Handbags


Elizabeth Hurley spotted in Jill Milan clutch on set at Gossip Girl

Elizabeth Hurley was on set last week filming an episode of “Gossip Girl” when she was spotted carrying a fabulous handbag by luxury vegan accessories designer Jill Milan! This beautiful faux-patent clutch is named the “Pacific Heights Clutch” and is perfect for both daytime and evening occasions. Love that!

As we know the daytime clutch trend is huge for spring 2012, and is showing no sign of stopping for fall 2012. In fact, black daytime clutches dominated the fall 2012 runways in New York, Milan and Paris. This makes the “Pacific Heights Clutch” by Jill Milan perfect for now and well into 2013. In addition to being on  trend, this 100% animal product free handbag is a classic envelope style clutch with a hidden silver shoulder strap. 
Jill Milan’s “Pacific Heights Clutch” looked beautiful on Elizabeth Hurley and will also look dazzling when the “Gossip Girl” episode airs later this season. The “Pacific Heights Clutch” is made from faux-patent and the same style can also be found made from Italian viscose. The clutch is priced at $1,300 and is made in Italy. The hardware is handmade by jewelry artisans, also in Italy. For more information about Jill Milan Handbags, please visit JillMilan.com.
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All photos used with permission by Jill Milan.
The bottom photo features Jill Milan’s Pacific Heights Clutch in red Italian viscose.
Elizabeth Hurley wore the same handbag in black faux-patent while on set filming “Gossip Girl” in New York.

Colorful satchels for spring

The spring 2012 runways in New York, Milan, Paris and London gave the fashion world two very distinct handbag styles for the warm weather season; the daytime clutch and classic satchel. The classic satchel was shown on the runway mainly with two top handles, although the single top handle satchel is just as timeless as the double. This iconic and classic handbag style has been at the forefront of fashion for the past several seasons, and for spring 2012, as well as fall 2012, the timeless silhouette is as hot as ever.

Since satchels are timeless, many Fashionistas happen to own at least one of this iconic handbag style. Since spring 2012 is all about color, the hottest way to wear a satchel this season is in a vibrant spring hue! There is no need to worry about the shelf life of a colorful satchel. Although black is back for fall 2012, designers are still showing vivid colors, and spring 2013 is forecast to be colorful too.

We assembled a few colorful and fabulous satchels from the current spring 2012 season which can easily take you through spring 2013 in the Polyvore set below. Hope you love it!

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Shopper totes for spring offer plenty of room and help you go green

One of the biggest classics, and now, one of the most needed handbags styles in a women’s wardrobe is the shopper tote. With cities such as San Francisco and San Jose banning plastic bags and forcing retailers to charge ten cents per paper bag, consumers are starting to stock up on bags to carry their purchases home from not only the supermarket, from the shopping mall too!

Of course many of us carry around reusable shopping bags from big box stores and supermarkets, but do we really want to carry these same bags at the shopping mall? One of the easiest ways to carry home purchases from the mall, without shelling out ten cents for a paper bag, is to carry a shopper tote. A shopper tote is roomy and can easily fit a pair of shoes, clutch and that new bikini for summer

There are so many choices when it comes to shopper totes for spring. You can choose an on-trend, bright and bold colored tote or go for something classic in black or brown. The most important factor when looking for a shopper tote is to find one that reflects your personal style and goes with the majority of the outfits you enjoy wearing to the mall in your closet.

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