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If you've never made a purse before, this just might be the purse for you. My last bag, the envelope clutch, was a great opportunity to explain the basics of leather working and bag construction. But that project had six major seams and nine minor ones. This bag, on the other hand, has two: the bottom and sides are sewn in one long seam, and the zipper is attached to the top in another. And that's it! If you can sew two seams — and no, you do not need a sewing machine — you can sew this bag. It's a simple but versatile design, and if you haven't worked with leather, this would be a great project with which to learn. More »
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• January Jones' reward for holding up the spring Versace show by over an hour is apparently...the brand's spring campaign. Says Donatella Versace, "In January I feel I have found a perfect Versace woman for the 21st century." [WWD]

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Just when I thought everyone's wardrobe was meticulously maintained, the letters started coming: leather! What about leather? So, herewith and to the chagrin of vegans everywhere and with Stella's undoubted blessing: how to care for leathah. More »
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• For the May Vogue Mexico cover, Gisele Bündchen pulled virtually the same pose that was captured on the April cover of American Vogue. [DesignScene]
• Miley Cyrus wears a silver corset that costs $25,000 in her latest music video. [Us]

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It's funny: we hear so much less about leather than fur. Sure, unless you're in the Arctic, fur has the stigma of "wholly frivolous status symbol" going on, but when you think about it, most of the leather on the market isn't exactly necessary to our existence, either. And the costs are equally high — in many ways, higher. A recent article in The Ecologist (via Utne) brings us a shocking profile of the tanneries of Hazaribagh in Bangladesh. Lax environmental regulations mean the city can provide cheap leather, but at the price of the environment, the region's fishing industry, and the workers' health. More »
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