By now I’ve seen so many paparazzi photos of Kim Kardashian that I couldn’t be more bored with how she dresses, but every now and then, the fact that she has an incredible amount of money works in everyone’s favor and she wears something that’s either really incredible, really horrible, or some confusing combination of the two. When any of those things happen, we all win.
I’m not sure exactly where Kim’s Versace Black Leather Studded Trench falls, as far as those categories go, but it’s a really cool piece in one way or another. In fact, it seems almost too cool for Kim to be wearing it; she’s normally predictable right down to the colors that she prefers. (Or maybe I’ve just spent too much time on gossip blogs. Who knows!) It does make sense in a certain way though; after all, Donatella Versace does love a little bit of vulgarity. By pairing the trench with an Hermes Birkin, though, Kim reminded us all that she’ll never stray too far from what’s expected of her. Sartorially and otherwise.
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I keep trying to like Katherine Heigl and I keep failing. I was a big fan of Grey’s Anatomy back when she was on it, I liked her well enough in Knocked Up, I even tried to like that awful (truly awful, I’m not kidding) movie she was in with Gerard Butler a few years back. I’m thinking about seeing her new movie just because the books its based on are supposed to be good. I probably still won’t like her. It’s just one of those things.
I’m also not a big fan of Heigl’s fashion sense. Even though the pieces that she wears are generally good, like the Rebecca Minkoff Romeo Satchel in these photos, she never looks like she puts them together in exactly the right way. This outfit, for instance, is on its way to being good, but it doesn’t get there. Plus, is she wearing sheer pantyhose? Aren’t those outlawed in the US? They should be, if they’re not. They are truly horrid, and I don’t wear if Kate Middleton does wear them. They’re distracting.
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Kim Kardashian shows up to JFK with a black Birkin
In: Kim Kardashian
24 Jan 2012
What percentage of her life do you think Kim Kardashian spends carrying Hermes Birkins through airports? That’s got to be a measurable percentage of her life, right? At least, say, 10%? It’s probably something like 33% sleep, 20% getting her makeup and hair done, 7% filming one-on-one interviews for her various reality shows, 15% riding around in the back of a black SUV, 15% either flying or carrying Birkins (but not simultaneously), and 10% doing both at the same time.
That sounds about right, I think. At this point in the Kim Kardashian Long March to Obscurity, I don’t even have to explain these photos. Kim was flying from New York to someplace else, Momager Kris hasn’t figured out a way to invent a teleporter yet, Kim was forced to walk through the airport like the rest of is plebes. She did so with a black Hermes Birkin and a relatively tame outfit. For her, anyway. It did include a knee-length fur vest, after all.
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Elizabeth Banks looks straight out of “Mad Men” outside of the Late Show
In: Elizabeth Banks
20 Jan 2012
The latest in this week’s lineup of ladies who I really, really like who also carry great handbags is actress Elizabeth Banks. I think I’m the only person on earth who thought that Zack and Miri Make a Porno was funny (and really, the rest of you are probably right, but I still liked it), and her guest spot as a crazy drunk on the first season of Modern Family sealed the deal. She’s a lady who’s down to be a little shameless for a part, and I can get on board with that.
In these photos, though, Ms. Banks has nothing to be ashamed of. Her frock coat with bracelet-length sleeves and her long leather gloves meet perfectly, and the texture of the coat is amazing. This is a coat for a grown woman who dresses like a grown woman, and Elizabeth is doing a great job showing how nicely she can turn it out when she’s not playing a goofball on film. Her bright red Prada Top Handle Bowler provides the perfect pop of color against her dark ensemble.
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If I had one wish for the new year, it would be to discover even more unexpected handbag-loving celebrities like singer Alanis Morissette. Since I started posting about her last month, we’ve seen her rock Hermes, Gucci and Balenciaga. That’s an impressive array of bags for a celeb who’s not known as a style star to wear in a relatively short amount of time, and now we’re adding another It bag to Alanis’ roster: the Proenza Schouler PS1 Tote.
Not only is Alanis carrying Proenza, but she’s the first celebrity of any type that I’ve seen rocking the brand’s brand-spanking-new tote version of the popular PS1 satchel. The bag is in the black-on-black colorway that Proenza is known for in its handbags, and I couldn’t be more impressed. Alanis, are you out there? Are you a PurseForum member? Do you read us? If so, we love you. Keep wearing awesome bags! It’s so nice to be able to write about people with talent in addition to enviable accessories closets.
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Alyson Hannigan carries both her kiddo and Chanel
In: Alyson Hannigan
18 Jan 2012
This is another one of those times when I’m incredibly happy to write about someone I actually like, not just someone who is carrying a handbag worth seeing. If you’re one of the four people on the planet who doesn’t watch How I Met Your Mother, may I suggest that you check it out on Netflix Instant? It’s light, funny and a nice palet-cleanser after rewatching the entirety of Mad Men for the fifth time. (Not that I’ve done that.) Plus, Alyson Hannigan is on it and she’s totally adorable.
Because adorableness is genetic, Alyson’s daughter Satyana is also incredibly cute (and also a ginger!), and Alyson is doing an admirable job of juggling both her, some kind of large red…thing and a beautiful grey Chanel Quilted Tote. This bag in particular is a nice choice for Alyson, I think – it’s a Chanel bag without being a CHANEL bag, so it fits easily with her casual, working-mom style.
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…and she has apparently spent a good chunk of her fortune on fake tan and eyeshadow. Or, you know, getting some tasteful bangs cut to help with the fivehead situation she’s got going on here.
Tamara Ecclestone, one half of the sister duo that’s trying desperately to become the 2010s answer to Paris and Nicky Hilton, makes her American counterparts look positively refined in these photos. Since she’s not as famous as her Spelling Mansion-buying sister in the US, she’d be the Nicky of the pair, and if I were Nicky Hilton, I’d be offended by the comparison. Her Valentino Mini VaVaVoom Shoulder Bag may be current season, but is there anything more capital-O Over than an ombre Herve Leger bandage dress? All the money in the world, enough money to wear couture and not think twice of the expense, and this is the look she comes up with. It really is a pity. As Dorothy Parker so famous said, “If you ever wonder how god feels about money, just look at the people he gave it to.”
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Kim Kardashian’s pants look totally painful
In: Kim Kardashian
13 Jan 2012
At best, I’m ambivalent about Kim Kardashian and the entire Kardashian enterprise, but I have to admit that I’m a bit glad to see her back in front of the paparazzi cameras a little more as of late. She kind of disappeared (as much as a Kardashian can disappear) for a little bit after announcing her divorce was announced, and as annoying as Kim’s presence is, it’s still kind of fun to talk about what it is that she’s wearing. What doesn’t look fun, though, is wearing the pants that Kim is sporting in these photos.
The Kardashians spend their entire lives in front of cameras wearing uncomfortable things. That’s their job, basically. From six-inch stilettos to skin tight jeans with no stretch whatsoever to pencil skirts so tight that it’s impossible to walk with a normal stride, they do it all. The Kardashians could compete in the uncomfortable clothing Olympics and probably take home all three medals. But these pants that Kim is wear? Skin-tight, high-waisted and crotch-strangling? I can’t. How does she sit? These trousers honestly look so miserable that I barely even noticed Kim’s tan Hermes Birkin, and when the Birkin is the second thing I see in a photo, you know there’s a problem.
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Normally I zip right by paparazzi photos of actresses entering and leaving their appearance on The Late Show. After all, it’s much more interesting to see what someone picks for themselves than what a stylist chose for them to wear in order to appeal to the widest cross-section of possible viewers while they promote a movie or TV show. When I saw these photos of Kate Beckinsale, though, I couldn’t help but take a second look.
The black and gold Donna Karan cocktail dress that Kate is wearing in these photos is utterly gorgeous. It shifts in the light, but no so much that it looks cheap. In fact, it looks the exact opposite – luxurious, curve-hugging and perfectly fitted. I would have chosen a pair of shoes that were less over-the-top ridiculous than the sky-high Christian Louboutin Dafsling Pumps, but I was so mesmerized by the dress that I barely even noticed them anyway.
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Emma Stone steps out with Lanvin’s newest bag
In: Emma Stone
12 Jan 2012
How’s this for perfect timing. Lanvin just sent out media announcements for its brand new Lanvin JL Bowling Bag a couple of days ago, and no sooner did those releases go out than the bag ended up on one of the most well-liked young actresses of the moment, Emma Stone. Lanvin, you have a very savvy press department running the show.
Stone seems like an unlikely choice for such a marketing role on the surface. After all, she’s not as hugely well known as some of the other options, and she’s not as likely to be featured in gossip columns. When you think about it, though, she fits perfectly with Lanvin’s idea of casual French sophistication. She’s young, she doesn’t strike me as overly plastic-surgeried, she hasn’t had any tabloid scandals like the Blake Livelys of the world. Emma also looks impeccable on red carpets on the regular, and this easy ensemble of weekend basics is the perfect backdrop to feature a lovely casual bag. Well done, Lanvin. And the bag itself isn’t half bad either.
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Countess LuAnn carries Katherine Kwei
In: LuAnn de Lesseps
11 Jan 2012
I’m no great fan of Countess LuAnn de Lesseps on Real Housewives of New York, but that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in what she’s wearing. LuAnn is tall and lean, which means that she carries clothes much better than the average reality show star, and she tends to pick a good cocktail dress from time to time. Her penchant for enormous mounds of turquoise jewelry is another subject entirely, but hey, we all have our soft spots for ill-advised accessories choices.
When these photos were snapped of LuAnn strolling the sidewalks of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, she looks just like any other denizen of the neighborhood. In fact, if I saw her walking down my street in this jeans-and-coat outfit, I doubt I’d even think twice about whether she was someone that I should recognize. I would think twice about her Katherine Kwei Donna Bag, though. Kwei, a New York-based designer who uses a distinctive Chinese knot construction on her leather goods, always stands out in a crowd.
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Rooney Mara shines in Valentino at the Italian premiere of “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
In: Rooney Mara
10 Jan 2012
Rarely do I read something about celebrities and fashion that makes me so apoplectic that I feel the need to address it, but that’s what happened yesterday when I stumbled on a Huffington Post piece about why Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Rooney Mara is a red carpet loser who should try to dress more like Twilight‘s Kristen Stewart. At first I thought the article had to be a joke, but I looked around and couldn’t find any indication that the post had been filed in the HuffPo’s oft-sarcastic comedy section. No, just the style section. In response, I’d like to point you to these photos of Mara at the film’s Italian premiere and ask you what kind of drugs the person who wrote that post was smoking.
If anything, the photos of Rooney in this gorgeous red Spring 2012 Valentino gown are just the latest evidence that she’s the greatest red carpet hope since…since…since that girl from True Grit? She needs to get cast in another movie so she can wear more Prada for my viewing pleasure. Anyway, the point stands – Rooney has a unique personal style, she (and her stylist) appear to know exactly what that is, and she’s wearing things with huge fashion cache. It may not be stuff that’s tailor-made to appeal to a huge audience (or to people who don’t already enjoy fashion), but that’s why it’s so awesome. That writer at HuffPo is tripping.
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