If you’re looking for a new handbag for fall, something in rich colors, made with real leather and featuring some great details – then you’re definitely going to want to check out ideeli’s latest sale!
For the next day and a half (or until it sells out) ideeli is selling a limited selection of Bill Blass handbags, with some of the bags deeply discounted by more that 50% percent.
ideeli is an invitation-only site, so if you’re not a member, just use the code “gleam” and you’re in
So what kind of luscious bags do they have on sale?  Well, …read more

Try saying that three times fast…
Hoakan/Helga, indie purveyors of hot handbags made with an eco-friendly touch – are having a sale!  All of their handbags are on sale during December, which means you can get bow-tastic designs like the lovely purple “Mondarda“:

And the equally bow-tastic, but brown “Ravine” bag:

As well as the cheerful “Poppy” bag:

As always, the bags are hand-made from recycled leather garments.  Each bag is one-of-a-kind and made in Canada.
images:  Hoakan/Helga

I think half the fun of seeing the color forecasts is finding the accessories to match the colors

Betsey Johnson’s “Patch Me if you Can” small hobo in teal definitely matches Pantone’s “Caribbean Sea” color!

My purse just has to go. Yesterday I realized that the lining has ripped and I found a granola bar had slipped through and it had been down there I don’t know how long. Yes, I’m always finding stuff in linings of coats or purses. I must be really hard on my stuff?
But then I saw this purse and it’s perfect. The only thing that worries me is how heavy it is going to be. You see, with a purse this big, I’m going to fill it, no doubt… and that can get heavy! But everything you will find in …read more