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The Perfect Shoe
Filed in archive For the Legs by Lauren Goldman on February 8, 2010
The Perfect Shoe


I admit it: I'm angry at Christian Louboutin. What gives him the right to design perfectly beautiful shoes and then charge prices so outrageous that none of us can ever acquire them!?

Case in point: these beautiful sandals. There is nothing - absolutely nothing - unique about these sandals. They are not daring or different. They are, as with all Louboutin's other designs, simply perfect. They are as a sandal should be: the correct heel height, the right color, the right amount of braided fabric in proportion to the right amount of leather.

Or take these shoes - the Platform and the Slingback Pump. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them. In fact, every pair of pumps should look just like these. But they don't. Why can't Jessica Simpson make pumps like these? Instead, any other designer will insist on putting bows on them, or making the rise too low, or the heel too fat.

Why do they do this, when it is so obvious that a shoe should look just like this.

Sigh.

I guess, all I'm saying is that I want is something simple, but to get that I'm asked to pay $745.00. And that, my friends, I simply cannot do.

In the meantime, while I contemplate this national injustice, I will continue to dream that Christian Louboutin will answer my dreams by opening an outlet...

Image above from Net-A-Porter.com.
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Excess Defined?
Filed in archive Bags Galore by Lauren Goldman on February 6, 2010
Excess Defined?


In the news: Hermès posted an 8.5% increase in sales last year. Also in the news: Victoria Beckham reportedly has added a new Birkin bag to her already large collection of the Hermès handbags. Her collection is valued at around two million dollars.

Could there be a link?

Okay, I'm just joking around, but seriously, Hermès is doing well these days?

We live in a different world now. And excess now is frowned on. But as surprising as Mrs. Beckham's collection may be, I don't think it speaks any more ill of her today than it did five years ago before the economic downturn was upon us.

I like Hermès. I want them to stay in business. The company was founded in 1837 as a saddle shop. They take great pride in their merchandise and stand behind their product. Who does that today?

And so I'm forced to revise my definition of excess. Victoria refuses to give up her handbags. I refuse up to give up sushi dinners at my favorite LA sushi joint. We each do our small part to keep the vendors we love in business.

So can Hermès brag that Birkin bags better the world? Hm. I'll get back to you on that one. In the meantime, I'm ordering some yellowtail takeout.

Image above is from BagBliss.

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Longchamp Paris Gets a Facelift
Filed in archive Bags Galore by Lauren Goldman on February 3, 2010
Longchamp Paris Gets a Facelift


Kate Moss has reinvented herself again. Now she's a designer with her own line of bags for Longchamp, the famous French leather house. I know there are as many celebrity designers as there are days of the year, but this arrangement made me sit up and take notice.

For one thing, Kate Moss has great taste. Anyone who's ever seen her paparazzi photos knows that she can seriously dress, even when she's running to the corner store. For another, as she recently told the New York Times here, "I know bags, and I always want a bag to be functional and comfortable to hold." Now who can argue with that?

Then there's the collection itself. It's classic and fun. A bag with zebra lining is both beautiful and playful. Travel bags are sturdy and beautifully made - choose from classic tan leather, or a more daring zebra stripe.

Longchamp, which does most of its business in France, could use a facelift, and they chose well in hiring Kate Moss. She's come a long way from her embarrassing antics with Johnny Depp, and she's showing the world she's finally all grown up.

I, for one, will be rooting for her.

Image above is from The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Big Buddha At A Small Price
Filed in archive Bags Galore by Lauren Goldman on February 1, 2010
Big Buddha At A Small Price


I'm not really into knock-offs but I like a deal as much as the next person. I was at this incredible boutique in La Jolla , Martha Smith Fine Linens, and in between the beautiful linens, cashmere wraps and baby-soft pajamas were these really cool Big Buddha bags.

I couldn't believe the price tags on the handbags - they were classy and classic and they were simply dirt cheap.

True, the Big Buddha Mia Bag is oddly similar to a the Valentino Rose bag, but hey, they have a website and a store in New Jersey, so officially they can't be classified as a knock-off, right?

The other interesting factoid is that a lot of the bags aren't leather. For someone who tires of all the calfskin and kidskin everywhere, it's kind of a relief to see a vegan bag that doesn't look like it was generated in a knitting circle.

At these prices, guilt-free accessorizing has never been so easy!
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Shades: the Ultimate Accessory
Filed in archive Adorn Me by Lauren Goldman on January 29, 2010
Shades: the Ultimate Accessory


Sunglasses are the ultimate accessory. They subtly convey status, mood, style. I am not a person who loses her sunglasses. Instead, I just destroy them. Scratches take hold or styles change, and they go into The Drawer. I have a name for The Drawer - it's called "The Sunglass Graveyard."

Recently, a local eyeglass store had a promotion where if you brought in two pairs of glasses, you could get $100 off your purchase. The glasses went to charity. I looked over my collection and decided that I couldn't part with any of my frames.

I own Oliver Peoples aviators, real white gold sunglasses that are vintage one-of-a-kind, Armanis, Blinde (I could go on, but I'm embarrassing myself). "I don't own Chrome Hearts," I tell myself, to reassure myself that I am not a total pig. And I do keep my glasses (for as long as any self-respecting slave-to-fashion can).

Today I'm coveting these gorgeous Tod's shades from Bergdorf Goodman. I love the simple temple decoration. They're so retro. They'd look great in my graveyard... or on my face!
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