Did you notice at the Fall 2011 Louis Vuitton fashion show that some models paraded down the runway in handcuffs while holding on for dear life to their structured handbags?
In an article at Vogue.com, the body language expert Lillian Glass, Ph.D. explains that this showed self-confidence, self-assurance and made a statement that they had nothing to hide.
She also explains the meaning behind the way the Celine…
Today is my last day at Arizona State University and so I think it’s fitting to devote today’s VPOD to the designer Kate Spade, one of ASU’s most famous graduates.
A journalism major, Kate began her fashion career in the accessories department at Mademoiselle where she became inspired to start her own line of handbags. But handbags were just the beginning! The Kate Spade brand has since…
I read over the weekend that Doris Van Schoyck had passed away at 90 years of age.
Doris Van Who?
Doris Von Schoyck.
Some of my older readers may remember her under her maiden name, Doris Bryn. That’s the name she used during her modeling days when she appeared on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Look, Ladies Home Journal and Life magazines. Or, perhaps you remember her as the bride enthusiastically…
Not every gal — or every outfit! — cries out for an oversize handbag. Sometimes a more demure, more ladylike choice is just what the fashion doctor ordered.
So take a look at today’s prescriptions in another HI/LO feature.
Today’s VPOD features both a lizard and a crocodile handbag.
One of these beauties is the genuine thing with a somewhat higher price tag but the other is an…
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Vintage 1960s Taffeta Bonwit Teller Evening Gown (millstreetvintage) | Vintage Ossie Clark for Quorum Maxi Dress (banjie309) | Vintage Gucci Handbag (evansmissy) | Vintage 1960s Floral Evening Gown (sistersoftheblackmoon) | Vintage Geoffrey Beene Little Black Dress (josies545) | Vintage Roberta di Camerino Messenger Bag (baladreen) | Vintage 1970s Chunky Knit Sweater Coat (thriftwares) | Vintage 1920s Floral…
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