J.Mendel Archives

From flourishes with swingy movement to unapologetically tactile fluff to out-of-the-bedroom silhouettes, these are the most major elements of style we’ll be wearing come fall, fresh off the New York runways...

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Bags

Top 5 Hot Hodgepodges: The Best of Patchwork

Tina CraigJanuary 29, 2015

Bohemian glam: an oxymoron if one has ever made it into the fashion lexicon; these are two words that are as different as can be...Yet the pairing makes perfect sense when it comes to the must-have bags of the season.

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Bags

J. Mendel x Enoc Perez Spring 2015 Collection: The Artist’s Way

Tina CraigDecember 8, 2014

Winding down from Art Basel Miami, I am completely into these bags from the equally prolific Enoc Perez and J. Mendel. There is nothing like a highly creative collaboration between a brilliant fine artist and savvy designer to get your own creative – and stylistic – juices flowing.

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Bags, Style

J. Mendel Fall 2014 Collection: Decked Out in Decadence

Tina CraigFebruary 14, 2014

Inspired by the geometric color-play of the Ballet Ruses, the J. Mendel Fall 2014 collection came forth, from start to finish, with uncommon creations that ooze luxury and desirability in the truest sense of the words.

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Bags

Fall 2014 Trend: Fur Bags

Tina CraigFebruary 13, 2014

We’re never surprised to see fur grace the Fall runways, but the number of fur bags this season is off the charts. From Donna Karan’s shaggy style (her 30th anniversary collection was all about movement) to DVF’s trim shoulder bags, black seemed to be the shade of choice, with Vera Wang also throwing her noir beaver shopping bag into the ring.

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