grab bags

i've been locked up in my house working on a project so i barely have time to eat, let alone blog, but just had a random thought. although my wang rico bucket bag is badass to look at, it is actually quite a nuisance to carry/get stuff out of. because the strap is also the drawstring of the bag, it's impossible to get your hand in to dig around for stuff while you have it on. oh and don't even get me started on the twisting action. the bucket portion is so huge and heavy and the straps are literally like leather cords, so while you walk, the bag just twirls and twirls itself and you eventually have to spin it back around. arg. even so, i do love me some gigantic, monstrous bags. i have no problems with clutches, i actually think they're quite lovely, the only thing is, i hate carrying things in my hand, oh and then there's the fear of setting them down somewhere and meandering off. if there was a way to afix them to my hand without me actually having to consciously hold, sign me up! cue Alexander McQueen's 'Faithful' collection...

now this is what i'm talkin about...a purse that does double duty as a weapon...


or hand warmer...

the only other small clutch-like bags i've liked are the stella mccartney and natalia brilli miniaudieres i posted about a while back...however, imagine my surprise when i spotted kate lanphear's vintage bag below hanging in the window of a random junk store in long beach. best $10 ever spent!

Australian designers, god love em. I find that I never really like whole collections, much akin to how I hardly ever like whole albums, but rather, singular songs. There are certain bands, however, that I love every single song - ahem, Murder City Devils - and there are some collections where I love practically every single piece. A lot of those collections happen to be from Australian designers. Things that make you go hmmm...

images via Shakuhachi

my favorites from Shakuhachi's AW10 collection entitled Foreign Correspondent

and on a completely unrelated side note, fuck, i really slept on these old McQueen bags. damn.

images via google image search

AMAZING x 2

McQueen Fall 2010 shoes

gigantic hoop earrings

images via nitrolicious and dismagazine

this looks like it could be Natalia Brilli but it's the real deal - Hermes Collier de Chien in shadow black leather. could anything be more lovely? i WANT.



who can i get to make this balloon bike for my next birthday?



ive always been really into tonal outfits - black on black, denim on denim, and of course all white. a recent, all-consuming obsession has been anything with loads of fur tails. then there's all the heavenly Givenchy SS2010 dresses. i would wear a dress everyday if it looked like this.



THEEEE McQueen shoes that everyone has gone gaga over (pun intended). if only they would put just a few pairs into production...and if only this particular pair would make it onto my feet.

images via ebay//sophy robson//style