It’s time for the Bloggy Giveaways again!

I’m giving away one of my own designs, my glass bead “Clusters” necklace to one lucky reader:

I’m even giving you the choice of colors – the winner will get to choose between green (shown here), turquoise, black, purple, red, amber or clear.
Want to win?  Read the rules…

To enter, leave a comment to this post describing the outfit that you would wear the necklace with.  Remember – this is a family-friendly blog so keep it clean
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Louis Vuitton has just launched a new campaign for their Spring & Summer 2009 line of luxury accessories, featuring Madonna.  The photos are all over the internet – but do you want to see what happened behind the scenes?
Check out this fun peek behind the scenes with both Madonna and Marc Jacobs… and prepare to drool at the tables of LV purses!

Check out these outrageously gorgeous “Carmen” high heeled peep-toe platform shoes from Christian Dior:

But, wait a minute – turn around and check out the heel!

Yummy, yummy, yummy!
Of course, it’s completely impractical for winter in my neck of the woods, while we’re suffering through a deep freeze…   But, come on, don’t those shoes just make you smile?
image: Neiman Marcus

I have a hard time not getting jealous when read the blogs of people who live in warmer climates than I do. What do you mean, you can’t wear a t-shirt outside anymore?  I’ve got a foot of snow outside my window!
I need to remind myself that the time will come when I can slip into the glorious “Sammie” sandal by Luichiny – complete with red satin flower:

Of course, if that’s a little too wild for your taste, there is the slightly more sedate Sammie in brown as well:

images: Heels.com

Milan Fashion week is in full swing with designers showing their Spring & Summer 2009 collections.
As always, there are lots of drool-worthy accessories!
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Turquoise handbags from Massimo Rebecchi.
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Dsquared2 has soft, caramel colored bags with chunky handles.
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Luisa Beccaria is going for feminine and frilly in her collection!
images: PicApp

Just in time for the Spring & Summer fashion shows, Pantone has released their Spring 2009 color forecast!

Yummy as always – now we just need to wait another six months to see these colors in stores…
images: Pantone

Are you looking for your own version of my $3.99 cherry purse?
For my lovely readers in the UK this £2.99 charmer from eBay may be the option!

The auction is on until September 12th, so you’ve still got time to nab it, if you can’t live without your own cherry purse
image: Columbia1979 (eBay seller)

In my last post I shared some of my favorite picks for saving money on classic accessories.  There is of course, the dark side of buying accessories on sale…
You could fall in love with a still-expensive, but on sale, ridiculously-trendy, about-to-go-out-of-style-in-five-minutes pair of shoes like these Jimmy Choos:

Those, by the way are the “Lester“, with faux-zebra printed Pony accented with snakeskin – although it doesn’t say whether the snakeskin is real or faux…
Sometimes, it’s better to think twice than end up with a pair of shoes that will live out their lives in the back of your closet.
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FASHION
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SHOPPING
The Well-Heeled Society is gifting their twentieth commenting subscriber a pair of My Sensual Almost Elbow-high Leather Gloves, and they get to choose from ten fashionable colors – including purple!
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BEAUTY
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I’m absolutely tickled pink that one of my fellow Canadians brought home a gold medal in show jumping from the Olympics that I’m having an equestrian-themed day on Her Accessories!
There’s the classic Gucci horsebit sunglasses:

“Signature” grey horsebit aviator sunglasses
I wouldn’t recommend these grey satin “Hollywood” horsebit peep-toe pumps for the barn (also by Gucci), but they’re sure gorgeous for a night on the town!

Or if you’d prefer a necklace, how about the gold horsebit pendant from CC Skye?

images: Bluefly