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Clutch Bags Review: The Lunch Bag

Lunch Bag in many colors

Lunch Bag in many colors

       A Show of Hands for the Lunch Bag

I use my hands a lot.  If I’m telling a story, I like to use my hands to describe the height of the heels I just purchased off Gilt.com.  If I’m dancing and start to feel a bit tired, I move my hands to the beat of the music to create the impression that I’m still dancing with high energy. And if someone asks me a difficult question, I rub my chin or scratch my head because it usually distracts the questioner and buys me more time to think. Needless to say, I’m pretty hands-on.  Continue reading

Clutch Bags Review: The Coin Bag

Good Morning New York City!

Good Morning New York City!

Ever had those days when you’re forced to wake up insanely early, before the sun has even risen? Maybe you have an early class?  Or a badly scheduled meeting. Whatever it is, you curse the reason as you drag yourself out of your sweet slumber to get ready for the day.

In the morning hours leading up to whatever has made you wake up so early, coffee has never tasted so strong and the sun has never shone as obnoxiously bright. As you stumble out of your apartment, squinting at the morning’s brightness, you see one of them trot passed you. A morning walker.

“Good morning!” She says, smiling. You attempt to muster up a kind greeting but all you can do is smile bumpily and grunt.

What the heck is she doing up so early? Why is she so happy? And I want her legs. I don’t know about you, but these are my usual thoughts during groggy, morning interactions with walkers. Well, at least these were my thoughts three weeks ago.  Continue reading

Clutch Bags: “Then” is the New “Now”

Lately,  Hollywood seems to be giving off a sense of nostalgia for the cinematic Golden Age. This was a time when movies moved out of the realm of black and white, silent images to technicolor talking pictures. Hollywood expresses this nostalgia through the gowns that grace the Red Carpet, through the recent releases of 20th-Century-movie-remakes, and through movies that portray the lives of some of the Golden Age’s most influential people.

Screen Shot 2013-03-15 at 11.03.01 AMIf you look back at the Oscar’s 2013 Red Carpet, you’ll see how Anne Hathaway channels Audrey Hepburn’s 1954 Academy Awards look. Anne, like Audrey, is wearing a pale-colored, chest-concealing gown. Though Anne’s hair was short because of her role in Les Miserables, she chose to brush her bangs in front of her forehead, the same way Audrey did. To top off the look, Anne decorated her neck in a Tiffany & Co. necklace. Personally, I thought the look was good for Anne and I felt that she expressed an appreciation for a time (and a person) that deeply affected film history. Continue reading

Clutch Bags Review: The Mail Bag

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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of Clutch Bags! The black suede lingerie bag is my trusted sidekick for escapades both basic and bombastic. After posting about my experiences with the black suede satchel, Laura suggested I write reviews about some of the other bags in the collection. Since I’m the happy owner of only one Clutch bag, Laura was nice enough to give me a bag to test out for one to two weeks. So for the past two weeks I’ve been that lucky girl strutting her stuff around New York City with the mail bag on her shoulder. And it’s been great!

My first adventure with the mail bag started on an afternoon after work. I was making my way from
Battery Park City to the East Village to meet up with a friend for lunch.

Screen Shot 2013-03-12 at 10.19.49 AMUsually I dread having to get on the subway with a bag packed with a laptop, a notebook, an umbrella–and the other usual suspects found in a woman’s handbag–but in my swift movements to slide passed or squeeze between people, the mail bag followed effortlessly. I didn’t have to give the bag an extra tug or push to find comfort, it was always where it was supposed to be. I was also impressed with the bag’s versatility. In being able to crossover my body, it took some weight off my shoulders. Something I hadn’t been too used to when my go-to-work-bag was my backpack. Continue reading

Clutch Bags says “Diamonds Aren’t a Girl’s Only Friend”

y1 You know how they say “Dog is man’s best friend”? Well, a woman’s best friend is her accessories. Women turn to accessories for the same reason they turn to their gal pals: for comfort. No matter how good you’re told you look in that little black dress, you won’t feel it until the dress is complimented with some elegant earrings, a nifty necklace, or a handsome handbag. You know, some type of accessory that really pulls the look together. That makes you feel a little more comfortable in going out in that formfitting dress.

If you’re lucky, you have a lot of accessories and the luxury of being picky about which “bestie” to go to for reassurance. However, if you’re like me–always trying to figure out which accessories in your closet are the right ones at the moment to work with your look– remember, there is always room to beef up your network of handbags and jewelry.  My advice to you is to invest in a few great accessories that will work throughout the day for you.

What I consider to be my closest friend in my closet is the Clutch black suede lingerie bag. It never lets me down! This Clutch bag is deep, practical, and I can take it anywhere: Continue reading

Clutch Bags CHOCOLATE LOVERS

Scout Bag in rich, supple almost edible Chocolate Brown Leather

For some reason, I am being drawn to colors.  Maybe it is better to say, I am attracted to accessories that all fall under the same color spectrum.  OK, how about accessories that live harmoniously together?  I give up.  It is really about accessories that MATCH!  Yes, I believe that it is. There is something about accessories and outfits, that when a few key pieces work together or match, the whole ensemble just  feels very right.  It feels very zen.

 

Now, as a side note, the fashion trend is going very forward with patterns, patterns everywhere!  Even on your underwear!!!  Snooping around Soho yesterday, I noticed quite a few boutiques sporting the Spring ’13 trends…and those trends were full of “print” energy, so be ready for some crazy visuals crossing your eye path in the near future.

 

I digress now, so let’s get back to where I was heading.  So, on the flip side of this busy pattern trend, I am feeling very harmonious with colors and items that come from the same color family.  I am not saying that materials, accessories and ideas all mixed up isn’t great to look at and so very apropos for some occassions.  I am just saying that the blend of the same color  lightly accented or sprinkled on the clothed body can really bring the onlooker’s eye to focus on a “stunning” final result.

 

Eye Candy Accessories in Chocolate

 

 

This week  I have been obsessed by the color chocolate.  Maybe it has something to do with the holiday passing and all the nice chocolate candy I consumed.  I am not quite sure.  Maybe it is the thought of that candy combined with the feel of the chocolate tumbled leather that I make my handbags with.  I think that was the original attraction that drew me into that leather in the beginning, and why I chose to produce my handbags with that supple, smooth and very classically, handsome color.  It truly comes down to the richness of the leather.  And how, with that color and feel,  can one not almost taste my handbags.  Delicious!

It seems that once a woman gets a Clutch Bags NY bag in her hands, she is sold and cannot put it down.  If you feel the need to touch it, we offer a 14 day return policy.  Order a bag, receive it, touch it and then decide whether you would like to keep it forever.

Yummy! Envelope Clutch in Chocolate

 

 

 

White Bright Designer Hand Bags : Clutch Bags says “Keep It Light”

White is not just a color. It’s an attitude.  Take a look, open your eyes.  White is making its appearance in the form of hip and cool.  Yeh!  The color white has finally arrived!  It has taken quite a few years in the fashion journey for white to creep  down to this level;  the no frills street level that is.  Sure, white is nice.  It is pure. It is sweet. It is bridal, first communion,  innocence, purity  and cleanliness.  It is also bright, fresh, and blinding.  It is so very  healing and germ free.  Let’s face it,  it is the king of all neutrals. Continue reading

Chictopia is in Bloom

Congrats to Chictopia on their latest campaign to build out what looks like a really great fashion community.  A spring campaign that is so well timed; it’s 70 degrees in Manhattan today! Chictopia connects style seekers to tastemakers similar in shape, size, and taste. Members can receive newsletter updates on latest fashion trends, share style tips, redeem chic rewards with their chic points, and trade in their community’s marketplace.

The Chictopia site fits well with my own interest in communicating to those sincerely interested in great style and fashion. I have put a selected number of styles on their site and so far have been getting really great feedback on my handbags and purses.  My clutch bags are on their site as are selected shoulder bag styles. We offered visitors to their site a 20% discount on featured handbags and purses so check them out and tell me what you think of their platform!

a marketplace for buyers and sellers

Designer Clutch Bag as photographed by Shana Novak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How great is this image?  What a fantastic still life.  This is the second image in a series that Clutch Bags New York is doing in collaboration with talented professional photographers in NYC. I have asked colleagues of mine in the photography world, to shoot any handbag of their choice from the  designer ClutchBags.com collection, any way they would like, in keeping with their own creative style.   Continue reading