I clearly need to go to more fancy events if I ever wanted to invest in a Judith Leiber bag. I look at them more like art and not utility. I would love to have a Faberge egg so maybe one of her bags could substitute :)
This is one of her newest. It’s not the cupcake I covet SOOO badly but it’s pretty.
Adorned with hand-placed multicolored crystals and featuring a birdcage design, Judith Leiber’s hand-painted clutch is simply exquisite. Carry it by the gold-tone top ring or optional chain handle to embellish an evening gown with Park Avenue glamour.
I am just missing the reason to wear an evening gown to show off my Park Avenue glamour :)
Very, very cute. The YAHOO! targeted ads are quite scary how good they are sometimes. I guess they assume if you are looking at Yahoo! Finance, you have gobs of money to spend at Bergdorf…silly ad generators…
Plus this bag is considered an “IT” bag this season. La-de-dah :) Very gorgeous. But still need to save my pennies for my Chanel :)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/06/victorias-secret-model-career-forbes-woman-entrepreneurs-tyra-banks-heidi-klum.html?feed=rss_popstories
Good for them that they don’t treat the models like meat and look for a) well-behaved girls and b) support them creating something to do for a living rather than only standing around looking pretty. Because there is always someone else prettier…
And while I have no problem with Victoria’s Secret, their models and actually like some of their lines, I have been straining to find the “curvier” ones…
“Victoria’s Secret has bucked another trend: Using bony, size-zero models. “The women are curvy and beautiful and healthy, and there’s a movement [in the fashion world] to exude that,” says Ivan Bart, senior vice president and managing director of IMG Models Worldwide, which reps or has represented many of the brand’s models. Indeed, the Victoria’s Secret “Angels” made a surprise appearance at the Paris and Milan winter fashion shows, as designers like Miuccia Prada and Marc Jacobs paid tribute to their “curvier” bodies.”
Do you see the curvier one?
I get that they aren’t the size 00 runway models used in most couture shows but I think using the term curvy isn’t actually too factual. Yes – they have some busts (helped by some padding or boob jobs) and hips (when compared to the 15-yr olds typically used in fashion print ads and shows) but come on….it actually made me laugh out loud. And the reason they have to use “curvy” girls is because lingerie and swimsuit models can’t be bony and emaciated – looks gross. Throw a dress on the bones and they look fine and will be hired, but not the unmentionables.
Although at least they didn’t say “more realistic womens’ bodies” or “bodies like most women”. Because then I’d still be laughing…uncontrollably…
I received a call from my Dad’s nursing home on my way home tonight. He is there because he had a stroke a couple years back and it killed some brain cells. So he has little to no short-term memory. He always had a great memory for everything so this is tough. He can remember every single detail from 10-15 years ago and prior. But he can’t really remember what we talked about in a phone call yesterday. It sucks to see him like that as you can he struggles to try and remember – like he knows he is missing something. He had such a sharp mind so it’s sad to see. But it is what it is.
Anyway, the nurse called and started with a “He’s fine, don’t worry. But I am legally required to call you…” Oh great…
She said he punched another patient but that it was OK, because no one was really hurt and there wouldn’t be any charges or anything. So I ask why did he punch someone. She said this patient hit another patient and my dad went in to stop him and then the guy tried punching him so my Dad decked him. I kinda had to smile.
The nurse said while we certainly don’t encourage that behavior, he did it to defend someone else and did not initiate it and it wasn’t done out of the blue or out of anger. Just defending another and then himself.
I asked again if he was OK and she assured me that he was. So I thanked her for calling me and letting me know and that was that.
Although I definitely did smile. He always told me and then my brother “never be a bully and never throw the first punch. But always be sure you throw the last one.” Guess he remembered that too :)
I LOVE this shoe!! What a GREAT color.
I do not know why but I am soooo addicted to pink. But some shades pop more than others to me and this is a great one.
I am just wondering if I take the dogs outside during the day in these, will I have enough balance ;)
And this is the little bitty Olsen twins brand. Who knew?!
I used to read the news while I ate a quick lunch at my desk. Years of working at a hedge fund instilled a never-leave-the-office-during-market-hours mentality. And even though I can now if I really want, it’s highly unusual.
But then I realized I got so annoyed/angered/upset by the news I moved on to celeb gossip. Keep it light and entertaining. I stopped that when I realized all of the people you end up reading about are useless pieces of space on earth who aren’t actors or celebrities I cared about but instead reality TV stars or people that are famous just for being famous…for no good reason at all. So now I stick with Wall Street/stock stuff or fashion. Either way…lunchtime can get real expensive ;)
Today I ran across a new Stella McCartney bag. I love her Dad tons so I often look at her stuff but have never been particularly wowed by anything – certainly not at the price point. And while I certainly applaud her convictions to not use leather (and obviously fur like most other couture designers) , I can’t imagine ever wanting this or using it. Especially for over $2000!
Stella McCartney Wooden Accordion Clutch
I’m just trying to understand/come up with the usefulness of this bag…puzzled for sure…it’s different so that’s nice if you are looking for different. I’ve personally never had a button on having to be different. I like what I like. If it’s different – cool. If it’s mass market – cool. Only matters to me that I like it.
But this is…odd. I mean…what about my pink lipgloss? Or a key? Or husky treats?! Although I guess that might prevent Storm from eating *through* it to get the treat and he would just eat IT :)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/NY-court-revives-Tiffanys-apf-387846777.html?x=0&.v=2
I think TIF should take this to the Supreme Court. eBay knows damn well that so much of the designer items sold on their site are actually counterfeits. LVMH had huge issues with eBay and people selling fake LV bags there. Do a search for North Face, Ralph Lauren, Nike, Tiffany, Coach, Rock & Republic, True Religion, and any expensive purse line and what you get back in your search is 90% fakes. Heck – there used to be so many fake Beanie Baby auctions back when they were a huge craze, my bet is the market was saturated with more fakes than real ones.
The obvious ones are the auctions actually listing themselves in China. If you are dumb enough to buy your typically $1500 LV bag for $250 from China…well…fool…money…parted…
Also, auctions listed as being in Brooklyn and LA – don’t bid. Likely fake.
I feel that if eBay is making money off the sellers for selling their fakes, and advertising that they have all these brands for sale on their site, and they show up in search results, then they have some responsibility to make sure what they are offering is authentic.
eBay wants to market themselves as more of an Amazon or online marketplace and not just a junk-filled online flea market. They are really trying to make a push into fashion. Well – then you need to be more responsible. You can bet if Amazon, Saks or Neiman Marcus sold a fake it would be their problem to address.
Their often-issued argument that they allow the companies to patrol their site and request auctions to be shut down it BS. YOU (eBay) are making money off of items being sold by people on your site. And also through your Paypal fees when they sellers receive their payments. But you want ME (the company) to hire/pay someone to monitor your site to make sure you aren’t facilitating selling fakes??
Wrong. If you offered the eBay selling platform for free and made no money off of it – then fine. I can see that argument. But you do not. So step up and deal with the fact that you offer a huge platform for counterfeit sales. As the platform/facilitator it IS your problem.
I just finished reading this book. I really liked it. I started it 4 days ago and had trouble putting it down when I needed to (to go to sleep!)
I only heard of it because of Roman Polanski making his movie adaptation. I like the actors in it and the TV ad for the movie looked good but I will wait for DVD since I am not a fan of Polanski. Feel bad for the brutal loss of his wife and unborn baby at the hands of psychos but doesn’t get him a free pass to drug and date rape little girls.
Anyway, so I figured I’d read the book first. Glad I did. Can’t see how a 2-hour movie will cover everything so I’m happy to have the full story from the book.
It’s a *fictional* tale of political intrigue aimed at Tony Blair. I think (without knowing all that much about Tony Blair and his wife’s past) that the author meshed the Clintons in with his Prime Minister and wife characters. If not, they sure have a lot in common with these 2 main characters (and the Blairs I suppose.) Of course, the US government and CIA are center stage as well.
The main character is a ghostwriter hired to “help” write the memoirs of the former British Prime Minister. Throw in a dead body or 2, the CIA and the people that surround a larger than life politician (former or not) and you’ve got yourself a great story. I figured out pretty quickly where it would lead but it was fun figuring out how they’d all get there.
Plus a large part of the story takes place in Martha’s Vineyard and MA and it was fun remembering some of the places that I saw when I visited there. I definitely want to go back! Although in the summer, and not the winter like in this story.
I love stories like this. I will now search out the author’s other books! As well as make sure the movie is in my Netflix queue. I highly recommend the book :)
This is interesting. I used to play the Hollywood Stock Exchange game years ago when it first started. Very fun since I love movies and love the stock market. But I got bored after awhile since no real money was involved :)
But now…futures contracts on movies. Quite interesting. Not sure how the SEC will like a new form of speculation in this anti-Wall Street climate. But who knows….And since I think Hollywood/the film industry is as dirty a business as they come, not sure how they can act quite so moralistic about “legalized gambling”.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=10260557
