Recycling kudos go out to Vancouver-based handbag designer Ashley Watson.
Her bags are made from recycled leather, fashioned after the original features of the jackets she got the leather from.
For a handmade bag, the quality is stunning. If nobody beats me to the punch, I’m saving my pennies for the red one. That bag is smokin’!
Beating the streets of NYC everyday with a 5-year old in tow has made me extremely messenger bag savvy.
Carrying one means I can fit a toy or two, a juice bottle, Palm Pilot, cell phone, a book, my notebook, a map and even a small bag from the grocery store. And alas, I can still move quickly with my filled messenger bag draped across my chest. (Trust me when I say it’s a thousand times harder to carry everything with a traditional shoulder tote.)
One of my favorite messenger bags comes from Jack&Marjorie.
Their bags are made from military surplus materials like wool blankets, parachutes, webbing, etc. They also add feminine elements like vintage lace, brocade and some darling button work.
Perfect for your city slicker, urban adventures.
Two days ago I spent 3 hours sitting on the hard floor at my local Barnes & Noble, browsing through 40’s and 50’s apparel books. And with no latte! So honey, you know I was definitely into what I saw.
And perhaps it’s my new found obsession with accessories from the 40’s-50’s, but I’ve got the serious hot’s for that fluffy Sweettooth evening bag. I think they should be called the Fluffy O’Neill series. Don’t you? They look like they should be called Fluffy O’Neill’s.
So dainty, with a boss girl flair. And plenty of colors to boot. (I like that black.)
How can you say no to a site named Ballistic Sweater Girl? I mean seriously… how can you? You can’t, right?
Neither could I. It sounds like a James Bond villainess - with a pointy bullet bra, nonetheless! (Or some black-and-white scifi movie.)
However contrary to the name, Ballistic Sweater Girl doesn’t feature any sweaters or laser-beam-shooting bullet bras.
They’re all about coating their handbags, wristlets and other assorted arm candy, with vintage automobile textiles, linens and delicious vinyls.
Oooohhhh… dangerously stylish and foxy!
There’s a special place in my heart for work-at-home-mommas.
Of course because I am one, and I understand how intense it can be when you’re trying to answer e-mails, fulfill orders, talk on the phone, and mop up the spilled juice with your foot and a paper towel - all at once.
But when I saw Allie Mac, one part of me was drawn to the site for her super darling handbags - all of which are handmade. Another part of me was drawn to her 2 gorgeous little girls.
Allie Mac has the “Aaaaawwww!” factor all the way around.
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