Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at
7:11 am
So many celebs have been spotted dining at Katsuya recently. I wonder why? Either the food is that good or word has gotten out that Katsuya is now one of the places to be seen.
One of the paps’ latest “captured at Katsuya” was Kim Kardashian on Tuesday, May 11, 2010:


May 11, 2010 – Kim Kardashian and some friends leaving Katsuya restaurant in Hollywood, CA
Kim’s dinner at Katsuya outfit is a black cutout dress by SENA, open toe jersey fabric sandals by Givenchy, and a fringe shoulder bag by Genevieve Jones:

Genevieve Jones Grace Silver Fringe Bag
This bag has a 21″-long shoulder strap, 7″-long chain fringes, and a metal-embossed leather label medallion hanging from the end of the drawstring closure. It retails for $695.00 at Singer22.com.
If that’s too steep a price, the Kitana Crossbody by Affliction has the same long-strapped shoulder bag look:

Afflication Kitana Crossbody
The leather shoulder strap on the Genevieve Jones bag is now a chain strap on the Affliction bag, and the chain fringes are now leather fringes. But the long-strap hip bag look is still achieved and at just $62.00, the interchanging of materials on the Afflication Kitana Crossbody can be overlooked.
Purchase the Afflication Kitana Crossbody through Zappos.com. Also available in charcoal and brown.
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at
8:00 pm
Gwen Stefani sure did use the perfect accessories when she attended the Diego Della Valle’s Celebration of Tod’s Boutique and MOCA’s Jeffrey Deitch last April 15, 2010:


The 40-year old singer and fashion designer paired her shining silver dress with L.A.M.B. Zan strappy heels, a L.A.M.B. Surrey Clutch, and the best accessory of them all, her delectable rockstar husband Gavin Rossdale.
Yum. Now back to the clutch.
Gwen Stefani’s zippered leather clutch with a fringe tassel is a new release from her L.A.M.B. (Love Angel Music Baby) line:

L.A.M.B. Surrey Clutch
As you can see from Gwen Stefani’s pictures above, the clutch is pretty big almost to the point of being oversized. The fringe tassel is attached to a zipper along the sides of the clutch. The main access point is obviously the flap in front, but it’s not clear if that exterior zipper makes the the clutch roomier when opened. I hope it does because otherwise, the whole point of making the clutch oversized would be useless.
The coal color of this clutch matches with Gwen Stefani’s silver dress and black heels, but I think the other colors, particularly the royal, are more eye-catching:

L.A.M.B. Surrey Clutch in chalk

L.A.M.B. Surrey Clutch in royal
You can also see the zipper and the textured details on the clutch better in these lighter colors. The L.A.M.B. Surrey Clutch is available for $199.00 at Zappos.com.
Do you like the rest of Gwen Stefani’s white “nyloned” look? Find out more about the rest of her outfit in this “Gwen Stefani: White Nylons and Sandal Booties?” blog post.
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at
11:47 am
Fringe isn’t strictly limited to bohemian chic. When styled right, it can be transformed into business casual attire. The ever-so-cool and ever-so-stylish Miss Minnie Driver did just that for this outfit she was spotted wearing on April Fool’s Day:

Minnie Driver’s business casual attire

Close-up of Minnie Driver’s yellow fringe handbag
Minnie Driver wore this black blazer + white jeans + ankle boots getup to have lunch at the Le Pain Quotidien restaurant in West Hollywood, CA. The orange scarf and the handbag – both with fringe details – dress down the look a notch and lend a soft touch to her outfit. The result is a casual enough look for just a lunch date but still dressy enough for a business lunch meeting.
As always, Minnie Driver’s style is right on point. She combined an unusual color palette of orange and yellow with her accessories but she somehow still made it work against the black and white backdrop made by her blazer and jeans. Her outfit makes her accessories pop and her accessories add color to her clothes.
I still haven’t identified Minnie Driver’s exact bag, but here are 3 yellow fringe handbags that can be worn as part of business casual attire:

Dooney and Bourke Fairfield Champosa, $235.00

Etienne Aigner Tucson Tassel Tote, $100.00

MICHAEL Michael Kors Braided Grommet Large Shoulder, $398.00
All yellow fringe handbags here are available on Zappos.com. If anyone identifies Minnie Driver’s handag, please let me know!