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Start with some high-waisted denim shorts:

Lyell at Refinery 29

Next, go for understated ruffles during the day and high-drama ruffles at night:

Bib Button Top-Topshop; Robert Rodriguez Ruffle Top

Then casual sandals when it’s sunny and fancy when it’s dark:

Gladiator- Jeffrey Campbell; Woven Sandal-Frye

Tote for day, clutch for night:

Striped Tote-Forever 21; Gold Clutch-Hobo International

-Valentina

Wait. I don’t understand this. Is Hayden Panatierre’s yawny presence suppose to make me want this Dooney & Bourk bag?

Not that I would ever buy a Dooney & Bourk bag.

–Valentina

Well, if this Prada bag isn’t proof that this is going to be a fun Spring fashion-wise, then I don’t know what is. I don’t ever go gaga for Prada bags, but this I like. Too bad it’s $1,675.

Despite it’s price, this bag feels so optimistic with its fancy-free colors and wobbly stripes, which is weird because there’s a recession coming, and I thought everyone is suppose to be down in the dumps.  You’d think that accessories would be mimicking that pessimism.

But this bag has pizzaz.  Only the price is sad.

–Valentina

Source.

Last week I gave Victoria “Posh” Beckham props for donning a beautifully understated Orange draped dress for the finale of Project Runway. I also promised I’d be back in a minute with a little “fruity” palette of Orange, Tangerine, and Peach pieces to bite into for Spring. Well a minute turned into a week and, well, I have no excuse for the delay…. Sorry. Enjoy!!

1. Peter Pilotto Spring 08′

2. Orange T-Straps- Anthropologie

3. Orange Deborah Sweeney Dress- Urban Outfitters

4. Preen Spring 08′

5. Orange satin clutch- Nine West

6. Sinha Stantic Spring 08′

7. 3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 08′

8. Orange sequins sandals- Topshop

9. Orange satin heels- Nine West

10. Chloe Resort 08′

11. Peach dress- Topshop

 *** Top Photo from, of course, Balenciaga Spring 08′

-Camille L.

Have you heard? The “It Bag” is dead, so no more paying a thousand million dollars for a handbag, okay? It’s a momentous occasion for the poor and jaded who enjoy this blog, and it’s got me thinking.

Certainly one reason for this latest fashion occurrence is the glut of “must-have” bags that nobody can afford anyway, but I’m pretty sure that another part of it is the emerging “sustainable” fashion industry. Sparked by a growing public disdain for polluting plastic, eco-friendly companies have flooded the market with highly accessible, cute totes in cute colors (often stamped with sassy, greener-than-thou slogans), which are suddenly so chic.

I get it. I like them too, and I find myself longing for them. I mean, just today I fell for the adorable and reversible chambray tote from BYOB pictured above.

And that burning desire brings me to my major qualm about this phenomenon. I fear we’ll be charmed into collecting tons of these bags, which are often cheap and irresistible. And if we do that, then aren’t we just kicking the environment in the shins?

Isn’t the idea that we’re suppose to be trying to consume less instead of producing more and more and more and more? And don’t we run the very high risk of going overboard and over-consuming these non-plastic bags?

After all, we are Americans, and thus insane.

–V. Thread

This purse is from Target–it’s NYC by Perlina, and it’s cute! And blue, just in time for Spring. It does get points off for having no straps, but, hey, nobody’s perfect.

–V.Thread

What’s inside Katie Holmes’ giant Hermes bag (which probably cost more than my entire college education. Go State!)

A. Anna Wintour’s corpse

B. Anna Wintour’s corpse

C. Anna Wintour’s corpse

D. All of the above

Metallic Bomber Jacket - TopshopSequin Tunic- Forever 21 Aurelia Tunic- Tory Burch (on sale but still crazy expensive)Sequin Cummerbund- Urban OutfittersSatin Clutch with Sequins-Target

If money were no object, wouldn’t it be funny to give this awful Marc by Marc Jacobs‘ “Sew Smart Slouchy” bag as a practical joke?

Picture this scenario: You hand your friend a package and say, “I can’t hold back, I got you a Marc bag!” Of course, she squeals with delight, saying “you shouldn’t have” as she snatches it from your hands. She tears through the packaging with bated breath. Suddenly, her expression changes from pure joy to utter confusion when she sees this patchwork mess that looks like it smells of cats, syrup and cigarettes.

“Thanks?” she says with zero sincerity. Then you yell, “GOTCHA!!!!!”

Shoot, that pile of distressed denim would be on eBay faster than you can say “Merry Christmas.”

So funny. Too bad it’s costs $228! Maybe that’s Marc’s practical joke on us!

–V. Thread