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BagThatStyle is moving in with PurseBlog!

I’m sure you’ve been checking BagThatStyle and wondering why we haven’t updated the past few weeks. At first you might be sad to hear that we will no longer be updating BtS, but this is actually good news – all celebrity style will be covered on PurseBlog from now on! We know many of you read both sites, but now you won’t need to go back and forth – we will house the latest and greatest in the accessory world right alongside the best celebrity bag style there is to offer.

Head over to PurseBlog to get your daily celebrity style fix!!


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Carrie Fisher goes to the airport with her Frenchie and her PS1

When I log in to our photo service to see what the paparazzi has come up with on any given day, I never know what I’m going to find. Sometimes it’s great, sometimes it’s all British reality TV famewhores, but usually it’s somewhere in between. Last night, though, I logged in to start the process for today’s post, and I found perhaps my favorite set of photos ever. They include entertainment legend and all-around awesome person Carrie Fisher, a big ol’ French bulldog and a purple Proenza Schouler PS1. Based on these photos, Carrie Fisher might be my spirit animal.

If you’re not familiar with Fisher’s work beyond Princess Leia, BUY HER BOOKS. Postcards from the Edge, Wishful Drinking, they’re all pretty hilarious. She’s led a fascinating, at times totally screwed up life and she’s extremely frank about all of it. On top of that, she has an adorable Frenchie (look at those ears!) and good taste in handbags, so I’m not sure exactly how she’s not the most beloved woman in America. If I were president, she would be.

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Amy Adams keeps it basic with Longchamp

I wonder what percentage of fashion-interested women own or have owned a Longchamp Le Pliage Tote at some point in their lives. I’m probably one of the few who never has – on my college campus, chic girls looking to tote their books chose between Longchamp and Herve Chapelier, and I chose Chapelier for the broader shoulder straps and wider variety of color and shape options. I was in the minority, though; an incredible number of girls I knew swore by their Longchamps (usually plural) and would wear nothing else. To this date, the bags still frequently show up in Best Seller sections on major luxury retail websites. They’re just too versatile not to be popular.

In these photos, actress Amy Adams is using her Le Pliage as a baby bag for daughter Aviana. It’s lightweight, it’s often made out of dark nylon, it fits easily on the shoulder; in short, the Le Pliage is perfect for someone who doesn’t want to carry something that’s obviously meant to haul diapers.

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Amy Poehler is totally awesome in Isabel Marant sneakers

I have never been a fan of the Isabel Marant Bekket Sneaker Wedges that everyone in fashion seems to love. I’ve seen them styled well, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out why someone would pay $700 for them when there’s a whole host of awesome real sneakers out there, most of which look much cooler. Spend a hundred bucks on a good pair of Nike Dunks and save the rest for something else! Anyway, rant over, you get the point – they’re not my favorite and I’m fairly sick of seeing them.

And then I saw these photos of Parks & Recreation star and all-around hilarious lady Amy Poehler wearing the Marants, and my opinion of the Bekkets was immediately lifted. Not in a huge way, but definitely a little bit; it’s funny what seeing an item you don’t love on a celebrity that you do does to your perception of both. In this case, I think Poehler is so totally awesome, so completely unimpeachable, that I have no choice but to reflect more positively on her shoes. After all, if she sees something in them, perhaps there’s something there. (Unrelated: Anyone recognize that bag?)

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Jessica Alba carries both a McQueen bag and a flower arrangement

Most tabloids have those “Stars: They’re Just Like Us!” features in one form or another, and it seems like these pictures of Jessica Alba struggling to carry a bouquet of flowers (or perhaps a very chic potted plant assembly? Who can tell anymore these days?) from her car to her final destination will probably end up in at least one of them this time next week. Not only that, but she’s coming from a station wagon! Jessica Alba really is just like us, if you don’t count how she’s incredibly pretty and also very rich. (Maybe some of you are also incredibly pretty and very rich, and if that’s the case, mazel tov.)

The bag Alba’s juggling is an Alexander McQueen Whipstitched Shopper, which is a sensible choice for a young mom with two little kids. It’s big, it’s neutral, it stand up well to wear and tear – Rachel Zoe even chose it has her diaper bag when she had her son. Truth be told, though, I’m also pretty curious abou the flowers that Alba’s carrying – having lots of fresh flowers in your apartment is one of the only ways to stay sane in NYC, and that looks like a mood-boosting bouquet indeed.

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Kristin Davis carries YSL in NYC

In my never-ending (ok, it’ll end when the summer’s over and all the celebs are back to normal) quest to find someone to write about other than the Kardashians, Ecclestones and the Birkins that they buy to match their hair extensions, I bring you these photos of Kristin Davis, out for a morning walk in New York City. I still can’t think of her without thinking “Charlotte York-Goldenblatt,” and I’m sure I’m not the only one – it seems as though parts of Davis’ personality and personal style mesh well with those of her famous Sex and the City character.

I’m not sure that Charlotte would leave the house in capri sweatpants and sneakers, of course, except maybe during the episodes where Harry dumped her and she was obsessing over Elizabeth Taylor. That’s the thing about SATC, though – in real life New York, almost everyone, even reasonably rich people, leave the house in questionable ensembles for a quick morning run to Duane Reade. There’s an element of New York that you can’t escape unless you’re absolutely swimming in money, unfortunately. At the very least, Davis has her Yves Saint Laurent YSL Chyc Shoulder Bag.

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Alanis Morissette hits New York with bright green Balenciaga

Regular readers of BagThatStyle and PurseBlog know all about my fascination with Alanis Morissette and her unexpectedly fabulous collection of designer handbags. You wouldn’t expect someone like Morissette, who skews toward hippiedom, to have an absolutely sick closet full of the finest from Chanel, Balenciaga, Gucci and Proenza Schouler, but that’s what makes her bag habit all the more compelling for me – she’s one of us!

It’s been a little while since the paparazzi gave us an opportunity to check in with Alanis (by the looks of our photo agency’s website, they’re too busy following D-list celebrities at the beach to take pictures of any decent handbags for us – such is summer!), and now that she’s back, she’s carrying something new to her collection and just as fabulous as you’d expect, based on her track record. That’s a verdant, bold Balenciaga Papier Tote that Morissette has tucked under her arm protectively, and I can’t blame here – if I had a bag that bright, I’d want to shield it from any potential harm as well.

Bag Alanis’ Balenciaga Style via Neiman Marcus! View The Gallery →


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Alexis Bellino admits to wearing a fake diamond – is her Birkin real?

Do you guys watch Real Housewives of Orange County? I do, against my better judgment, and sometimes as a part of my job. I have varying amounts of contempt for all of the members of that cast in particular, but Alexis Bellino in particular rubs me the wrong way. On a show where literally everyone is fake, she somehow manages to distinguish herself as EXTRA fake. It’s a certain type of achievement, I suppose. Let’s just say that I’m not the woman’s biggest fan, despite the fact that her oafish husband does occasionally make me feel sorry for her.

One of the most fascinating things (to me) to come out of this past season of OC Housewives was that the ring Alexis wears is fake. She claims that the real one is in the safe because she is scared that someone would see it and mug her (which doesn’t explain why she wears a giant bling-y CZ that muggers will mistake for a diamond, but whatever), but based on all the rumors about the couple’s financial issues and shady past, I’m not sure I believe her. When I saw these pictures of Alexis with a big orange Hermes Birkin, I automatically wondered the same thing – what are the odds that the bag is real? I have no idea, but it wouldn’t shock me if the real Birkin was “in the safe” too.

Bag Alexis’ Hermes Style via Hermes.com! View The Gallery →


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Kelly Osbourne proves that a neon Chanel flap bag does exist

The neon trend that’s been happening for the past year has been nearly all-encompassing, so seeing a normally staid brand come out with something neon really shouldn’t surprise me. In fact, it generally doesn’t – most brands aren’t beyond a little easy trend-pushing, and color fads are adaptable to most aesthetics. Chanel, on the other hands, was perhaps the one brand I expected not to go for it, but here’s Kelly Osbourne, toting a fluoro Chanel Flap Bag.

I can’t figure out if it’s current-season or not, but no lookbooks I’ve seen from Chanel over the last year have included anything even vaguely neon, so I wonder if perhaps this bag is from a previous season. It looks a bit slouchy and worn, and Kelly Osbourne has certainly been rich for quite a while. I’m not a comprehensive Chanel expert, though, so if you know this bag’s provenance, let me know in the comments.

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Kim Kardashian wears Kanye with Kanye (and carries Hermes, duh)

I wrote a while back that I thought that Kanye West‘s stylistic influence had motivated Kim Kardashian to modify her own personal style, and when you see the two of them standing together, how similar they’ve become, visually speaking, is totally apparent. A year ago, Kim probably had half the black clothes that she has today, and I certainly don’t think she had the Hermes So Black Birkin (all black, including the hardware) that she has today. So is that good, or is it bad? He’s definitely the reason Kim’s wearing the Kanye West for Giuseppe Zanotti Sandals that she’s wearing in this photos.

Kim inarguably looks better when she’s a bit toned down, as does almost everyone, so part of me thinks that we should all thank Kanye for his positive influence. On the other hand, though, I hate to see anyone change because of (or for) a significant other, and if Kim really does love all the tight, bright, fashion-victim stuff she used to wear, then I think she should keep on wearing it and Kanye should just deal. For now, I’m choosing to believe that Kanye’s more fashion-forward style has simply inspired Kim to be more thoughtful about her sartorial direction.

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Christina Hendricks’ new bag costs HOW MUCH?

A couple of days ago, I again lamented Christina Hendricks‘s ownership of a pair of particularly unfortunate wide-legged pink trousers. She has a beautiful shape, as we all know, and they didn’t do anything but make her look wide and heavy. I prescribed a pair of cigarette pants to fix the problem, and just like that, Ms. Hendricks popped up in a pair to prove me right. She looks at least 20 pounds lighter here than she did just a few days ago, all because of a pair of well-cut pants.

The more interesting thing about this set of photos, though, is Christina’s alligator Farbod Barsum Isabella Bag, which is apparently one-of-a-kind. The brand reports that if it were sold at retail, the price would be $23,980. Yep, you read that correctly: for the price of a pieced alligator bag that looks like it’s meant to carry a bowling ball, you could be well on your way to a crocodile Hermes Birkin. I’m betting that Hendricks didn’t buy this bag, though, and I’d also bet that the price tag is for publicity purposes (I was alerted to it by a press release, of course) – if it’s one-of-a-kind and it already has a home, there’s no way for us to verify. Clever, but not clever enough. View The Gallery →


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Whitney Port totes an especially slouchy Givenchy

I always forget that somewhere out there, usually somewhere in Los Angeles, Whitney Port is still a thing. She shows at New York Fashion Week now, which is a laudable achievement, even if her line doesn’t seem to have caught on quite as well as Nicole Richie’s. Hey, there’s always next season, and maybe then the paparazzi will follow her even more than they do now. This is another symptom of the summer gossip doldrums – Whitney Port going to the grocery store attracts the attention of bored photographers in a city full of celebrities. Even she seems a bit surprised and dismayed by the whole thing.

Still, though, she’s someone we haven’t talked about in a while, and she’s carrying something interesting – a Givenchy Antigona Tote in perforated black leather. I’m surprised to see the Antigona Tote slouch so much because the original satchel version is incredibly structured, but hey, maybe that’s why the brand introduced this version. Gotta sell bags to the slouch-lovers too!

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