10 Designer Leather Bags Under $500

When September arrives, we almost feel like it’s a new year and a new beginning. We need to change our wardrobe and the perspective of getting new accessories to confront the coming winter season is too enticing. But deciding on a new bag is always a challenge and we often end up choosing a black leather bag. Why? Because black goes with everything, leather is not as fragile as suede and it’s more edgy & luxurious than a canvas or nylon bag.

We made a selection of the best designer leather bags under $500

From top left to right

Alexander Wang Brenda Mini Camera Bag $425.00 USD

Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Baby Groovee Satchel$348.00 USD

Rebecca Minkoff Nikki Bag $495

Halston Heritage Carla Lady Flap Bag $295

Foley + Corinna Vivi Drawstring Bag $435

See by Chloe Rodas Bow Bag $295

Zimmermann Soft Slouch Bag $420

state & lake Tassel Hobo $268

Marc by Marc Jacobs Trapped! Saddie Bag $458

Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Little Ukita Satchel $398

Frédéric Fekkai & Marchesa Recreate Red Carpet Moments

Superstar hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai is hosting an exciting event for Fashion Night out at its Fifth Avenue Salon at Henri Bendel. Fekkai along with Marchesa and Olivia Palermo will present an interactive red carpet experience for Fashion’s Night Out revelers. New York fashionistas will become the celebrity, selecting from five award winning Marchesa dress moments; the talented Fekkai hair and make-up team will re-create signature  beauty looks while a personal dresser waits to outfit and accessorize shoppers.

Finally, The City star and  fashionista, Olivia Palermo, will be on the red carpet styling and instructing guests how to pose like a star in front of the cameras before having the paparazzi capture their Hollywood moment. All who participate will walk away with a print and digital professional quality photo, sent via email or SMS text message for easy sharing on Facebook and Twitter. $75 for the entire experience and all proceeds will be donated to FNO’s official charity, The New York City AIDS Fund in the New York Community Trust.

Frédéric Fekkai Salon
Fifth Avenue Salon at Henri Bendel,
712 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor (at 56th St)
New York, NY 10022

Watch our Marchesa Fall Winter 2010 Presentation Video featuring Frederic Fekkai Hairstyles

Behati Prinsloo & Jamie Strachan Fashion’s Night Out With Fratelli Rossetti

On Friday, September 10th, 2010 Fratelli Rossetti celebrates the second annual Fashion’s Night Out with an exclusive sneak-peek of the Spring/Summer 2011 Fratelli Rossetti Collection as interpreted by designer George Esquivel.  Models Behati Prinsloo and Jamie Strachan along with Vogue’s Photography Director Ivan Shaw, Fratelli Rossetti’s owner Diego Rossetti and designer George Esquivel will host the event at the Madison Avenue boutique, which will feature the premiere photo exhibition by Behati and Jamie.

Join John Bartlett for Fashion’s Night Out!

Join John Bartlett at his store for Fashion Night Out to discover his men and women Fall 2010 Collection. Cocktails will be served!

John Bartlett Store
Friday, September 10th, 2010
143 Seventh Avenue at Charles Street
New York, NY 10014

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Visit johnbartlettny.com

H&M Confirms Collaboration with Lanvin

Video: Alber Elbaz on Lanvin and H&M collaboration

Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz and H&M didn’t wait much longer to confirm or denie this week speculations about their possible collaboration. The worldwide Swedish Empire H&M will produce a Lanvin collection, a one-time holiday collection.

H&M said the collection – spanning clothes for women and men – is slated to hit 200 H&M locations worldwide on November 23, 2010.
This confirms a WWD report on Wednesday the retail giant would unveil a project with the hot French label. Lucas Ossendrijver, Lanvin’s men’s wear designer, is also involved in the project.

H&M said the collection would be unveiled to the public on Nov. 2 via a film it will debut on its Website.

Hogan By Karl Lagerfeld Collection To Be Unveiled In Paris

September 2nd,  2010 – Milan

Exciting!, Hogan and Karl Lagerfeld just announced that the special project Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld will be presented during an exclusive event held in Paris on October 2nd, 2010.

The women’s Spring Summer 2010 Capsule Collection will include distinguished accessories and ready to wear designed by Karl Lagerfeld as well as Hogan’s iconic pieces reinterpreted by his distinctive hand, additionally, Karl has filmed and created a short movie which beautifully captures the Hogan Universe.

Visit hoganworld.com

Hilary Duff is Playing With Fire

The firey-red tone pointy-toed pumps with the floppy bows on the sides may be a reflection of Hilary Duff’s mood as of late. The Newlywed star has been spotted shopping in L.A wearing Isabel Marant Fall Winter 2010 Poppy suede pumps and a  Givenchy Pandora bag.

Isabel Marant Fall Winter 2010 Poppy suede pumps

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GANT Celebrates Fashion Night Out 2010

GANT is celebrating Fashion Night Out ! The GANT Fifth Avenue flagship will host a Personal appearance by Michael Bastian on the upper level (8pm – 9pm appearance), where he’ll be signing copies of his GANT by MB Style Guide and handing them out to the first 200 people who stop by. The Gant store windows will feature male campaign models CJ, Eduardo and Brian for the evening, bringing the FW10 campaign to life for those walking along Fifth Avenue. One window will feature a locker room setup, with some of the guys showering LIVE in the window! Ice cold beer will be served on the upper level.

Gant Fifth Avenue Flagship Store
645 Fifth Avenue between 51st and 52nd Sts
New York, NY 10022

The GANT downtown shop located on Bleecker street will be all about GANT Rugger, where the GANT x IMPOSSIBLE Project promotion is still running where customers can stop in, get Polaroided, and enter to win an amazing $1600 prize package that includes our limited-edition cruiser bike, and vintage/restored leather wrapped Polaroid camera with full 1970′s accessories package.

The night will be hosted by guest photographer Jake Davis and Chris Black. Customer Polaroids, signed by shoppers, will be hung in the dressing room, which doubles as a vintage-inspired factory foreman’s office, for all to see. At the conclusion of NYFW a lucky winner will be picked. In the days that follow FNO, Jake will publish a photo recap on his site detailing all of the chic shoppers who’ve entered the contest. Ice cold beer will be served!

GANT Downtown Store
353 Bleecker St between Charles and W10th Sts
New York, NY 10003

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