Coach Baggage Tags

On a recent trip to Las Vegas I picked up these cute luggage tags from Coach.

I got them in both hot red (above) and black at a great price, nothing like that little touch of luxury in your life. They do have a downside though, I lost one on a recent flight and I'm pretty sure it's because the chain that attaches them on snapped, so my new counter measure is to use a plastic loop that is a lot stronger, you could also use a cable tie, but it wouldn't look so nice then. Its amazing what you can find when you have your eye out.

B.Makowsky Monaco Satchel

So in previous posts I have mentioned that I am a bit handbag crazy. I recently acquired this beautiful B.Makowsky Monaco Satchel in Wisteria from Amazon (great price on the bag, shocking price for the shipping).

My original attraction to this bag was the description other bloggers and reviewers had given of the leather being "buttery" soft and indeed it is, it has a luxurious feel to it, but the reason I truly love this bag now that I own it, is that it has pockets, both on the inside and outside, for everything, such as no more searching for your mobile, there is a tiny pocket on the outside that faces you and is very discrete. My least favourite part of this bag? The animal print lining, I'm glad it's not something that I have to look at often as it's a bit over the top for my liking.


It will be interesting to see how long this bag lasts and how well it wears, but I do plan on replacing it with another B.Makowsky, if I can hold out that long!

Kate Spade Handbags

While most women have a collection of shoes, I seem to have a collection of handbags. Ahh, we all must have our vices I guess!

Until recently I hadn't even heard of Kate Spade, I don't know what planet I was living on, or what actually got me initially attracted, but on my visit to Princeton in May 2010, I decided I just had to have one.

http://www.katespade.com/home/index.jsp

The problem is which Kate Spade do I want/like/need the most? Do I go for a leather or one in fabric? Once I've made that choice, what colour? Red, black, gold, yellow? Then onto style, do I need it for a weekend of the beach, work, that bridal shower or for running errands? What is a girl to do?

Below is the two beauties I have on order (I did have it down to four, but (un)luckily they ran out of the other two before I made my payment....

Shoes: Jimmy Choo

I am not a big fan of shoes. I have fat front feet and narrow heals which makes shoe shopping extremely difficult and on more than one occasion I have brought shoes, only to have them over stretch and be floppy after a week, or leave horrible blisters and marks and never wear in. But, I've wanted a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes for a long time.






http://www.jimmychoo.com/





I'm not too sure I've I'll ever actually "invest" in a pair of fine, black, leather Jimmy Choo's (I live in steel caps for work and flat shoes the rest of my time so the heal could be hilarious). But a girl can always dream can't she?







And dream she will....

Oroton handbags and other leather goods

I have always been a fan of this Australian "Luxury Accessories" retailer. In fact I have three handbags, once wallet and one coin purse at current count, including this baby in black (one of the smaller bags I have is in this very vibrant and classy red).

http://www.oroton.com/?nocache=true

One of the key components of the Oroton label is their "O", which can be seen on their handbag handles, or on the clasp of their purses.

The beautiful part of the Oroton brand is because it has been around since the 1930s, you can pick up one of their vintage styles in most of the local vintage clothing stores or vintage markets that happen around town. The mesh style can be found on occasions un-used, in the original box.