We don’t talk a lot about Coach handbags on this blog, and maybe that’s an oversight on our part. What better way to start correcting it, then, than by talking about the line of bags named after yours truly (ok, well, they’re not necessarily named after me. But I came first. So there.)? [...]
Coach Amanda Satin Mini Satchel
December 30th, 2008 — Coach Handbags, coach amanda, coach bags from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Salvatore Ferragamo Top Handle Satchel
December 29th, 2008 — Satchels, ferragamo bags, ferragamo satchel, salvatore ferragamo bags from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
This bag is not playing around.
The Salvatore Ferragamo Top Handle Satchel means business, and it’s not going to put up with any of your flack. It’s an office bag if I’ve ever seen one, and although it evokes thoughts of the Hermes Kelly, it’s not iconic in a way that would tell all [...]
Jimmy Choo Lara Shoulder Bag
December 9th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Jimmy Choo is doing things a little bit differently this season, eh? Known previously for structured (or at least mostly structured) handbags, the brand has seemingly gone in a completely different direction lately - and if they’re wrong, I don’t want to be right! My day job is in a creative industry (as [...]
Louis Vuitton Damier Neverfull
December 3rd, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Louis Vuitton Damier Neverfull
I’ll freely admit that I don’t know exactly when the Louis Vuitton Damier Neverfull came out. I remember it was still hotly anticipated the last time that I wrote about a Neverfull (the beautiful crocodile version!), and sometime between then and now, it showed up on eLuxury as a new arrival. [...]
Prada Tessuto S Tote
November 24th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Don’t make fun of me for this one. Please? Because I feel like you people are going to make fun of me for this one. I genuinely like it, though, so give it a chance. The Prada Tessuto S Tote is, in my mind, totally adorable. It’s frilly and girly but in a [...]
Gucci Sukey Large Python Tote
November 19th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Finally. Someone at Gucci has thrown out a life preserver to save their Resort 2008 collection from complete irrelevancy, and that life preserver is the Sukey Large Python Tote. We’ve spoken previously about the fake-tattoo-covered shortcomings of the 2008 group of bags, and they aren’t pretty. The Python Sukey, however, is [...]
Prada Cervo Lux Shoulder Bag
November 17th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Sometimes, the little things count. A handbag, after all, is a utilitarian creation made beautiful because of its utter necessity - a bag that was difficult to carry would be useless to most women. As such, there are only so many design alteration that you can make to a bag, and I often [...]
Salvatore Ferragamo Nomad Messenger Bag
November 12th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
In our past two Gossip Girl discussions, we’ve had at least one poster ask about the messenger that Dan sports in the series - it’s vintage-looking, non-bulky, and actually pretty chic (for a manbag). And truth be told, I have no idea what it is or where it came from. Even on an [...]
Saks Sale
November 11th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Saks Sale Time! Remember these beauties? We’ve mentioned them previously. Thanks to the crummy economy, better bags than usual are getting sent to the sale section, and you’d be wise to revisit these bags at their new, lower price tag:
The Foley + Corinna Jet Set Jr. Tote: A favorite of our Gossip [...]
Celestina Cracked Mirror Clutch
November 10th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Celestina Cracked Mirror Clutch
I’m not much of a tiny-little-clutch fan. I mean, I’ve got a big key ring. It doesn’t always fit. Add my cell phone, and the thing surely won’t close. I’m particularly not a fan of the shiny-tiny-little-clutches. Judith Leiber? No thanks. In a pop culture [...]
Gucci Sukey Large Tote
November 4th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I feel bad writing bad things about Gucci. Sure, their Cruise collection…ain’t cute. To put it mildly. But I already wrote about the bag I liked least, so now I want to give them a fair shake and write about the bag I like best. I’m guessing it wasn’t the [...]
Gucci Tribeca Medium Shoulder Bag
October 30th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I feel like I’ve been kind of a Negative Nancy lately, so I hopped on Saks.com hoping to write about something I really like for you guys.
Unfortunately, instead of doing that, I have to be negative again. And it’s all Gucci’s fault.
The Gucci Tribeca Medium Shoulder Bag is a disaster. Of [...]
Prada Leopard Calf Hair Large Bowler Bag
October 28th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I’ve been having an animal print moment lately, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it started several months ago when I saw that gorgeous Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton leopard print scarf, or maybe some innate part of me just wants to spruce up the sheer enormity of my collection of black clothes (last [...]
Nancy Gonzalez Flat Clutch
October 27th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Nancy Gonzalez Flat Clutch
I’ve seen a lot of clutches lately with this new-fangled (old-fangled? Seems like it might be a vintage throwback) cut-out handle, and I’m not sure I support the idea. It looks cute, naturally, but I’m an under-the-armpit clutch carrier, not an in-my-hand one, and clutches with the cut-outs might present [...]
Miu Miu Shine Colour Bowler Bag
October 24th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Miu Miu Shine Colour Bowler Bag
While getting my hair done yesterday (I’m now a brunette once again!), I found myself thumbing through a slightly out-of-date British Vogue, and I learned two things: First, that I like foreign Vogues more than I like American Vogue (please don’t smite me, Anna Wintour! But seriously, check out [...]
Louis Vuitton Damier Geant Canvas Conquerant 65
October 24th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Louis Vuitton Damier Geant Canvas Conquerant 65
As I mentioned not too long ago, I’m making a small sojourn to Colorado during the first week of November to visit a, uh, well…a good friend of mine, we’ll say. And as I lamented in my last post on the subject, I have no suitcase. [...]
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Dolce & Gabbana Miss Rouche Distressed Tote and Satchel
October 23rd, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I really want to like the Dolce & Gabbana Miss Rouche Distressed Tote. It’s punky, edgy, soft, and has a leopard-print lining. It’s not over-designed or overly complicated. The leather is simply left baggy instead of pulled tight at the seams. I bet it’s light, too. But something about this [...]
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Chloe Heloise Bowler Bag
October 20th, 2008 — Satchel from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Chloe Heloise Bowler Bag
So, we’re all familiar with the Chloe Heloise bag. It’s been out for a few seasons now, and interest in it may have died down a bit, although it is, by all accounts, a beautiful and functional bag with a bit of a funky edge (something that Chloe does well). Something that [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, FINALE
October 17th, 2008 — Fashion, project runway, project runway reviews from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
So this is it, folks! The season (series?) finale of Project Runway! Like last week, I continue to feel kind of…meh. But at the same time, I’m kinda sad that this big fabulous experiment of a show might be coming to an end (the Weinstein Brothers, who produce the show, seem to [...]
Gossip Girl: Season 2, Episode 5
October 13th, 2008 — Fashion, gossip girl, gossip girl recap, gossip girl style from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
This is a late post to have you remember the last Gossip Girl and be prepared for GG tonight!
ZOMG, y’all. Gossip Girl! Queen Serena is back on top, and I don’t think Blair is going to take it very well. It’s Fashion Week in New York, Serena is hanging with a socialite [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 13 - Finale Part 1
October 9th, 2008 — Fashion from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I miss Christian Siriano. When I stop and consider this season of Project Runway, that’s really the only thought I have. As much as I love it, Proj Run may have jumped the shark (extra points if you can tell me in the comments what that phrase references), because as far as amateur [...]
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Hervé Léger by Max Azria Spring 2009 Ready to Wear
October 9th, 2008 — Fashion, Hervé Léger, Hervé Léger Spring 2009 Ready to Wear from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
It is a grey, grey nasty day here in Georgia. It’s been raining since I drove to work ay 7 am and it will continue to rain, it seems, until the gloom slowly kills me. So what’s the best way to cheer myself up? Fashion shows! We’ve done Gucci, Marc Jacobs, [...]
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Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 12
October 2nd, 2008 — Fashion, project runway, project runway reviews from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
So, we’re kind of getting to the end of this whole thing, aren’t we? Tonight, we’ll narrow it down to the Final 3 and hope that someone kicks Kenley in the face. We know from the limited previews at the end of last week that they all go somewhere, and then they all [...]
Gucci Spring 2009 Ready to Wear
October 1st, 2008 — Gucci, Gucci Ready to Wear Spring 2009, Gucci Runway from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Ciao bella, come stai? So, I may have not retained a great deal of the Italian that I took in college, and I certainly didn’t learn anymore last week since I, sadly, I did not go to Milan fashion week. I do, however, have the Internet, which means that my lack of Italian [...]
Anya Hindmarch Cooper Mirror Bottom Hobo
September 30th, 2008 — Anya Hindmarch, Hobos, anya hindmarch bags, anya hindmarch cooper from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I’ll go ahead and say it - I’m highly disappointed by the Anya Hindmarch Cooper Mirror Bottom Bag. Mostly that’s my own fault, though. When I went to its Saks.com page, I thought it said COPPER Mirror Bottom Bag, and I had high hopes that the bottom piece of the bag was [...]
Marc Jacobs Rolls Royce Fold-Over Clutch
September 29th, 2008 — marc jacobs bags, marc jacobs clutch, marc jacobs wallet from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Marc Jacobs Rolls Royce Fold-Over Clutch
I’ll freely admit it - this is an odd little clutch. I mean, it’s got an old car on it. That’s weird, right? Why does a purse need a picture on it? And why a cartoon of a vintage Rolls Royce?
Honestly, I have no idea. [...]
Gossip Girl: Season 2, Episode 4
September 26th, 2008 — Fashion, gossip girl, gossip girl style from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Blake Lively as Serena, Leighton Meester as Blair, Amanda Setton as Penelope, Nicole Fiscella as Isabel, and Laura-Leigh as Amanda star in Gossip Girl on The CW.
Honestly, ladies, I love me some Gossip Girl. And now, by popular demand, you’re going to have a weekly recap from none other than, uh, me!
This [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 11
September 25th, 2008 — Fashion, project runway, project runway reviews from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Yes, YES, they switch models this episode! I love it when they switch models! It’s so much drama! I can’t remember a voluntarily switch since the “M-Fing WALKOFF,” as Daniel V. called it, a few season back. But then it didn’t matter that they switched models this week, because the extra [...]
Pringle of Scotland Kasia Slouch Tote
September 25th, 2008 — Pringle of Scotland, Pringle of Scotland Kasia Slouch Tote, Pringle of Scotland handbags, Totes from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Pringle of Scotland may not be a name that everyone knows, but it might be a name everyone should learn. Once merely a luxury knitwear manufacturer (from Scotland, duh), they’ve now been acquired by new owners (in Hong Kong, I believe) and are trying to create a larger brand identity for themselves. I [...]
Juicy Couture Narda Houndstooth Bag
September 23rd, 2008 — Handbags, juicy couture, juicy couture handbags from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Hear me out on this one, folks. I know that Juicy Couture is not known for their amazing bags, but I think they’re on to something interesting with this one. The Narda Houndstooth Bag, to me at least, is somewhat of a rare bird. I spend such vast amount of time looking [...]
Fendi Maxi Baguette Shoulder Bag
September 19th, 2008 — Fendi, fendi bags from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Fendi Maxi Baguette Shoulder Bag
Fendi, you’ve got me a bit vexed. Actually, you’ve had me a bit vexed for several years now. Why is that? Mostly because you continue to commit attrocious crimes against handbags, sell them for exhorbitant sums, and yet not go completely out of business. I’ll admit, I [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 10
September 18th, 2008 — Fashion, project runway, project runway review from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
So I came in to this week’s episode ten minutes late today…kinda forgot it was Wednesday, honestly! So, uh, what in the world is the challenge this week? Mothers and daughters? But are they designing for both? Seems like only for the daughters, and possibly a job-hunting outfit…and Suede is [...]
Marc Jacobs Multipocket Bag
September 18th, 2008 — Marc Jacobs Handbags, marc jacobs bags, marc jacobs multipocket bag from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Marc Jacobs Multipocket Bag
This is a handbag that I’ve been trying to find online in order to write about it for a while now, and finding it at Nordstrom made me realize that their online collection of designer goods is oft-overlooked, which it shouldn’t be. They had a lot of stuff that I didn’t [...]
Gossip Girl: Foley and Corinna Jet Set Tote
September 17th, 2008 — Celebrity Style, foley corinna, gossip girl style from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I just got done watching an episode of one of my absolute favorite shows, Gossip Girl. You may recall, I was planning to do a recap of every episode like I do for Project Runway, but gathering the pictures and IDing the fashions in a timely manner proved to be harder than expected, [...]
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Louis Vuitton Crocodile Neverfull
September 17th, 2008 — Louis Vuitton, louis vuitton neverfull, louis vuitton scarf from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Louis Vuitton Crocodile Neverfull
Ladies, I have to tell you, I had a great weekend. I was lucky enough to get to meet about a dozen of our wonderful Atlanta-area (and beyond!) Purse Forum members this past Sunday, and I couldn’t ask for a group of nicer, more awesome handbag-loving ladies. We all had [...]
Marc Jacobs Spring 2009 Ready To Wear
September 12th, 2008 — marc jacobs bags, marc jacobs runway, marc jacobs spring 2009 from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I worship Marc Jacobs. He’s my favorite. Really, I think just about everything he touches is brilliant, even the stuff that a lot of people don’t like. The one bag I will never eBay (and everyone that knows me and my handbags knows that I eBay everything eventually) is my black Stam [...]
Yves Saint Laurent Majorelle Medium Bag
September 12th, 2008 — Yves Saint Laurent, ysl bags, yves saint laurent Majorelle Bag, yves saint laurent bags from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I think we all know that Yves Saint Laurent is, uh, kind of freaking brilliant. He passed recently, but his eponymous label lives on in what seem to be very capable hands, if the Yves Saint Laurent Majorelle Medium Bag is any indication. The bag is a perfectly vintage shape - I [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 9
September 11th, 2008 — Fashion from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Hello again fellow Project Runway-ers, it’s that time of the week again: Amanda’s post-Runway roundup! I’ve been following the pros at New York Fashion Week for the past few days, and now it’s time to take a moment to watch the amateurs try as hard as they can to pretend that they’re pros, too. We [...]
BCBG Max Azria Evelyn Shoulder Bag
September 10th, 2008 — Bag Deals, bcbg bags, bcbg shoulder bag from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I’m on the fence about the BCBG Max Azria Evelyn Shoulder Bag, so here are my thoughts.
On the one hand, grey. I love grey. I think I write about how much I love grey in every third post. Especially this particular shade - it goes with everything, and is a much [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 8
September 5th, 2008 — Fashion from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I have kind of mixed feelings about Diane Von Furstenberg. Her clothes are usually beautiful, she’s a legend, but she can tend to rub me the wrong way when I see her in interviews. Plus, a bunch of season back on America’s Next Top Model, she got all appalled at plus-size Toccara for [...]
Amanda versus Large Greek
August 29th, 2008 — Marc Jacobs, Versace from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
They say that there’s nothing new under the sun, and from time to time, as Megs & Co. are demonstrating today, this adage holds true in the handbag world as well. When faced with the need to blend practicality and style, how many different things can you really make?
So I present to you two [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 7
August 28th, 2008 — Fashion from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Bad Mommy is BA-ACK! (Did I do the BA-ACK thing recently? I feel like I did. It all runs together). Unfortunately, she’s just the extra judge, not a fixture on the entire episode, which is unfortunate since she would have been a FANTASTIC critic during Tim’s rounds. On this week’s [...]
Louis Vuitton Epi Leather Bowling Montaigne
August 28th, 2008 — Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Bags, louis vuitton epi from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
In the South, we’re a little weird about college football. If any of you grew up or went to college south of the Mason-Dixon line, you’re already aware of this phenomenon. Not only do our college teams garner much more ardent support than any of our professional teams, but people devote themselves [...]
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LaROK VestEd Interest Jacket
August 26th, 2008 — accessories from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Have you guys missed me? Well, have you even noticed I haven’t been around as much? No? Ok, well, a girl can hope, right? But even so, the huge event for which we’ve been planning and preparing over at my day job is over, meaning that I have some time to [...]
Jimmy Choo Lola Patent Oversized Bag
August 22nd, 2008 — Jimmy Choo, jimmy choo bags, jimmy choo handbags, jimmy choo lola from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
Jimmy Choo Lola Patent Oversize Bag
Sometimes I like to talk about what I don’t like (with a notable example two days ago), but today, I’m going to talk briefly about what I do: the Jimmy Choo Lola Patent Oversized Bag. Surprise, surprise, right? I’m kinda predictable. Simple, large shoulder bag in a [...]
Project Runway: Season 5, Episode 6
August 21st, 2008 — Fashion from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I’m sober this week. Huzzah! Because there is absolutely, positively no way to take in this week’s challenge except absolutely clear-minded. Because….drag queens! Chris March! Fabulous, spangly, larger-than-life costumes dunked in glitter! I may do a cartwheel in the middle of my living room, I tell you. [...]
Christian Louboutin Layered Leather Hobo
August 20th, 2008 — Handbags, christian louboutin hobo, christian louboutin shoes from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I’m very comfortable in my belief that Christian Louboutin is the best all-around shoe designer on the face of the planet right now. From a large stable of perfect basics to season after season of jaw-dropping art-in-shoe-form, Louboutin does almost everything that he does very well.
Except for handbags.
For some reason, Mr. Louboutin can’t translate [...]
Laura Mercier Tinted Mosturizer
August 20th, 2008 — accessories from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
So, we don’t do a whole lot of chit-chat about beauty products here, and for good reason. This IS a purse blog, after all, despite my penchant for posting about sunglasses, shoes, luggage, Project Runway, soon Gossip Girl (12 days! *Head explodes*) and lots of other things that aren’t handbags. I [...]
Celine Watch Me Work Bag
August 15th, 2008 — Celine Handbags, Handbags, gossip girls from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I normally prefer to believe that I am independent-minded and stylistically unique. If you ask me who I think the best-dressed starlet is, I’d tell you I don’t know, because they all look the same anyway. Well, that’s not entirely true. There is one person (well, TV character) out there that has [...]
Christian Louboutin Trottinette Ankle Boots
August 15th, 2008 — accessories, christian louboutin boots, christian louboutin shoes from Amanda Mull @ The Purse Blog
I’ve got a dirty little secret: I can’t wear high heels. With a twice-dislocated knee (the last dislocation of which I’m still in a brace for) and a ten-times-dislocated (and once broken) ankle, I’m an orthopedist’s nightmare, even in sensible shoes. I can blow joints out by merely existing, let alone teetering [...]
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