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How To Carry a Clutch Bag

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        How To Carry a Clutch Bag

How to carry a clutch bag.  You may think that this is a topic that should not even be addressed.  I mean, really, do women need to be educated on how to carry a clutch bag?  A woman, the  one species on this planet who has natural accessorizing instincts needs to be told how to carry a clutch bag?   Well, myself and my team at Clutch NY thought about this.  We realized that you do not see clutch bags on the streets or  in women’s hands as much as you see other styles of handbags and purses.  Why is this?  We think it is because women need some coaching on how to handle a clutch bag. Continue reading →

Wallet Wristlet Clutch Review

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           Wallet Wristlet Clutch Review

The Wallet Wristlet Clutch Review is now ready here for a debriefing!  The Clutch NY Team loves the Pencil Bag because it acts like a wristlet clutch, but performs like a wallet.  There are not too many clutches you can actually say this about.  What about this sweet little clutch makes it so versatile as a wallet clutch?  And what is all the rage behind the flexible usage for this lambskin clutch? Continue reading →

Made in New York City

Made in New York City

Made in New York City Rebirth

Made in New York City is being talked about more in the press and on the streets of the USA then ever before.  Have you noticed?  There have been countless articles, news reports, websites, blogs and banter about how the USA is bringing manufacturing back to this country. And isn’t this exciting for us as Americans?  What does all of this mean?

Clutch NY knows, because we have been manufacturing our leather handbags and purses in New York City for 15 years now. Continue reading →

Two Handbags are Better than One

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        Two Handbags are Better than One

 

Two handbags are better than one, or so they say.  And who says this?  Well, we do, your professional handbag team at Clutch NY.  We have been taking careful notes on what we see trending on the streets and subways in New York City, and what we see is a woman in defiant demand of two handbags a day. Continue reading →

Clutch Bags Review: The Feed Bag

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Screen shot 2013-07-07 at 9.57.12 PM“Hi, Nandhi, I’ve got a package here for you,” my doorman, Frank, told me as I walked into the lobby of my apartment building. This was weird, I wasn’t expecting anything. I hadn’t done online shopping for about a month and my friends just aren’t the type to mail me presents.

I raised an eyebrow as I asked Frank who it was from.

“Well, it says it’s from a Miss Laura Dotolo?” Continue reading →

Clutch Bags Summer Combos

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Hey, there!

Interested in purchasing a Clutch NY bag but not quite sure which one is for you? Keep reading!

Usually people buy bags depending on the color of clothing they have in their closets: a lot of black pants? Makes sense to get a black purse. A lot of white button ups? The white Mail Bag would match effortlessly. But how about mixing it up a little?

Walking the streets of New York City exposes one to fashion styles as diverse as the people who populate the city. As someone who appreciates different and unique styles, I try to pay attention to the motives behind a person’s outfit choice. As I stated before, a lot of people accessorize an outfit according to color schemes. However, recently I have noticed a correlation between shoe style and handbag style. If you’re not too sure which Clutch NY bag is best suited for you, take a look at the following Clutch Bags and shoes summer combos. Maybe you will find just what you’re looking for! Continue reading →

Clutch Bags Q & A: Maria Beauty

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Clutch Bags NY was lucky enough this week to spend some time talking with Maria De Los Angeles,  a Clutch NY client who happens to be a very successful and inspirational NYC hairstylist.

Keep reading to find out how Maria went from a conformable Catholic schoolgirl to a strong and resilient businesswoman!

Screen Shot 2013-03-29 at 5.43.16 PMWhat does your profession mean to you? I’m a hairstylist and I see it as an art form. The hair is a blank canvas and the face is the structure, so I blend them together. But I don’t just do hair, I care about the people I work with. I care about those people out there. They’re my people. How did you know this was the career path  for you? I knew that I loved structure, I loved clothes, art, and I loved nature. What was your first job? My career started in the fashion business. I worked for Norma Kamali for eight years, from 1981 to about 1989-ish. And I started as an intern. I worked for free and then she hired me.

Where did you grow up? I lived in the South Bronx. I was born in 1963, so during that time it was a very working-class-neighborhood, very Catholic school, very uniform. What were you like when you were younger? I grew up in a family of five. And it’s interesting, because I grew up tending to be the peacemaker in the family and a little more submissive. You know, you want to be a good kid. Who was your first mentor? Continue reading →

Clutch Bags says: Happy New Year !!!!

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               Let me begin by wishing everyone out there a very happy, healthy and refreshing New Year from Clutch Bags NY!

What a great opportunity we have every year on this day to  transcend old habits into new ones.  I like to say, “Out with the old habits and in with the new vows!”  Or, as George Williams Curtis says, “The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.” That is some very nice winter imagery for us, isn’t it?

So, doesn’t that make us reflect on what our new vows should be? I know that I have been thinking not only about the habits I need to break, but also about the vows I need to begin implementing.  January 1st is the perfect time for the birth of new habits.

So, where do we begin with breaking some habits? Lets start with the definition so we can figure out what it is we need to change. Wikipedia says: “Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously. Old habits are hard to break and new habits are hard to form because the behavioral patterns we repeat are imprinted in our neural pathways.”

So, habits are habitual and hard to break.  Possibly, we can break them by making some promises to ourselves with some new vows. Webster defines a vow as such: “a solemn promise or assertion; specifically : one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition. Okay, we have it.  Vows are a bound to an act.  Let’s start with that and bind ourselves to some acts.

What acts would we like to bind to ourselves with in this new year of 2013? After giving all of this some thought, I came up with the following list.

Laura Dotolo’s Vows for Clutch Bags NY in 2013:

1-Build Clutch Bags NY into a stronger brand for people to believe in

2-Write more blogs  so people can read  more about the workings  of Clutch Bags NY

3-Get the message out to the world that Clutch Bags NY are made right here in NYC…and America is a pretty cool place to have things made.

4-Tweet inspirational mentions from Clutch Bags NY daily

5-Always strive to be a better person 😉

So, my January 1st has begun in a productive way with some positive vows.  As Jim Ryun has been quoted saying, “Motivation is what gets you started.  Habit is what keeps you going.”  Here’s wishing that all of you are able to make a vow that becomes a very good habit for 2013!!!!


 

Happy New Year 2013!
kisses,

Laura

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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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 →

New York City Dance Inspiration for Designer Handbags

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Great new video by Clutch Bags NY featured photographer and videographer Demetrius Fordham. Demetrius was instumental in helping us capture on film all of the great street scenes showing off all our collection of Designer Handbags and purses and all things clutch bags. What he also brings is such a great sense of street style that our readers have come to expect from our blog showing off all the latest trends being worn on the streets of New York.