I am in love. I have been waiting for the right teal bag to present itself. Last year it was a green gem that became my staple carrier for the fall months, and this year I was determined that it would be teal. A great combination with browns, blacks, and the season’s lighter denims teal is a girl’s best friend.

And I have found my new companion: the Coach Gallery Tote in Silver-Blue paten for $358.
This bag has the clean lines that make it a great accessory for day or night. I love the idea of shiny paten on a crisp fall day with a background of rust coloured leaves. Leave the office, through your suit jacket in the bag (there’s plenty of room) and it’s you, a beautiful camisole, and this bag out to dinner.

Not just beautiful, this bag also has all those features that we need in order to keep a tote organized. With a key clip and exterior pocket you won’t be caught digging in the bottom for a ringing cell phone or loose keys. I also love the internal pockets that I can just imagine filling with cards, lip glosses, and all those other crazy items that find their way into my purse.
Although I love it best, this purse does not just come in silver blue. It is also available in striking mahogany silver and a very crisp silver white. A note for those of you who are looking for a white tote, think seriously about the paten. Not only is it hot, but it’s also easier to care for than a lot of other bag materials

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Looking around at this site there is not nearly enough Coach love going on. Really, we need to give loving where loving is due. Who else gives us such beautiful and ever functioning bags if not Coach? What other design house puts as much care and thought into their designs and then offers us a wide selection of shoes, wallets, scarves and everything else to coordinate? Other’s may do it well, but Coach does it best.

In fact, Coach is even the best at giving us the worst. Don’t get me wrong, given the choice I’d grab a Coach every time, but only if there was enough selection to avoid getting this . . . .

This monstrosity is the Legacy Signature Suede Fringe Slim for $448. Remember ladies: There is never a good excuse for bad fringe. Pocahontas aside I have yet to see a girl pull this look off. I may be wrong; I may not travel in circles where the Wild West is still in; I may have an unreasonable phobia of fringe; but this is bad. And look, it’s multiplied into other Coach lines.

In case the slim doesn’t have enough square footage to get your fringe fix, Coach offers a tote to compensate. This fringe duffle retails at $448.

Ok, back to the Coach love. All joking aside, it is a truly magnificent design house that is not afraid of trying something. I’m sure, sadly, that there are women out there who fawn over these bags. If Coach didn’t make bags I hated so vehemently, they wouldn’t make those I love so passionately either.

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Victoria Bechkam pictured here strutting down the streets of New York with her Marc Jacobs Leopard Chain Link Satchel. It’ll only set you back $2k, lol. Im in love with this hangbag! Heres a closeup of it.

Those Double top handles are comfortable and are perfect for a stroll. It featues leather trim and goldtone hardware, studs and push-lock accent, detachable chain link strap and leather lining. The fur is from New Zealand.

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One of my favorite Coach handbags, the Chelsea Pony Satchel is in rich brown leather and sleek dyed pony hair, has numerous interior pockets, a turnlock closure and brass ring details. It also has an inside zip pocket, Imported dyed hair calf with leather trim, turnlock closure and 16” handles which makes it comfortable to carry.

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I thank God for this Clava bag! The makers of this tote claims, “This roomy shopper is for the woman that carries everything with her at all times!” They did not lie. I am that woman! It is a very nice bag that can best used for school or work. This fully lined tote is complete with a tab closure and double shoulder straps with 13’ drop. You can even pack your books into it! I am giving this bag 10! This top shopper is made of Vachetta leather. Colors available: in black, tan and café

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You may not know about Clava Handbags but they have been making quality handbags for years. Their latest arrival, “Bridle Take Me With You Tote” is no exception.
This beautifully styled is made of Vachetta leather. I like this bag because the bottom of this purse is resilient with double-sided 24” shoulder straps. You can put a lot into this one! The price maybe expensive for this type of purse but it will be well worth it in the end. Colors available: Bridle Black or Bridle Cognac.

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If you need a purse with a lot of storage for your essentials, this Derek Alexander original might be for you. This purse is made of cowhide and has a softly drum-dyed exterior. I like the front flap and the security features this handbag offers. There are even pockets for credit cards, currency and coins. This handbag is perfect for either casual attire or travel. Cool!

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Even the brilliant have a right to beauty

Gone are the days when the intellectually elite marked themselves with pocket protectors and other horrible fashion blunders. The nerds of today are a lot more chic in the clothes and accessories they reach for. They are also a lot more choosey and with their brilliance comes the wealth to wear only the very best. To this end designers such as Marc Jacobs are creating stunning ways to help the cerebrally select spend their wealth.

Whether it’s to carry laptops from dorm room to class, or files for a business woman on the go, there is no now no excuse for an ugly carryall or, heaven forbid, back pack. Instead, as this month’s Vogue illustrates, messenger bags and briefcases are the new it item for designers.

Case in point . . .

This beautiful Marc Jacobs quilted leather bowler will set the discerning brain back about a grand, but I’m sure the brilliant can figure out an equation to reconcile the beauty factor with the cost.

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For my inaugural blog on this sight I would like to vent a complaint. A serious crime of accessory discrimination is being committed. Mrs. Melon and her magic workers at Jimmy Choo have now been enticing women and their credit cards for a decade. To celebrate they have released a vintage line featuring ten of their most inspired shoe designs. I love Choo. My feet love Choo. But more than anything - my shoulders have had a torrid love affair with Choo bags that has been so filled with passion it is just too steamy to tell about.

So what I want to know is this: why are the beautiful pieces of arm art being neglected in these festivities? If I had it my way Mrs. Melon would dig herself back into the design vault and revive the delectable designs that made me fall into Choo heaven. It would be like going back and reliving that first high school romance except now I would know what to do with it. I am now mature enough that I would be able to appreciate the subtleties of the purse’s body. Not to mention I would be able to afford to do more than window shop!

But I wonder; if Mrs. Melon were to hear my cry against this grave injustice, which bags do you think she would choose?

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