Cameron Diaz and Her Fraying Lanvin Genereux Shoulder Bag

Erika — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:33:07 +0000

Cameron Diaz was dressed head to toe in Lanvin for the “Shrek Forever After” premiere held on April 21 in New York City:

Everything Cameron is wearing – from the dress to the purse down to the shoes – is all from the Lanvin Spring 2010 RTW collection.

The dress is draped beautifully on Cameron and I like how she broke up all the black with dainty nude heels. The purse with the tulle and chain strap is also very pretty, but I’m not really sold on the ribbon tied to one end:

Close up of Cameron Diaz’s Lanvin Genereux Shoulder Bag

It looks like it was haphazardly put together and not very well-made particularly for a Lanvin creation. They could have at least sealed the ends of the the ribbon to prevent it from fraying and fringing like what’s happening to Cameron’s purse in the picture.

In case you’re wondering, the Lanvin purses didn’t look like that on the runway and the ribbon on Cameron’s purse has really started to unravel from use:

The Lanvin Spring 2010 bags on the runway

The most attractive purse from the ones above for me has got to be the red one because at least the ribbons don’t look like I tied them onto the purse myself.

Bows and ribbons are very girly details and they add instant femininity to anything. They’re also close relatives of the fringe and would be great alternatives for it. I found a couple of evening purses like Cameron’s that have much sturdier ribbons, and for those who just can’t give up fringe, I also managed to find 2 evening purses like Cameron’s that have both bows and fringes.

Here are 2 beribboned evening purses that definitely won’t fray at the edges:

Franchi Handbags Shari Sequin, $179.00

Jessica McClintock Bow Frame with Lace, $58.00

And here are 2 evening purses with both bows and fringes:

Ashley M Bow Tie Evening Bag,$30.00

La Regale Tafeta Clutch Tube Bow, $36.00

Fringe Handbags & Purses » Ashley M

Cameron Diaz and Her Fraying Lanvin Genereux Shoulder Bag