February 2014 - Bag Snob

My favorite dressmaker may just become my favorite bag maker yet. Watch this video I made backstage of the Classico bag. The man is pushing envelopes, literally. These envelope-style bags constructed of origami folds (fastened by a single magnet) allow you to play with and change up the flap of the bag at your whim.

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Nina Ricci Fall 2014 Collection: A Day in the High Life

Tina CraigFebruary 28, 2014

What is the essence of the Nina Ricci woman? That's the question Peter Copping explored at his show at the Jardin yesterday, and the answer he reaped was a most satisfying one. Not that we didn't have more than a hint already.

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Balmain Fall 2014 Collection: She Can’t Be Tamed

Tina CraigFebruary 28, 2014

Never underestimate the power of a Balmain woman. Or designer Olivier Rousteing, for that matter. While Fall 2014 welcomes a most relaxed collection from Olivier, the sense of confidence is just as potent as ever, proving that power does not lie in the cut of a dress or jacket. It’s all in the spirit.

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Scratch & Grain: Easy-to-Make Portion-Controlled Cookie Kits

sharonFebruary 28, 2014

Scratch & Grain is one of the cutest food related products I've seen in awhile. I'm not a big cook or baker, but I do love making fresh cookies (especially when I'm invited over to a friend's house)...except I'm usually too time-crunched to make them from scratch so I buy cookie dough.

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Globetrotter: Travel in Style

Tina CraigFebruary 28, 2014

I just landed in Paris yesterday for another pavement-pounding Fashion Week, which got me thinking of how best to dress when you’re out globetrotting. It has to fall somewhere between worldly and sensible (granted, that’s a word rarely uttered along the front rows of any runway). What’s your secret to traveling in style?

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