September 2015 - Bag Snob

Moschino Fresh Print Backpack, Shop Shoulder Bag, and Fresh iPhone 6 Cover: Let’s Take a Commercial Break

Tina CraigSeptember 30, 2015

Where does fun end and tacky begin? Apparently at the house of Moschino, where satire loves to take an all too serious turn. This is what happens when a designer wants to express himself but lacks the creativity to come up with something original. My only advice is to look to your…toilet-cleaner?

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Banza: Chickpea Pasta

Tina CraigSeptember 30, 2015

Oddly enough, I heard about Banza from an American - celebrity fitness trainer Kira Stokes. I say odd because I've been spending a good part of the year in Tel Aviv, home of the chickpea, and Banza is a high-protein pasta made from chickpeas.

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Bags

Top 5 Current Striped Bags: The Bottom Line

Tina CraigSeptember 29, 2015

From the looks of the Spring 2016 runways in Milan, striped bags are continuing to reign on for seasons to come. Prada went so far as to showcase an ample variety of variations on the stripe, including thick blocks, metallic exotics, and shots of bold color.

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Beauty

Newfangled Bangs in Milan

Tina CraigSeptember 29, 2015

Bangs (whether long, fringe, or short and choppy) were big on the runways in New York, London and Milan this season, but leave it to Prada to come out with a unique take - side bangs. The look was aptly conceived to be "simple but extreme,” according to hairstylist extraordinaire Guido Palau.

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Bags

Top 5 Manic Monday Bags: Face the Facts

Tina CraigSeptember 28, 2015

We’re more than midday through Monday, and I’m still not ready to face it. But I am ready to face a fresh bunch of happy-to-go lucky bags featuring, you guessed it, faces! Fashion is still in a lighthearted mood, so we might as well capitalize on the sense of novel fun.

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