Designers are mad for prints!At left, the Marc Jacobs Spring 2009 runway, via nytimes.com.
CC is really loving how striped and patterned dresses are paired with equally fanciful clutches!
Anna Sui always has the most amazingly intricate handbags!
Below left, a mini duffel tote for Anna Sui Spring 2009. Below right, a beaded, fringed handbag for Anna Sui's Fall 2008 collection.
Runway photos via style.com; all are Fall 2008 unless otherwise specified.
Bottega Veneta
Dolce & Gabbana
Matthew Williamson
Emilio Pucci
Tuleh
In the shops:Giuseppe Zanotti silk satin clutch and Celine calfskin tote; photo via wwd.com
Dolce & Gabbana Miss Catch large lock tote and 
Tory Burch Betty quilted tote. Both at nordstrom.com.
STRIPES ARE HOT!At right, Joanna Louca large doctor bag. Visit shoplanguage.com.
Dolce & Gabbana Lily satchel, at Neiman Marcus
Fendi Python Bag de Jour, at Bergdorf Goodman
Ghetto Blaster Weekend Bag $58. Go to shopkitson.com
L.A.M.B. Signature Carlisle foldover clutch, at shopbop.com
Tsumori Chisato Clouds silk and velvet bag, at lagarconne.com
Ted Baker printed canvas shoulder bag; on sale for $44 at asos.com
BODACIOUS BEADS!At left: Matthew Williamson beaded shoulder bag. Visit net-a-porter.com
Below: Vintage street style, via Spanish Vogue
Below: Vintage street style, via Spanish Vogue
Gherardini suede bag; photo courtesy style.it
Deal of the Day: Mossimo multicolor print tote, $19.99 at Target
PATTERNED CLUTCHES(Held by model) Hayden Harnett Toulouse clutch
Leiber Henna Box, at neimanmarcus.com
Tory Burch Happy clutch, at bergdorfgoodman.com
Alexander McQueen clutch; photo courtesy elle.com; available for purchase at alexandermcqueen.com
Felix Ray Jorden mesh clutch. Visit shopkitson.com
Kaia Peterka Opera leather clutch
Emilio Pucci clutch; picture via style.it
I am strangely drawn to the one with flowers and the skull clasp. I couldn't make out who made that bag.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
LAMB & Pucci are my favourites !
ReplyDeletei think i could handle a patterned bag in a really small size, especially that little white clutch towards the bottom!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I Love, love those orange boots in the first pic. HOT! I love he D&G striped satchel. so cute! Great, NOW I am going to want it, and want it until I find a way to get it! Thanks.... : )
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT. The Matthew Williamson shoulder bags are to die for gorgeous. I am really craving a bag like this so much right now.
ReplyDeleteYou are always SO en pointe with your posts CC!! Here's wishing you a FABULOUS weekend :)
those bags from MArc Jacobs SS09 drive me crazy. definitely an eye-candy!
ReplyDeletei really like the mixtures of colours in patterned bags.
ReplyDeleteWow, I must say, loving all the patterns and variations. I'm the kind of person that 99% of the time goes for mono coloured bags, especially over the last couple of years. I'm thinking, after seeing this post that I should be more open minded, I especially love the Gherardini bag and the vintage beaded bag from Spanish Vogue....infact now that I think of it I have two vintage bags, one tapestry patterned and one beaded....I'm going to dig them out of retirement!!!
ReplyDeletei like the blaster bag
ReplyDeletefav: pucci
Patterned bags is not really for me, but I really liked the Kaia Peterka bag, lovely colors!
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe it would make a statement in my black-grey wardrobe :)
Thank you sweetie!
I will add you to my blogroll as well :)
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Patterned bags?!!? I'm having a little trouble adjusting to my gorgeous but utterly colorful pencil tin so~~ I guess I'm gna stick to my one coloured bags! haha
ReplyDeleteLove the LAMB handbag!
ReplyDeleteThat ghetto blaster would go well with the four giant rings I'm wearing on one hand.
ReplyDeleteawww mouth watering! lol I can't wait to get my hands on a medium pattern bag.
ReplyDeletei think marc did SO much better this time around... so much more inspiring and creative designs. bravvoooo for him!
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I thought I was set on green and now ...ugh, I don't know...I'm loving everything! I'll probably end up with black
ReplyDeleteWOW... lots of colour too! FUN!
ReplyDeleteLove your new header... Catherine D is STUNNING! She seems to get even better with age!
All those bags are just fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAmazing bags!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd you picked such beautiful ones.
I would say Marc did it well, lets see how real style will do it.
Thank you so much lovely beautiful for your words about my health.
I'm much tiered, stressed and overwhelmed, so to prevent a breakdown I must slow a bit.
I think I'm not stopping blogging, I'm too addicted to it, but I would spend less time blogging, so visiting blogs will not be on a daily basis as I was doing.
Take care
xoxo
OMG. That Ghetto Blaster bag is the shizzle! I want it, though it's a tad expensive for a bag (well, it is, when you're a starving artist like me :P)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comment! And glad you have a fellow fashionista friend on hand to help you! :) Blogger drove me CRAZY disorganizing my pictures without my consent, haha, and then it hit me that hello, there's HTML edit, which is what I use to put in my pictures. :D
Anyway, thanks, and I think your blog rocks too! :)
xoxo,
S-C
ahh dangerous post.
ReplyDeleteLOVE bags.
love the D & G lily... zippers galore.
thanks for your sweet comment ! ! !
Those are stunning. I especially like the Bottega Veneta one!
ReplyDeletelove the pucci. looks like kryptonite. MY kryptonite :)
ReplyDeleteLove Love LOVE the D&G Bag! Zippers galore! Cheers! LuVvy
ReplyDeleteI love the boombox bag!
ReplyDeleteTres cute fashion blog.
ReplyDeleteI love it.
Care to check mine out?
Jam box purse is cool but just askin for someone to pick it up and steal it.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteI love Leighton, and I think she is brilliant on gossip Girl.
Btw, I love the Kaia Peterka clutch. I must google her now...
I so love all the bags you posted. :( I want them all! :)
ReplyDeletethey are all so pretty, i cant even pick my fav
ReplyDeletepucci and mossoni are prob the 2 pattern i will accept on bags, can't be too large of a bag though.
ReplyDeleteOhh how exciting!
ReplyDeleteIs it possible that I'd like to own them all!?
ReplyDeleteOh...my...god the Gherardini suede bag is incredible! And the McQueen clutch comes a very close second. I want to go bag shopping right now!
ReplyDeletethe last Pucci clutch is amazing. I love MJ collection!
ReplyDeleteЕрфt is my fave post ever! :) I'm a huge fan of bags... ^^
ReplyDeleteCrazy prints, so cool.
ReplyDeleteThink as usual you are soo right,its all about the patterned bag!The details on the Pucci box clutch is to die for Carrie! that clasp,the metal rim edges.OH how fabulous!Can we say decadent?!
ReplyDeleteCarrie I'm lurving your new page layout honey and the banner rocks!
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Marian
This i so bad, u are tempting me, i love the tuleh day clutch and the Botega is very very pretty I wish I cud have them all.
ReplyDeleteI need a new handbag. These are excellent!
ReplyDeleteclutches are so useful.
ReplyDeleteSo many intresting bags so little time...
ReplyDeleteMarc's show really was all about prints. One trend that is bound to carry over from season to season I guess. Not too sure how I feel about it though. <3
great finds CC!!! i love the pucci and D&G ones :D xoxo, lulu
ReplyDeleteBags are my fav. These are a great selection!
ReplyDeletexo,
CC