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Vote in the Handbag Online Fashion Awards
I like to keep up-to-date with online shopping (so that I can bring you all the latest news), and now my expertise has been used to judge the Handbag Online Fashion Awards!
As part of the panel, along with Leon Bailey Green, Handbag editor Belinda White and Courtney Blackman, we have selected a short list for the fashion sites.
Choose your favourite place to shop online by clicking here and voting.
Love It or Hate It? Vintage Playboy Sign
I can see giving this vintage painted wood sign (inquire for price) as a tongue-in-cheek housewarming gift to some of my most fabulous male friends, but they'd have to be pretty fabulous indeed to pull it off. In the right environs, it might fit perfectly, but you'd have to work hard to make sure that this midcentury sign doesn't become a frat-tastic accessory.
Love It or Hate It?
Coveted Crib: Slaughterhouse Fine
A former slaughterhouse in Ulricehamn, Sweden, was transformed into this fabulous coveted crib. Outfitted with furniture and accessories from around the world, the space feels much more metropolitan than you'd expect from a rural Swedish home. An extensive collection of artwork is mixed with both vintage and modern furniture.
Cool Idea: Everything in One Hue
Melanie, of the fabulous Etsy shop Plum Cushion, lives in a seriously stylish 1941 Cape Cod in Seattle. The bones of her home are nice, but it's her cool palette and ability to modernize vintage pieces that really make it hip. One of my favorite elements was how she painted her Rococo sconces and mirror and her Chinoiserie console table to match the blue of her walls.
Casa Shops: Adelante and Curb Service
Whenever I visit friends in Austin, I try to drop by Adelante, a hip, laid-back women's clothing and lifestyle boutique. The shop, which has been in Austin since 1992, and called San Antonio home before that, is a family-owned boutique that offers everything from shoes, dresses, and jewelry to home accessories and vintage, refurbished furniture.
The owner, Tricia Roberts, has a great eye for fashionable, affordable finds, and I always find some must-have item when I stop by.
Dita Von Teese in Christian Dior Leather Dress: Love It or Hate It?
Oh, the things I would do to be invited to a Christian Dior runway show at Paris Fashion Week. Luckily, Dita Von Teese doesn't have to worry about such minor details. The Wonderbra ambassador attended the show looking like a vintage-meets-badass babe in a decadent low-cut Christian Dior black leather dress complete with black leather gloves.
Fab Field Day: Vintage Fashion Fair
Trying to find the perfect additions to your wardrobe doesn't have to start and end on the High Street. If you are looking for something truly unique then you might want to broaden your search to vintage markets and fairs. I recently attended the Primrose Hill vintage fashion fair which takes place once a month at the Cecil Sharp House on Regents Park Road.
eBay Find of the Week
All these extravagant red carpet affairs have me dreaming about fancy accessories. Wouldn't this Vintage Black Mesh Chain Purse look amazing on the arm of vintage-loving Zooey Deschanel or Rachel Bilson? I like that it's antique and modern at the same time.
Postage Sleeve For the MacBook Is Checkpoint Friendly? Wow
Shocker! I can barely get my laptop through airport security when it's sans a bag, so don't even get me started about attempting to try a checkpoint friendly bag! Two things instantly struck me about this vintage postage sleeve ($37) for a 13.3-inch MacBook — first of all, it's in a league of all compared to other laptop sleeves, and secondly, I can't even imagine TSA allowing this (with your laptop inside) through the security machine!
Technicolor Toys: Green Gadgets and Accessories
Kermit the frog may think it isn't easy being green, but it sure is easy to be green with gadget envy. You can never have enough, so choose wisely and purchase items you will treasure as long as they live. If you love all things green, grass-tinted gizmos are calming, unisex and a little retro (doesn't this Bermuda headset remind you of vintage cars?).
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