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Eastpak X Kris Van Assche – F/W 12/13 CollectionWhatever Kris Van Assche touches you can be sure it will be clean with a lot of attention to detail, a strong feel for ritual and the exacting depiction of a chic that evokes ‘days gone by’. The EASTPAK by KRISVANASSCHE Collection has 11 designs in four combinations of fabrics and colors and is very [...]
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YuruLiku Bags and AccessoriesI’m loving this ‘Desk Bag’ by Japanese design studio “Yuruliku”. Designers Koushi Ikegami and Kinue Oneda named their agency by combining the words “yururi”, which means “relaxing”, with “yukkuri”, which means “slowly”, in Japanese, which reflect very well their aesthetics. All
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WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie F/W12 CollectionI f there is an accessory collection I’ve loved for awhile, it is definitely WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie. The Canadian brand just introduced their Fall/Winter 2012 collection which stays true to the brands image and quality. The collection is clean and achieves the mixing of
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Gucci Zoo ‘Kid’ Accessory collectionA cute ‘children’s’ accessory collection for those animal lovers out there. Gucci has just introduced their Gucci Zoo collection, including handbags (with monogram birds which look a lot like a mix between the twitter logo and angry bird) and miniature sized key chains and wallet in different pastel colors.
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Hermes Kelly PicnicWhile surfing on the Hermès Facebook page, I discovered this very cool project they did to market their latest version of the the Kelly Bag: The Kelly Picnic. They used common picnic ingredients to recreate the iconic shape of the bag. A very cool concept, with unfortunately no credits for food stylist nor photographer. See [...]
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Mens Bag Trend ReviewA mans bag is definitely a very important accessory for any outfit – whether it’s a tote, a weekender or a backpack, you need one to carry your belongings around on every occassion. Here are the beautiful street style pictures by HB Nam from StreetFsn, his selection of bags shot during Milan Fashion Week are [...]
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Pixelfolk Bag by The Beta VersionBased in Budapest, Hungary, Pixelfolk is the latest bag and Ipad case collection by The Beta Version. Very nicely crafted with vegetable-tanned leather and felt lined, Im sure you girls will appreciate these very stylish totes. You should also watch their cute video below.
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Paper bags by Ilvy JacobsThe freshly graduated Dutch product designer Ilvy Jacobs specialized on designing bags, more specifically paper bags. Inspired by packaging, Jacobs started to investigate ways to create a longer duration through a form and/or material addition. The tactile aspects of the material and sustainability are very important in her work.
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Chanel: The Making of the 2.55Chanel send Trendland the exclusive insight of the making of the infamous 2.55. Here is the view of “The secrets of the Handbag” and its press release – People often ask why CHANEL accessories never seem to age. It is because, having been influenced by the men in her life and even more by her [...]
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Blake Lively Mademoiselle Chanel CampaignHere is the first look at the latest Chanel campaign featuring the official ambassador, hip actress Blake Lively, as well as special “behind the scenes images” of Ms. Lively’s shoot with Karl Lagerfeld. Blake Lively has been chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to represent Chanel with her fresh,
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Cast of Vices Leather Shopper BagsOur friends over at Cast of Vices just launched their bag collections along with their Collection No.4. The leather ‘Corner Store’ shopping bags are hand embossed and sewn in Los Angeles, using the finest lambskin leather to achieve highest quality product. The design of each shopper is a direct reflection of its original object of [...]
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Sarah Schofield for Dior & SwarovskiA few months ago we introduced you to the gorgeous Mondrian Swimwear collection by Sarah Schofield. Since then Sarah went to Paris to study at the Institut Francais de la Mode, where in her last year she produced these amazing shoes and sunglasses prototypes for Christian Dior as well as this beautiful clutch bag for [...]