
Reasons we love Molly Sims, whom we crashed into yesterday (literally, oops) at the Stelle clothing launch party…
1. We secretly watch Las Vegas before going out on Fridays.
2. The only time we wore Old Navy was when she did the commercials.
3. When we said, “Can we see what’s in your bag?” she promptly pried open her Gustto and took out every single thing, one by one, so we could do a thorough investigation. Afterwards, a cocktail waitress asked me if she’d lost her keys…
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Booth Moore is the LA Times style editor, and she was thisclose to buying a Chanel Naked Shopper bag, until she had this realization:
There wasn’t even any quilting. Just clear plastic, a pair of interlocking silver C’s and a cheap-looking chain. I grew angry. The only thing that was clear was that I was the joke and Karl was laughing all the way to the Deutsche bank. I can just hear him saying, “You silly voomuhn.”
There have been a few fashion moments recently where one isn’t sure if they’re laughing with the designer, or just being laughed at - Jeremy Scott’s faux-snickers sweatshirt and Marc’s massive, massively priced hats come to mind.
I would never buy a $900 piece of plastic, I can see the appeal of splurging on one abroad - it makes going through customs so much easier, and with a Double C logo to boot.
It was an Every Girl moment - running out the door last night to dinner, and the boy behind me goes, “Why do you need such a big bag? What do you put in there?”
The answer, of course, is everything. Handbag space is precious - it’s like what some people put in the trunk of their car, if the trunk was lined in embossed silk or monogrammed leather.
To prove our point, we sought out Stacey Bendet, the designer of Alice + Olivia and the keeper of a vintage Gucci tote. Stacey herself is about the size of Tinkerbell, and yet, look what she can cram into her bag…
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