bagheels

Of all the bags Tomas Maier selected to offer as an exclusive for shoppers on Fashion’s Night Out this Friday, he could not have made a better choice. I’m loving the Brick replica handbags bag for its simplicity in design yet elegance in stature. Fashioned in sumptuous black leather with subtle interwoven accents along the handles and top side as well as down the main panels, this roomy bag can clearly be the last black day bag you’ll ever need. In support of FNO, Rosario Dawson will be hosting a cocktail party at the Fifth Avenue store and Bottega’s pledged to donate 10% of global sales from the evening to support V-Day and the Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls.
 

I’m in New York for Fashion Week (our 8th season covering NYFW!) with my Zanotti shoes in tow (he makes the most comfortable platforms!) and just realized I do not have a louis vuitton speedy single Zanotti bag in my collection.  Since shoes and bags go hand in foot, you’d think it’d be easy for shoe designers to cross over to bags but not everyone is as lucky as Jimmy Choo (and trust me, they took a very long time to get it right).  So I want to be gentle on Zanotti considering how much I love his shoes.  Let’s look at this clutch objectively, it’s a simple (if generic) design with a surprise pop of color via the blue crystal studs.  However, does it look a bit awkward?  I love surprises Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas but feel it should at least tie in somehow to the bag it’s surprising.  My suggestion would have been to put a sprinkling of said blue crystals on the front flap, maybe  in place of the two random gunmetal studs.  That’s just my two cents.  What about you?  Snob or Slob?