Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentino Laceland Tote Handbags

Valentino Laceland Tote
Valentino Laceland Tote Handbag

Valentino, however, is one brand with which I’m not quite so comfortable making those same calls. Their bags are so intricate and tactile that their actual visages are often not faithful to handbag portraiture, and seeing and feeling them in person is always preferable. Thankfully, I’ve gotten the chance to do just that with the Valentino Laceland Tote.

Fake Purse - You Better Look Rich

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You Better Look Rich Or Your Bag Will Look Fake

According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Renee Richardson Gosline (yeah, that’s right, MIT is interested in your handbag), consumers are far more likely to identify a counterfeit bag as real when worn by someone that “looks” rich and a real bag as counterfeit when worn by someone that “looks” poor. I’m not sure why that would come as a huge surprise to anyone, but the fact that its been scientifically confirmed means that we can all congratulate ourselves on being logical, I suppose..

Before you fire up the keyboard and claim in the comments that you don’t care if people think your bag is fake or that it’s shallow for people to assume things about you because you dress a certain way, please slow your roll and read the stuff after the jump.

Inherent in fashion is the desire to create a cohesive personal style and public image, and if we weren’t expecting for it to matter in some way how we portray ourselves to the world, then we’d just all wear sweatpants and Ugg boots like we all really want to, deep down (or maybe I’m projecting). And it’s okay! Caring about public perception is actually a very grown-up thing to do, no matter how many times you told your mom that you didn’t care what people thought of you as a teenager.

As it turns out, the efforts that we make on behalf of our egos are perceived pretty accurately, which is to say that people with money usually do a good job looking like they have money, and others are more likely to assume that the bags of wealthy-looking people are real. On the other hand, most people think a bag is fake if the other contextual clues in the wearer’s appearance don’t project wealth.

The most relevant conclusion of the study for people that love authentic bags is that buying a counterfeits, by itself, isn’t fooling anyone. Carrying a fake bag (one which many people might perceive as expensive in another context) isn’t enough to override everything else about someone’s appearance – instead of making the person look rich by proximity, it just makes everyone think that the bag they’re carrying is fake. That means that the people out there that bought a fake Louis Vuitton and have no other personal style to speak of wasted their money, and most people are able to accurately surmise that their bag isn’t the real thing. As it turns out, you really can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, as they say.

Bloomberg really managed to bury the lede on this article, though. All of the previous stuff seems fairly logical, but what I found most interesting was this little statistic, nestled at the end: Of women that buy counterfeit bags, 46% go on to buy the real thing within two years. People that buy fakes may think that they have one over on the rest of us bag-buying fools, but as it turns out, a lot of them are just at the beginning of a fashion progression that will ultimately turn them into the high-dollar consumers that they thought they could fool with a pleather Gucci.

Fendi Peekaboo Bicolor Tops Handle

Fendi Peekaboo Bicolor Top Handle
Fendi Peekaboo Bicolor Top Handle

Sometimes bags are altered when they go from the runway to reality, but it looks like the curved wooden handle and reddish-orange leather that made this bag simply attractive back in September are still working in its favor today.

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Finding a Coach Handbag at a Great Price

Discounted Coach handbags do exist and a factory outlook store is the best place to look. Usually run by Coach themselves, these stores sell handbags and other Coach accessories at a cheaper price by stocking collections from previous seasons. Out of season handbags are sent from the top boutiques and stores in order to free up space for new collections. Outlet stores may even stock bags which are out of season and never even made it out of the factory, as Coach send out their clearance stock to their outlet stores.

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Bubbles Gum Tonga Tie Thong Bikini (Green/Pink)

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Bubble Gum Tonga Tie Thong Bikini (Green/Pink)

Eva Mendes Pose Calvin Klein Campaigns

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Eva Mendes Pose Calvin Klein Campaign

Eva Mendes is back in business. The actress "Eva Mendez" appears in a smouldering new ad campaign for Calvin Klien's Seductive Comfort underwear range.

Shaping up: Calvin Klein have traded in the waif for Eva's more womanly look.

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Eva Mendes Pose Calvin Klein Campaign

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Ultra Sheer Bikini s

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Brought to you by popular demand, new sheer thong bikini set. Sheer bikinis are real sheer bikinis and not dancer wear or lingerie posing as a bikinis. The bottom is sexy tonga thong bikini with to clear ring on each side on the bikini to enhance the style and sexy.

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Kate Bosworth Bikini on Malibu Beachs

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What is it about the Olympics that makes even the most boring sports watchable? Right now I’m glued to a women’s volleyball match between Brazil and Russia.

I’ve never been to Brazil or Russia in my life. I hate volleyball. I canceled a doctor’s appointment this afternoon so I wouldn’t miss a women’s handball match between Kazakhstan and France.

I haven’t slept in three days. I swear to God, the fucking Olympics are like crack. Oh yeah, that’s Kate Bosworth above.

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