Nude heels ( or for the more daring CLOGs)

Clutches with studs and chains

Armor rings

Putty colored polish

Snake skin/print handbags

Fergie is spot on with the trend. Check out how cute she looks in the pale grey cotton dress with studded wedge shoes, studded handbag and a big chunky ring.




Look at those nude pumps Anna Lynne has on and she has added an edginess to her outfit by layering those necklaces on.

Tip - pair a pretty pastel dress with nude heels, add on some big edgy rings and a clutch or bag that has metal - this will save you from looking Barbie doll-ish in a pastel dress.



Source: Just Jared

It's been a while

I have been going back and forth on this blog. Fashion is something I need on a daily basis along with air and water ( I can skimp on the food). But there never seem to be enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do.

This is another attempt to restart this blog and to commit and stick with it this time around.

Cheers.

Seen a couple of hours ago: Freida and Dev in London

Hot of the press:

On screen and off screen couple Freida Pinto and Dev Patel are in London today for the screening of their movie Slumdog Millionaire at Film4 Summer Screen. Here are the pictures taken a couple of hours earlier.

I like Dev but I am not sure I like his white shirt with the black edging. Also the pant and blazer colors do not seem to match. Was he wearing a make shift suit or just 3 disjointed pieces put together? Don't know and don't like.

Freida as usual looks great, love her hair and make up. Like the dress, love the embroidered multi-colored clutch and the big chunky bracelet. The only think I would have loved to see on her would have been a different pair of shoes. These are too boring, something a bit more edgy would have been nice.

Do you agree? Let me know your thoughts.

Source: justjared