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.

Gucci Spring Summer 2010 Mens - Bags

• White and Perforated

This season's Gucci for men is mostly about white (and also black, but mainly white) bags, but the new trend from Gucci is perforations and neoprenes. So, these are some of my hot picks.

The white leather tote above features top zip closure, top handles, two open top compartments and one zip compartment. I think it's worth paying USD1390 for this tote, since it's leather. 3 months ago I bought a whote Guess tote very similar to this tote, but it's not leather and it's 17 times cheaper.

1. The first tote is a off-white cotton tote with blue leather trim. I'd say I really like the blue leather trim but 990€ for a cotton tote? Makes me think twice.
2. This bag grew on me. I didn't like it at first glance, but I'm starting to accept its shape. It's actually leather (I thought it was also cotton), and has grey nylon trims. Measuring at 16.5"L x 5.9"W x 18.1"H this tote retails for USD2550. If I'm not mistaken the python skin version of this tote was shown during the fashion show last year, but sadly it didn't make it into production.
3. I really like the shade of this blue leather duffle. It looks just like other Gucci duffle bags but this bag costs twice as much as others at 1990€.

This season Gucci also released several bags with the GG imprimé coated canvas. In the picture above it's the blue and white GG imprimé small flight bag with leather trims, with matching belts. I have no idea why, but the blue one is at USD590 while the white one is a lil bit more expensive at USD690.

I went to see it myself, I'd say the blue bag is really nice, just the right size, but the blue isn't as blue as I expected. Only with the reflection of light it'll look as blue as it is in the picture above

I never knew this bag existed until I browsed through the Gucci men's catalog! This bag really caught my attention as it is a mixture of white skuba fabric, perforated leather, crocodile skin with rubber interlocking G detail. The crocodile skin is used around the interlocking G detail and the bottom of the tote. For all these exotic mixture in classy white, it retails for USD8600.

This bag is actually on my list as it somehow matches the Jimmy Choos I want. As I stated above, this blue GG imprimé small tote with leather trim is not as blue as it looks in the picture above. I was actually quite disappointed. It was also very bulky at the bottom, making it difficult to be carried on the shoulders. At least it retails at an affordable price of USD770. RM3000 in Malaysia. It's still on my list anyway :-)

I'll leave you readers with this picture of the dark grey rubberized crocodile tote which retails for USD27900. *It looks so majestic.*

Chanel Fashion Show - Fall-Winter 2010

• Princes and Princesses

Eventhough the show is like, almost a few weeks ago, but it's not too late to blog about right? It's not even fall or winter yet. Haha.

Well this season's collection somehow really gives me the cold (lol yeah the chunks of bona fide icebergs which was specially transported from Scandinavia, and models had to walk on water which was the melts of the ice bergs. So cool right?), princess-y and a lil bit of Narnia kind of feeling. Don't you think so?

This is their runway. Gosh it's so big and the ice bergs are just huge!

Really huge.

Oh by the way, out of the SO many ready-to-wears, these are my favourite picks.

First up is the 2 "obedient, good princesses" walking down with fur boots and dresses with trains. It must be quite heavy as the trains would get wet. Somehow the clothes reminds me of the evil Queen of Narnia. Really like the line pattern in the left model's top.

Next up is the "I'm-growing-up teen princesses", walking down in blouse, which is kinda short, and black heels. I like the "ruffle-ish" detail on the first model, especially around the wrist and neck. The gradient colour on the 2nd model's blouse has that "it looks really nice but I can't seem to see what it is" kinda feeling.

These, I call them the "rebel princesses". First model wears a short, sexy, fur pants and high fur boots. 2nd look, the blouse is really nice, plus the bracelets around her wrist and her hair and her face expression, she looks like she's saying, "I don't care what you say but I'm a rebel!". 3rd look has the ruffles all over which looks like flowers attached to it. Looks unique.

Well these are the princesses which looks ready to reign the country. Haha. First looks has the business look and the ready-to-deal feeling. The way the 2nd model poses and how she looks like, she really looks like Victoria Beckham. I guess the fur jacket really suits Victoria Beckham. Lets see whether she'll get it this fall or not.

This is like the travelling type of princess. Has the country look. Not much to say, but I still really liked it. It grew on me.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this coat. Period.

Coming to my conclusion, I think Chanel this season didn't fail to impress me and make me go WOW! But still some looks are like, either the same, or a lil bit too much detail, or too much fur! Oh for your info all the fur used in this whole collection are faux fur, so there's no real fur. Thank God no real fur was used. But no matter how much faux fur I wear on myself...

















I wouldn't wanna look like a big foot polar bear.

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.

Chanel Pre-Fall 2010 Collection

• So Bring Out the Shopaholic in Me!

Something I noticed about Chanel's Pre-Fall 2010 campaigns and product photos is that, these photos have the Chanel paper bag all over the place!

Got what I mean?

So without hesitation, I browsed through the collection and I've gotta say I really liked some leather goods! These are favourite after all I've browsed through.

The moment I saw this, I went like, woah! It's so shiny~ The buttery quilted lambskin~ If a lady would to carry this to anywhere, she would be the centre of attention =)

*tires screeching sound* Unless there's a Birkin around. LOL!

Furry~ This lil evening clutch is made of Orylag fur (it's a rabbit if you didn't know, just like me) and a strap of pearls. Wow. I guess it should be real pearls. But maybe not Mikimoto standard, or the clutch will cost a bomb!

A normal looking white quilted lambskin Chanel flap bag. Next!

When you look at this, you'll start to tilt your head left and right to get the right shape of the bag. FOCUS! Look straight people! It's a large quilted lambskin tote with an exernal pocket which looks like the stiched-on classic flap bag with the Mademoiselle lock. Now turn your head back up.

Simple, stylish, and convenient. It has no loud patterns nor crazy design, but I'd to say this grey calfskin tote is one of my favourite one among all the other bags. I don't know, I just feel the bag somehow. It has a Mademoiselle lock too~

This might not look the best, but I'm writing about this bag because I saw it personally and checked it out. It's quite a nice bag, spacious, and I like the texture of the nylon, it's different from other designer brands. Unfortunately that time the leather version hasn't arrive yet. If I'm not mistaken, the nylon version retails around RM5700+ and it comes in black and white. No blue for Malaysia. Boo. The leather version comes in black and white and retails for (I think) RM11,350. Chanel prices. Sigh.

Movin' on to shoes~

10.5cm satin pump with pearls. What more do you want? Diamonds? Go find Jimmy Choo.

This is special~ 9cm heeled tweed boots. The must have for your pre-fall wardrobe. I love how you can see some pink and light blue in it. And the finishing touch of this boots is the metallic heel. Perfect.

Gold shiny metallic suede goatskin sandal. With a ruffle flower? Something for the red carpet?

This time for the sneakers Chanel came up with this black quilted nylon sneakers. Nothing special about it, but maybe some guys would kill to get it.

I actually hate sneakers with nylon because, wouldn't the nylon get scratched and would tear easily? Somebody please explain to me and change my views on nylon shoes.

I LOOOOOVE THESE 2 WALLETS! One in metallic quilted lamskin and the other in white calfskin. Oh please keep them for me till the end of the year =D

Last but not the least, accessories! Specifically, bracelets! I really like these bracelets above and I guess that men can wear them too! The first one is a python skin bracelet, the 2nd one a snakeskin embossed lambskin, and the last one fabric. But the main attraction of these bracelets is the Mademoiselle lock. Sweet!

So in conclusion, I think I like the way how Chanel doesn't instantly follow other brands like how Gucci and Louis Vuitton are coming up with pink and red leather goods.

As you can see the pre-fall collection is all about white, grey, black, shiny metallic lambskin and back with the tweeds.

Can't wait for the Fall-Winter collection!

I hope one day I would come home just like this, except with THINGS in those paper bags LOL!

Goodnight.