I don’t like to spend a lot of money on trendy bags that may or may not have staying power.  Big Buddha offers a selection of fashion-forward bags at reasonable prices, though they aren’t leather, but if you’re not going to carry it forever, who cares? Right now Baghaus is having a huge sitewide sale, [...]

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In an $850M deal, Amazon has acquired full ownership of Zappos.com. Let’s hope they allow Zappos to retain its identity and customer service policies.  I love buying from Zappos, since they offer free shipping, including return shipping if the shoes don’t fit.  Who else does that?  They’ve also started carrying clothing, handbags, eyewear, etc., so [...]

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For once, I am absolutely green with envy over an idea, not a bag.  It’s such a simple concept I can’t believe it hasn’t been done before: a flat-shoe vending machine. For anyone who has ever limped home after an event where your shoes were more fashionable than practical, a foot-saving option is now available [...]

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Well, it was bound to happen.  My husband found a line of handbags for me.  Bless.  He stumbled on a blurb while reading a magazine, which is often how I discover new lines of handbags.  In this case, however, the magazine happened to be Plane And Pilot. Anyway, here’s the scoop:  A former flight attendant [...]

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So, all the designers have some version of orange in their Spring collections. I don’t usually do orange. Especially not day-glo orange à la Stephen Sprouse (sorry, Louis Vuitton, we must agree to disagree here). For some reason, the color orange really raises my hackles.  I dunno, maybe orange interrupts my Chi. However, I have [...]

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