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We have teamed up with Net-A-Porter for a fabulous and plentiful giveaway! We are giving away FIVE of the highly sought after and coveted Chloe Marcie bags.

This Chloe bag has been designed in different styles, including a hobo, messenger, tote, and satchel. Instead of the exact same versions, we are giving away a combination of different Marcie reincarnations. As far as Chloe bags go, the Marcie is a staple. Don’t miss out on being one of five lucky winners.

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Steve Dumain, the Creative Director behind Be & D has been working on a little secret handbag project that’s about to make it’s big national debut, tomorrow on QVC! The new Line, called Roccatella isn’t a sister or secondary line to Be & D, but an entirely new collection. The Roccatella Handbag Collection is compiled of nine [...]

Ever look up at the sky and make out a rabbit or a bear in the fluffy white clouds? Of course, we have all done that at some point in our lives. It was one of those things that you did to pass the time during those long car rides. Well, today the Botkier Sophia [...]

This was just going to be your average runway review of the handbags from Michael Kors Spring 2011, but then I noticed something interesting – one of Kors’ runway bags is already available for pre-order on Saks.com. Much has been made of designers offering their runway wares for order via their own channels following presentations, but as far as I can remember, this is the quickest I have seen a brand go from runway to mass retailer with relatively little fanfare – it’s enough to make you wonder if this is the new normal.

As for the collection, much of it was classic Kors, although the offerings ranged from small-scale and ladylike to large-scale (and I do mean large and beach-appropriate. All of the designs gave a nod to fashion’s newly streamlined accessories shapes, and many of the bags could be used by men and women alike. As promised, what appears to be a smaller version of the collection’s Santorini Raffia Totes are now available for pre-order via Saks for $495 with delivery expected by the end of the year.

Photos via Women’s Wear Daily and Style.com.

Valentino’s handbags are notorious for their use of literal flora – flowers and leaves of every variety have dotted the brand’s bags for several years running, to the near-exclusion of any other aesthetic ideas. The motif works for Valentino, and the brand has carved itself a significant, ladylike niche in a very competitive handbag market.

What Valentino has never used on a bag before, at least to my knowledge, is literal fauna, which is what we have with the Valentino Bird Clutch. A rather run-of-the-mill silk evening bag is topped by perching crystal birds; if this is the direction of Valentino’s evening accessories, then the brand might just end up giving Judith Leiber a run for its bird-bag money.

With Valentino’s penchant for fine details and intricacy, the brand seems like the perfect place to look for ultraluxe clutches. But yet, it’s not – Valentino’s nighttime options tend to be streamlined and structured instead of glitzy and complicated. That’s not a bad thing, but the utterly fabulous bird closure atop this relatively boring bag shows us that the company is capable of much more. I hope we get to see it eventually. Buy through Colette for $2963.

Earlier this month we asked for your vote on your favorite bag from the new Coach Madison collection. With over 40% of the total votes, the Coach Gathered Sophia was the overwhelming winner.

Not only was I able to include your voting results in my guest blog post for Coach.com, but also we have teamed up with Coach to giveaway a Coach Gathered Sophia to one lucky winner.

the contest rules!

Duration: 12:00 am EST September 29, 2010 through 11:59 pm EST October 6, 2010

How to Enter:
1. Follow @Coach and @PurseBlog
2. Tweet: I want to win a #CoachSophiaSatchel from @Coach and @PurseBlog! And check out: www.coach.com/guestblogger

How to Win: Random drawing from entries.

Eligibility: Legal residents of United States (including D.C.) who are 18 years of age or older.

Notification: Winner will be notified within 1 day of the Drawing Date (defined in the Official Rules) via a direct message on either Coach’s or PurseBlog’s Twitter account.

The prize: The Coach Gathered Sophia Leather Satchel in QB/GY, retailing $498!

No purchase necessary; a purchase of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited. Subject to Official Rules.