Kate Spade SLGs

• Neat and Clean

Yesterday I read a post from BagaholicBoy on the Kate Spade Creative Jane Street Graham which is a cardholder, and I really liked it!

This is the one. Isn't it nice? For USD55 I think it's not a problem to spend a lil extra for a leather Kate Spade cardholder. If converted to Malaysian Ringgit, it supposed to be around RM200, but I visited the store today and they're selling at RM280! Sad! :-(

I didn't see this in the store, but I think I prefer this one. The Creative Jane Street. It can contain more stuff such as cards, coins and you can hang your key onto the key ring provided. But this is a lil more price-y retailing at USD75.

I saw this today at the store and I was quite disappointed. Is the website wrong or is the store selling it for too much? It's USD45 in the States but here in Malaysia it is retailing at RM480. Something's wrong somewhere. But still I find this very useful, though the size is a little bit too big.

Unfortunately I didn't see this in the store today too. The Big Apple Darla from the picture, you can fit in more cards and receipts. Such convinient purse for USD55.

So which is your pick? Mine's definitely the Creative Jane Street in green. *grins*


Source : BagaholicBoy, Kate Spade.

The New Julia Collection from Coach

• Simple Yet Stylish

Recently, Coach just released a collection called the Julia.

Basically everything from the Julia family has the 4 C logo like the one above.

First up is the Julia leather Op Art Perry Tote. This bag has a zip closure and it comes in 7 colours which is Lilac, Sunflower, Cream, Gunmetal (these 4 above), Mahogany, Black and Emerald. Although this bag has simple design on it, but it looks definitely modern yet classy for everyday use. This retails for USD298.

The Julia canvas Op Art Logo tote is a lil bit different as the bag is made of linen cotton canvas in natural/white-ish colour, but there are some leather parts just like the bag above. The green parts are made of leather. The bag comes in 3 different colours which is Emerald (above), Platinum and Lilac, retailing at USD278.

If you want a bag with more CC logo on it, the Julia Op Art tote is the one for you. This bag comes in 3 different colours which is Pale Khaki with Gold leather trims (above), Sunflower with Cream leather trims, and Black and White with Black leather trims, all also retailing at USD278.

All the Julia tote above have only one size which measures at 19 (L) x 14 1/2 (H) x 7 1/4 (W).

Besides the totes, there is also a shoulder bag from the Julia. I gotta say it looks better than the Julia totes as the CC logo is a lot smaller and not so "loud". The normal size version measures at 13 3/4 (L) x 16 (H) x 3 (W) and comes in 5 colours which is Gunmetal (above), Black, Mahogony, Lilac and Cream. This one retails at USD298.

The shoulder bag also comes in another size which is XL. Lol. Measuring at 16 1/4 (L) x 20 (H) x 3 1/2 (W), it comes in 5 colours which is Gunmetal, Black, Mahogony, Cream and Emerald. Being just slightly bigger than the normal size, the XL one retails for twice as much as the normal sized one at USD598. Nope, not worth the pennies.

This one's suitable for the elderly ladies, the Julia leather satchel. Coming in only one size measuring at 13 3/4 (L) x 11 (H) x 4 1/2 (W), this bag comes in 4 different colours which is Mahogony (above), Sunflower, Gunmetal and Cream, and it retails for USD298.

Fret not little girls, there are Julia bags for you too! And that's the Julia Op Art swingpack. Coming at 3 different colours which is Pale Khaki and Black/White (above) and Black, this bag retails at an affordable USD128.

But personally I feel the Julia swingpack in leather is worth more the pennies. Retailing at only USD138, only USD10 more than the one in fabric, the swingpack measures at 7 1/2 (L) x 8 1/2 (H) and comes only in Gunmetal and Black leather. Gunmetal for me!

The Julia Op Top Hanle Pouch suits you if you just carry around your phone, wallet and maybe some make-up tools. Measuring at 7 (L) x 6 3/4 (H), this bag comes in Black (above), Sunflower and Pale Khaki and retails for USD138.

Besides the normal Op Art print and leather, the Julia tote (USD278), swingpack (USD128) and top handle pouch (USD138) comes in Scarf Print too, with metallic leather trim.

Of course there are some SLGs from the Julia collection, but it'll just boring to read such a long post right? Anyway, there are long wallets retailing at USD198-USD208, small wallets retailing at USD138-USD168 and wristlets retailing at only USD98.

Of course you can personally check it out for yourself by clicking this link.

So after looking at all these bags, which is the one for you?

Louis Vuitton Monogram Empreinte Collection

• FINALLY!

This is what a commentor said after reading about this new collection.

"Just when I gave up on LV they come out with this!"

And so did I reacted this way!



Yesterday in Paris, Louis Vuitton introduced the Louis Vuitton Monogram Empreinte Collection to the press. This new line of leather products are defined as 'luxury with an edge'. The products in this collection would be fully in grained leather, alongside with gold hardware paired with a string of leather, and embossed with the Louis Vuitton Monogram, which was never done before!

The line of products includes...

Long wallets, ranging around 500 Euros... (Hey it's time to replace my 1 and a half year old wallet!)

Clutches which will retail around 800 Euros...

Oh God I just love this Navy Blue clutch. Something for the guys! I guess this is the perfect clutch for me as I need something not too big and at least something in leather!

Hobo bag, which is the Artsy MM which will come in around 1450 Euros...

Rectangular-ish bowling bag which will retail around 1100 Euros. Hey it's very affordable for a leather bag and it's from Louis Vuitton! This reminds me of the USD2000+ silvery bowling bag Britney had I think 2 years ago.

And of course, totes!!! I really like the colour above, but it's Navy Blue, which is known as "false black". Come on! If Navy Blue, give more blue to it! Don't make it look so black-ish =(

OFF-WHITE! Really sweet. I think if I ever purchase one of these totes, I'll opt for the off-white one.

This tote comes in 2 sizes which is the smaller one PM retailing around 1350 Euros and the bigger one MM at around 1700 Euros.

Oh btw, there are 5 colours for this collection which is Taupe (light brown), Bordeaux (dark brown), Blue (some awkward yet nice blue), Navy Blue (false black =.=), and Off-White.

And the best part is, this collection would be permanent! YAY!!!

Yves Saint Laurent Muse

• YSL's Iconic Bag

When someone mentions Yves Saint Laurent, what comes to your mind? I'm sure for true fashionistas, the first thing that comes to their minds is of course, the one and only iconic Muse.

But sadly in Malaysia, YSL is not very popular among the ladies. I RARELY see ladies carrying YSLs around, in fact, I only saw one lady carrying a grey croc-embossed Muse and I have doubts about its authenticity. Lol.

So anyway, as I received an email from YSL yesterday, they introduced the new fall collection and it happened the email had a photo of several Muse.

Basically, the Muse comes in 2 sizes, the Large Muse (17" X 11" X 5") and the Oversized Muse (18" X 16" X 5").

As for now, they have 5 different types of Muse which is the classic leather Muse, the patent Muse which comes only in black, the croc embossed suede Muse, the metallic leather Muse and the leopard Muse.

As you can see in the picture above, the 2 bags at the top left corner is the black patent. The smaller picture is the oversized one which retails for US$1,450 and the larger picture is the large Muse which retails for US$1,350.

The classic leather Muse has the most choices among the rest of the types of Muse.

The large leather Muse comes in 10 different colours which as seen above which is Pink, Ivory, Cognac, Navy, Red, Brown, and not in the photo, Olive, Mauve, Grey and Black. Each one retails for US$1,450.

The oversized one comes in Black, Grey, Brown, Ivory, Pink and Navy and retails for US$1,550 each.

For me I feel that if you want something that'll last for a long time, you should pick basic colours such as black, brown or ivory. But if you want to follow the season's colour now, you can either pick the Navy or the Red.

But if I would to pick one, I would definitely go for the Olive as it is not a very common colour, but yet it is a lasting one. As I said how I loved Olive to go with golden hardware, fortunately this Olive Muse comes with golden hardware. And US$1,550 for an Iconic leather bag is reasonable ok!

If you are one person who need all the attention, then the metallic leather Muse is the one for you. The metallic Muse comes only in one size which is the oversized one. It comes in shiny silver and gold and retails for US$1,450. I'm fine with this one as the metallic colour is shiny and not too striking. I wouldn't have to blink my eyes too often too.

Everyone's striving to get exotic skin bags nowadays. If you want to have an exotic looking bag without harming any animals, then the croc-embossed suede Muse is the one for you. It comes only in large size and retails at a lil bit higher price which is US$1,695. It comes only in 2 colours, which is grey and beige. Hmmm...not too sure about the colour, but it might grow on me. Maybe the grey one looks better if I would to see it in person.


Last but not least, in fact, the best part, Leopard Muse! Fortunately, it comes in both large and oversized and retails for US$2,395 and US$2,495 respectively. It's made of printed calf leather and too add some striking detail to it, the golden hardware definitely stands out from the striking pattern of the bag.

If you're one of those who follows the season's trend, the Leopard Muse is a must-have!

If you noticed, the difference of price of the 2 sizes is US$100 for each type of Muse. This shows that the question here is not about the worth of the bag, like, some people might say, for an extra US$100 I'd rather pay for the oversize one. But the thing here is about which one suits you more, and how you would like to carry it.

The large one is more suitable to be carried on the shoulder as it has a longer handle while the oversized one is better hung on the elbow or hand-carried. So, it's not about the worth factor, it's about which size suits you and how you want to carry it.

As a conclusion, I feel that an average price of US$1,500 for a leather iconic bag is definitely worth the penny and it is of course a good investment. Who knows, you can even pass it down to your daughters or your grand-daughters!

Goodnight.

Struck by Burberry's Winter Storm

• This is Fierce!

Around last week, Burberry released a collection which is part of the Fall-Winter 2010 collection, which is dubbed the "Winter Storm".

They came up with a couple of bags, wallets, and a range of clothes which includes childrenswear too!

What I notice in the collection is that, BLACK is the colour of the collection. Almost every accessory comes in black, or if not, in Burberry's signature check design in black and grey. Well, there are 2 bags which cames in metallic champagne too.

But besides having black in everything, another main focus in this collection are the studs! Here are some of my favourite studded stuffs...

On the left is a white studded collar long sleeve shirt and on the right is a double breasted trench coat which has studs at its undercollar, epaulettes and belt.

I like how the studs are placed so clean and neatly. Remember I once blogged about what I wanted to wear for a special occasion as a "naughty boy" (2NE1 post)? I guess the white shirt would make the whole look perfect. But first I need to US$295 to purchase it. And for those who dare to look more fierce, the trench coat comes at quite a fierce price tag of US$1,695.

No worries ladies, you can be fierce too!

Just like the men's clothes, there is a white studded cuff long sleeve shirt and a black studded cuff trench coat for the ladies.

Just like the men's clothes, the studs are placed very neatly and clean. The white shirt retails at US$350 while the trench coat retails at US$1,595. Be careful not to punch your boyfriends when you wear these studded clothes! *Boyfriends, don't mess with your girls too if they happen to wear those on your date.*

As for the accessories, these are (for me) some of the fiercest ones in the collection.

At the top left of the photo is a studded black python skin tote bag. I didn't know they could put studs on snake skin! With a length of 18", men can actually work this bag, but the design and structure of the bag is a little bit feminine. This python ain't coming cheap ya'know, it bites at a price of US$5,000. Or if it is too pricey, you can opt for the normal black leather one which comes at US$2,195 or the Burberry black and grey check version for US$1,895.

Another accessory in the collection that bites is the python skin platform boots which crawls up to the thigh! Standing at a fierce 5" heel, this boots comes at a hefty price of US$2,495.

At the bottom left is a leather driving studded glove. Nothing extra-ordinary about this piece, but it would complete my "naughty boy" look. If only they have a fingerless version...

Last but not least in the photo, is the studded metallic leather bowling bag which comes in black and dark nickel (champagne-ish colour). The design of the bag makes it look like a unisex bag, plus there is a long shoulder strap, but the sad thing is that it's too small for men to work this bag. It's only 14" long. =(

THIS! Is what I really need. I need this for my "naughty boy" look! It's just perfect! It's a chunky studded leather necklace. The studded leather has been threaded through the metallic links to create extra texture. This is what I really need. Oh gosh. What I need is US$595. Or if I opt for the finer version, US$495 please.

But if I can't afford the necklace above...

At least give me the chance to buy this! All I need now is to find a way to save up €175.

Goodnight.

Perfect Christmas Presents : Animal Themed Gifts

• Cute and Lovable!

I've always enjoyed receiving gifts related to animals. Be it a keychain, a notepad, or a soft toy. I loved them all. Most of these gifts are usually very cute and lovable. For those who likes animals with more legs would prefer insect-related gift like a rubber spider or a beetle phone strap.

Here I've compiled a few animal-related gifts from designer labels you could give to your friends and family this Christmas.

First up is the cute doggy keychain fron Braun Buffel. I actually fell in love with it when I saw it at Bagaholicboy.com, and looking at its affordable price I definitely had the itch in my pocket to get one! I've actually seen it in person, and I think it's reasonable for such an adorable gift with good quality and material used. And it's not small too! There are a few more animal-related keychains and coin purse from Braun Buffel which ranges from SGD59 - SGD99 (RM150 - RM250). You can check it out here.

(I just came back from Mid Valley, the keychains are at RM199. I think. And yes, they're big for a keychain!)

Next gift is from Coach. Small, cute, simple, and shiny! This sequined red bear would definitely bring out the smile of your loved ones while it shines the Christmas red sequins under light. Definitely a wonderful and yet affordable gift only at USD38 (RM200+, tax on Coach is really high in Malaysia).

Burberry is not left out too y'all. The cute little birdie keychain up there won't fail to make your loved ones smile. At £85, you would get to choose between 4 colours which is green (above), raspberry pink-red, dark blue and gold (which is yellow lol).

A little something more luxurious than the previous ones, is the animal accessories from Louis Vuitton. The one at the top is the animal coin purse is a patent leather (Vernis) purse with a little bit of snake skin which retails at USD500. The one at the bottom is a bird coin purse with a D-hook on it at it comes slightly lesser at USD340. Definitely a must-have for Louis Vuitton fans.

I like this. Prada has came up with A LOT of gifts which most of them are keychains like the plexi glass bear (left), printed fabric bear (middle) and leather cute weird robotic keychain lol (right). Of course there are MANY more from which to choose at Prada's website and they range from USD180 up to USD195. Very cute yet classy (love the gold plated tag).

This one has been around for some time, but it's never too late nor outdated to give someone the adorable Gucci dog keychain for Christmas. Each of these Gucci dog keychains have different names and they are all made in GG fabric with a little bit of leather. Each of these retails at USD150. There are also some in white Guccisima leather, which I think costs around RM600, I think.

Another one from Gucci is the Gucci Mouse Purse, which currently can be found at Net-A-Porter
selling at £145. Lol I think it's kinda cute. I think I might laugh all night long if I stare at it the whole night. I don't know why, lol.

Woooo... A little luxury from Bottega Veneta. The phone strap above is (I believe) a cat shaped one in blue crocodile skin. It retails for USD100. It's really small for such a price, but reasonable for a crocodile skin item. There are 2 other shapes too in different colours.

Besides phone straps, Bottega Veneta has a line of jewelry collection which features insects like bugs and beetle. The bug ring above is actually oxidized silver (love the colour gradient) and it retails at USD360.

Besides the ring there are many more for you to choose, from necklaces to earrings to bracelets that could cost up to USD2380! Pricey, but definitely a statement piece, especially at Christmas dinners.


Last but not least, if you wanna give a top luxurious gift, you would definitely have to check out Tiffany! They have A LOT of animal-related gifts ranging from pendants, to rings, to charms, bracelets and brooches! A few example is the LadyBug charm in 18k yellow gold with enamel retailing at USD750, the octopus in 18k yellow gold with 2 diamonds retailing at USD500, the dragonfly in platinum with diamonds and a rock crystal (I think) at USD2,980, and last but not least, a butterfly clip in 18k gold and platinum with diamonds and coloured gemstone retailing at USD30,000.

Of course there are many more brands you can definitely check out like Tod's which has the keychain with little animals on it, Hermes animal-shaped coin purse in exotic skins or even Cartier panther jewelries!

But when you give these gifts, give it with a cheerful heart, or it has no worth at all. Have a great time finding gifts for your loved ones. =D

Source : Bagaholicboy, Coach, Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Tiffany and Co., Prada, Louis Vuitton.