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		<title>Valentino Nappa Studded Bow Tote</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/12/valentino-nappa-studded-bow-tote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Please, someone call Valentino and beg him to come back to the brand he spent a lifetime creating and slap some sense into the new designers bags. Valentino always said he just wants to make beautiful things, but this studded and giant-bowed mess&#8211; this would hardly be called beautiful.  Lame, yes. Silly, definitely. Useless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 cm Togo Blue Jean Hermes Birkin</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/10/30-cm-togo-blue-jean-hermes-birkin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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What a shame. Having returned from our New York City trip on the 4th of November, Purse Blog resident blogger Megs could barely wait to reveal the goodies she had scored at the Hermes Wall Street to the awaiting crowd on the forums. Sadly, she’s postponed to feature her brand new Hermes bag and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Housewives of Atlanta: “Is yo’ wig squeezin’ yo’ brain too tight, heffa?”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Folks, this is the big one.  Supposedly, anyway.
One of the big centerpieces of the season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta was a fight we didn’t actually get to see, which is a problem. Another big event was a come-to-Jesus moment between a fiance and a future mother-in-law when we know that the wedding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottega Veneta Trunk Show in San Fransisco!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Bottega Veneta
Alright, I am trying to contain myself, but it is a bit tricky. See, Bottega Veneta is having one of their amazing trunk shows tomorrow and it is in San Fransisco. It’s only a 7 hour drive from San Diego, so I am half tempted to get in my car and head north, like, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lanvin Jeannie Verni</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Once again Alber Albaz comes through for me.  I was just thinking the other day I&#8217;d like to travel with a bag that can also double as a clutch for evening so I don&#8217;t have to pack as much as I usually do and here it is, my wish fulfilled!  The Lanvin Jeannie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lanvin Ontario Messenger</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/lanvin-ontario-messenger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Dear Bag Snob,
I am a young University Professor, I am looking for a bag that will carry all of my books and papers while still looking fierce. I don&#8217;t want to look too young with a backpack, or too aged with a briefcase. What do you recommend? Thanks!
Shawna
Dear Shawna,
Now that everyone is gearing up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Happy with Lanvin!  Lanvin Happy Partage Bag</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the Chinese Moon Festival this weekend, a time to celebrate the abundance of mother nature and life.  The beginning of Fall is always a happy time for me; my son&#8217;s birthday is coming up and I have so much to celebrate in my life!  What more could a person want?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Choo&#8217;s Shiny Suede</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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I vaguely remember bashing Jimmy Choo bags a while back, probably Nicole Richie&#8217;s fault but I have to say, this is not a bad looking bag.  I love the color and the mix of suede and shiny calf leather &#8211; it strikes some kind of perfect balance of exuberance for me.   Although, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anya Hindmarch &#8211; Janie Straw Clutch</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/anya-hindmarch-janie-straw-clutch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Looking at this bag makes me want to jump on the plane and head to one of the Maldives Islands.  Every summer I am tempted by the straw bag because it is quintessentially summer and equates to warm fun days.  Well, what can be more fun that this clutch with chunky turquoise embellishment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Choo Kaaren Clutch</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/jimmy-choo-kaaren-clutch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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This reminds me of Michelle Pfeiffer&#8217;s character in Scarface with her heroin chic appeal (it was cocaine actually which makes it so much more 80&#8217;s).  This clutch would be perfect with everything she wore in that movie &#8211; the glistening metallic suede, gold hardware, even a wrist strap so she can properly seduce men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saks Fall Sale Rocks!!</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/saks-fall-sale-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you having as much fun as we are with all these sales?  With sluggish sales figures reported so far for this year, retailers are starting sales early and it looks like it&#8217;s all the good stuff, too!  These are the bags we have been salivating over but couldn&#8217;t justify so now that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lanvin London</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/lanvin-london/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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We are totally in love with Lanvin lately.  Alber Elbaz has created another gem with this London bag.  The simple and tasteful structure is given a twist with cushiony leather and plexi chains, making it edgy yet maintaining its classic appeal.  It is Steve McQueen cool and will be a well used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Choo Keeya Tote</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/jimmy-choo-keeya-tote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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I find this Jimmy Choo Keeya tote very appealing, the subtle metallic color is absolutely gorgeous and the leather detail is funky and interesting on a simply designed tote.  It kind of resembles woven leather but upon closer inspection, it&#8217;s slashed in a very punk rock and fun way, not a crazy way that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things that make you go hmmm- Weinstein buys Halston</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/things-that-make-you-go-hmmm-weinstein-buys-halston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Thanks to Michelle, our helpful intern, for bringing this New York Times article to our attention.  Harvey Weinstein (boyfriend to Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman and one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood) has just purchased Halston, the legendary fashion brand that dressed the likes of Lauren Hutton and Bianca Jagger in Studio 54 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lanvin</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/lanvin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Jimmy Choo Malena</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/jimmy-choo-malena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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With all the bright bold colors of the season, I am starting to feel over stimulated.  Which is why I am so drawn to this subtle shade of taupe from Jimmy Choo!  It&#8217;s calm and neutral, and after my latest purchase- an electric blue Tod&#8217;s tote (my &#8220;Trend&#8221; bag of the season)- I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Choo Tube Mirror Clutch for a Rockin&#8217; New Year&#8217;s Eve!</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/jimmy-choo-tube-mirror-clutch-for-a-rockin-u002639new-year-u002639-s-eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lanvin New York Bag</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/lanvin-new-york-bag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the true urbanite who doesn&#8217;t care about the latest &#8220;it&#8221; bag but celebrates her own individual style, Lanvin&#8217;s New York bag is the answer.  A unique take on the wristlet bag with a harder edge and double handles for versality, this is a bag that will reach cult status the minute it hits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of The Fashion Union</title>
		<link>http://www.handbagblog.net/2009/03/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gauging from the current state of the fashion industry, like Nicole Richie&#8217;s ads for Jimmy Choo, Lindsay Lohan posing for Chanel, Mischa Barton at the Dior Couture show, Victoria Beckham at the Chanel Couture show, Madonna at the Jean Paul Gaultier show and Balenciaga doing maternity for Gwenyth Paltrow, I am going to make some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marc Jacobs and Jimmy Choo Look-a-Likes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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I don&#8217;t know who is copying who but these bags are identical.  OK, so they aren&#8217;t twins but they certainly are close resembling siblings but to me they are the same because they both serve the same purpose (that purpose being to sit on the store shelf and stay there).  But if I [...]]]></description>
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