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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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Lady Blue Shanghai, is, in true David Lynch form, a weird, surreal tale, starring Marion Cotillard and complete with moody music and wafting smoke. But unlike Lynch's other films, this one is really a commercial. For Dior. More »
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Retailers claim womens' bags are getting lighter. Our backs - and the crushed fig Newtons on the bottoms of our purses - say otherwise: More »
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This bag. [FailBlog] More »
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Check out these, uh, "erotic" shopping bags from German condom manufacturer, Condomi, which have a special slit to make shoppers look like they're cupping the privates of a nearly nude man or woman. [RGS] More »
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In today's Guardian, writer Simon Chilvers tries, desperately, to make the term "manbag" happen. He swears sales of bags for men are booming, and no doubt they are. In this day and age, especially in urban settings, you've got to bring your whole life with you, be you female or male. Laptop, digital camera, book, snacks, meds, notebook, etc. So yeah, ladies have purses. Or handbags. What do you call it when it's toted by a dude? He asks Conor McNicholas, editor of NME, "How do you feel about the term manbag?" McNicholas replies, "It's really derogatory, isn't it?" Gordon Richardson, a design director, is asked the same question. "You don't call women's bags 'womanbag,' so why we have to have this terminology, I don't know. By defining it, it rather damages its appeal." More »
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Large bags were a ubiquitous fashion trend in 2007, and the trend for 2008? Bigger bags. Are we just getting used to carrying a ton of stuff? Poor Andy Rooney, who noticed this trend back in November, is going to be apoplectic. According to the Wall Street Journal, doctors say the recommended weight of a handbag should be no more than 1 or 2 pounds. With a wallet, keys, cell phone, camera, lip gloss, gum, notebook and business card holder, it's hard to carry a clutch that weighs less than a pound these days. Add a laptop, some magazines and bottled water and you're lugging a load. But the oversized purses keep coming: Michael Kors' Beverly bag is over 13 inches high and 17 inches wide; the YSL downtown bag is 17 inches high and 11 inches wide. And the Louis Vuitton bag pictured could easily transport a newborn child. More »
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Hey label whores! Do you love being walking billboards for your favorite stores and brands? Do you supplement your $1,000 calfskin Coach purse with a behemoth Big Brown Bag from Bloomie's? You're not alone! This weekend, the NY Times reported on the popularity of durable, re-usable shopping bags offered by stores like Scoop and Lord & Taylor. Strangely, the article made no mention of Victoria's Secret or Sephora, whose bags we see supplementing the loads borne by overburdened women on their way to and from work. (At least in New York.) What bags do you save and re-use? [NY Times] More »
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Isn't this cute? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=242542&view=rss&microfeed=true Playing the good citizen this week, the NYT Style section features a long-winded piece about how supersized handbags are causing an epidemic of back pain for women all over the city. Poor little anorexics with their YSL Muse bags. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/fashion/07ouch.html More »
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As we women are out taking over the world, the men in our lives are FINALLY becoming acquainted with the unglamorous world of childcare. It's not like anybody's rushing to be first in line when the little one shits in his pants so it's important to offer incentives to the man in your life this season. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220199&view=rss&microfeed=true When you're prepping for holiday travel don't forget that the EU and the US now require you to keep anything remotely liquid (mascara, lip gloss, cuticle cream) in a clear plastic bag if you're carrying it on (and you cannot carry more than 3oz containers) http://www.tsa.gov. Try this charming little makeup case from NYC's Flight 001http://www.flight001.com/store/index.htm?SID. Far more fashionable than a Ziploc. More »
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You should head over to nordstrum.com More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=180792&view=rss&microfeed=true Now we know why the hard-partying and perpetually exhaustedly asthmatic Lindsay Lohan snapped up this small apple green biker bag from lushfashions.com. It's got a handy "detachable mirror". The newer models come with jewel-encrusted razor blades and a complimentary ready-rolled $100 bill, so I hear. More »
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