According to an article in last week's New York Times, sunglasses are the new "It" bag.

The reports of the incredible shrinking handbag have been grossly exaggerated as evidenced by the amazing roving lens of The New york Times' Bill Cunnigham. Once again, he has captured a great selection of New York women and their amazing handbags for his On The Street feature.

Whenever I moderate the comments, I find myself deleting anything that is a plug for another line or website (these usually begin with, "love that bag, everyone loves my bag I got from www.shamelessplug.com...").

As excited as I was for See by Chloe, the actual bags have been a bit anti-climactic. They're cute, for sure, but not that "ohmygoddoIhavetopickjustone?" feeling I had hoped for.
I do have a fondness, however, for this Day Tripper shoulder bag.

The people over at VoxPop.TV were kind enough to create a game on their site based on In My Bag. I have a feeling it will be a while before there is a handbag game on Wii, or X-Box or anything (though really, how awesome would a Handbag Designer type game be? Fashion Plates, but for bags!), so this is really kind of cool.

My kids just started camp, and a friend was saying that her now 8 year old daughter was mortified to still be carrying a character backpack sending my friend on a futile search for a girlie bag that wasn't too juvenile, but still youthful, and as per her daughter's request different from everyone else's bag. I believe her exact words were, "I have to have my own style mom!"

The hotly awaited See by Chloe handbag line is finally set to debut next week and you can count on Chloe's trendy little sister's accessory line to be popping up all over.

Monica Botkier is the latest designer to hop on the Target express and create a low cost line for the company. By now, the novelty has definitely lost it's luster, maybe these capsule lines don't seem as special since a new one appears every other month it seems. I could just repeat what I say every time one of these lines comes out, but you've heard it before.

I have this bad habit of getting an idea in my head, something that doesn't really exist, and then going out and trying to find the next best thing. I can usually find many "almosts", but none are ever perfect. Some, however are closer to perfect than others.

India bought a vintage pattern on Sunday, in honor of my birthday (I'm now 36, woot!).

Lo, here it is (from FuzzieLizzie) and it is made of great:

It's been a while since I delved into the realm of purposeful bags such as laptop cases, dog carriers, and one of the most difficult to find of all...diaper or "baby" bags.

It can be so hard to find a clean and classic handbag these days...add on criteria like super fashionable, and uncommon, and you'll really be hard pressed.
3 sisters from New York are determined to change all that. The Magnes Sisters have crafted a line of handbags that are chic, understated, and elegant, but by no means wall flowers.

It seems that even the most virtuous of handbag labels can take a stumble and come up with a style worthy of a bonfire. Can-do-no-wrong Chloe is trotting out the Joan bucket bag in an assortment of colors and skins as it's new hot style, but this is no Paddington, or Bay, or even bulky Saskia. I dub it the Joan of Aack! Hobo.

I don't think I'd carry this Mandeville Signature satchel from L.A.M.B. myself, but that doesn't mean I don't think that the right person could totally rock it.