Category: Cross Body

Marc Jacobs Says More Fringe in Store for Spring 2010 Part 3 of 3

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Marc Jacobs Says More Fringe in Store for Spring 2010 Part 3 of 3

Here’s the final installment in the 3-part blog post series on the Marc Jacobs Spring 2010 RTW fashion show.

I had to break down Marc Jacob’s Spring RTW collection into 3 parts because he sent 3 different kinds of fringe down that runway. The first kind were the super long fringes, the second were the bunches ... Read more

Donna Karan Wears a Fanny Pack and Wants Us to Wear Fanny Packs Too

Sunday, February 21, 2010
Donna Karan Wears a Fanny Pack and Wants Us to Wear Fanny Packs Too

Remember the post about Rihanna’s Louis Vuitton fanny pack? To refresh your memory, here’s a picture of Rihanna with that fanny pack again:

It is Lous Vuitton, but it’s still a fanny pack. A double fanny pack. With a fringe tassel.

As unlikeable a fanny pack is, it’s starting to look like Marc Jacobs isn’t the only ... Read more

Hilary Duff is Fly (and Keeps Dry) with the Antik Batik Bongo Fringed Leather Bag

Saturday, February 6, 2010
Hilary Duff is Fly (and Keeps Dry) with the Antik Batik Bongo Fringed Leather Bag

Paparazzi spotted Hilary Duff getting out of her car yesterday, a rainy Friday in LA. Her hair was understandably in messy top knot (as she was on her way to a salon), but the rest of her outfit was as usual, impeccable:

Hilary updates the 90s plaid flannel shirt look with a very now pair of liquid ... Read more

Doing Fringe Right on the Nino Bossi Fringed Crossbody

Saturday, January 23, 2010
Doing Fringe Right on the Nino Bossi Fringed Crossbody

This is how long fringes should be done on a fringe handbag:

Nino Bossi Fringed Crossbody

They fringes are long enough so they gracefully fall over the bag. Even if they’re place vertically instead of horizontally, the fringes don’t awkwardly stick out because of their soft quality and spaghetti-thin width.

The fringes are also just the right length ... Read more

Guess Who Else Loves the CC Skye Janey Chain Fringe Hobo?

Monday, January 11, 2010
Guess Who Else Loves the CC Skye Janey Chain Fringe Hobo?

Can you guess who is carrying this fringe handbag? (No cheating!)

If you’ve been following our blog, you’d know that is Lindsay Lohan:

You’d also know that this bag is the Janey Chain Fringe Hobo from CC Skye. Paparazzi caught Hollywood’s hottest hot mess out and about with this bag several times late last year, and we ... Read more

Hot Handbag Trend for 2010: Studs on the Bottom

Saturday, January 2, 2010
Hot Handbag Trend for 2010: Studs on the Bottom

The aughts are over! Now we’re on the lookout for the next hot handbag trend for the new year 2010.

We’re seeing forecasts of everything from color splashes to oversizing to loading up on bag chains, but the emerging winner is the bottom pyramid studs embellishment:

The Alexander Wang Coco Duffel with studs on the bottom

Touted as ... Read more

Top 5 Most Popular Fringe Handbags for 2009 (And the Celebrities Who Own Them)

Monday, December 28, 2009
Top 5 Most Popular Fringe Handbags for 2009 (And the Celebrities Who Own Them)

Fringe continued to be huge in 2009. The phenomenal stringy trend was seen on everything including shoes, jackets, shades, and of course, handbags.

Celebrities embraced, propagated, and evolved the fringe. Practically every young Hollywood starlet had a paparazzi shot of them wearing or carrying something fringed, and 2009 saw the JJ Winters brand name become synonymous ... Read more

Paparazzi Shots of Rihanna and Her Louis Vuitton Fanny Pack

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Paparazzi Shots of Rihanna and Her Louis Vuitton Fanny Pack

In continuation of Victoria Beckham’s fringe and foxtail LV bag, Rihanna was also photographed that week with a bag from the same Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2010 collection. But instead of one of the outrageously colored handbags, Rihanna chooses a… fanny pack?

Rihanna in an H&M sweater dress accessorized with an LV fanny pack

The LV fanny pack ... Read more

The Ubiquitous JJ Winters Fringe Handbag

Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Ubiquitous JJ Winters Fringe Handbag

How many celebrities can wear the JJ Winters fringe handbag? Let us count the ways…

Haylie Duff – 1

Paris Hilton – 2

Vanessa Hudgens – 3

Ashley Tisdale – 4

Miley Cyrus – 5

Megan Fox – 6

Ashley Greene – 7

That’s 7 and we haven’t even gotten to half of the celebs that have been photographed carrying a JJ Winters ... Read more

Eco-friendly Bags Vs. Victoria Beckham’s LV Fringe and Foxtail Bag

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Victoria Beckham and her LV foxtail bag

Victoria Beckham was recently spotted at London’s Heathrow Airport carrying the latest bag from the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2010 collection. Yes, this bag isn’t even available for purchase yet but when you’ve got clout like Posh Spice, you get everything ahead of everyone else -and possibly for free too.

The ... Read more