Book Cover Purses

Posted by Miss Cellania in Arts & Crafts, Book & Lit, Fashion on November 11, 2009 at 10:30 am

Olympia Le-Tan makes handbags that look like books, with covers embroidered to resemble classics. What a neat way to show off your literary taste! Link to pictures. Link to artist’s site. -via Boing Boing

 
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d20 Handbag

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts on July 30, 2009 at 4:20 pm

It’s no Bag of Holding, but this handbag in the shape of a 20-sided die will help you avoid critical fumbles of your gear. At the link, Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make one.

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Why Carry a Dog in a Handbag?

Posted by Queuebot in Animal on June 25, 2009 at 1:12 am

Why do some women like to carry around their dog in their handbags? If you’ve ever pondered how pets evolved into a fashion accessory (where "walking the dog" involves absolutely no walking on the part of the furry animal), check out this article by Bag Bunch:

An Historic Pastime!

Oddly enough the practice of carrying your dog in a handbag goes back to Ancient Rome. Elite women would put their tiny Malteses in a sleeve when walking throughout the streets. Another name for the Maltese dog in Rome was ‘the Roman Ladies’ Dog’ and the breed became a physical symbol of loyalty.

Today the Maltese (that’s the small white fluffy one pictured right for those less aquainted with dog breeds) is still a popular ‘carry dog’ with women. Now you can see a Maltese hung round a hot girl’s waist while she goes for a power walk on the beach.

Another early ‘carry-dog’ was the Pekingese lapdog, bred in ancient China to fit inside the sleeves of a man’s robe. So it hasn’t always just been women that have an obsession with carrying around small dogs.

Through recent centuries a wider variety of ‘lap dogs’ became popular among royalty and the rich. Nowadays there is a diverse range of small pooches that have become fashionable ‘handbag dogs’.

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The Great Urban Handbag Hunt

Posted by Alex in Advertising, Fashion, Travel & Places on June 13, 2009 at 2:42 am

Handbag designer Rachel Nasvik had a great idea on how to promote her new line for cheap: stage a great urban hunt for handbags!

Rachel places her handbags, stuffed with all sorts of girly stuff like lip gloss and bobby pins along with the note "You didn’t find this bag, this bag found you," hidden in public places around New York City. If you find it, you can keep it.

Clues on the whereabouts of her handbags are on Rachel’s Twitter. You can see imags of the discovered bags on her blog Thrill of the Chase – via Steve Hall and Angela Natividad’s Adrants

Whatever you think of the ad campaign, the photo is priceless! PLEASE NO PEE-PEE.

 
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12 of the Strangest Purses Ever

Posted by Stacy in Fashion on January 17, 2009 at 9:21 am


This one is particularly weird. I bet the reactions when you walk down the street with this thing are pretty priceless. Check out the other 11 at Oddee.

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