Purse On Us

Actress Octavia Spencer strutted her stuff down the red carpet at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday evening (January 29) in Los Angeles, California.

Octavia, 41, wore a pretty white and silver Tadashi Shoji iridescent chiffon gown with an embellished and beaded bodice.  The dress is also cinched on the side to fit her body perfectly and showed off her curves.  Octavia completed her look with silver Stuart Weitzman sandals, Irene Neuwirth earrings and a grey Judith Leiber clutch.

After years of being a jobbing actor, Octavia Spencer is finally enjoying her place in the sun.  She picked up the 2012 SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her work in The Help.

Even though she has scooped up a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award within the past month, there is one thing that is concerning The Help actress.  Backstage at the Hollywood event on Sunday night, the 41-year-old admitted that her weight was causing her some concern.

Do you really need another handbag?

The answer is YES!

When they are this fabulous, you have to have one!

Carla Mancini’s new metallic totes are roomy enough for all your chic belongings, your iPad, and of course, your favorite lipgloss.

Joyce Bronze Bag by Carla Mancini

Carla Mancini Platinum Tote

Rihanna Sporting a Metallic Tote

Feeling a little drab and need a spring pick me up? On the Spring 2012 runways, we saw pastel color bags everywhere!

Check out the new pastel Tote by Carlos Falchi.  Matte Microfiber with double handles, iphone pocket, and cosmetic bag; a bag so well thought out, that you’d think it was designed by a woman.

Carlos Falchi Matte Microfiber Tote

We love the eye catching colors for a “tote-ally” cool new look.

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Eileen Roche and Nancy Zieman

I just finished watching an episode of “Sewing with Nancy” and she had a guest named Eileen Roche. She and Nancy have teamed up to make the most gorgeous hand-sewn handbags while adding machine embroidery to give it a real designer look. I was really impressed with the final look of the bags compared to many, many handmade bags I’ve seen over the years. I think the extra few minutes it took to add the embroidery to the bag made a huge difference to me, if I were a buyer.  As a clothing and accessory designer/artist myself, this got me excited! What a difference that detail makes! Plus, the machine does all the work. This is definitely making me scratch my head, considering the purchase of an embroidery machine. Hmmmmm.

Now to all you talented hand-embroidery artists, what a gorgeous bag you could make! I would love for my embroidering friends to post some pictures of some of your artwork, simple or complicated. I’d love to see if any of you have embroidered on handbags.

Here’s a link to a demo video of Eileen and Nancy:

http://youtu.be/YYAXnp19DR0

And here is a link to Eileen Roche’s Blog:

http://dzgns.com/blog/2011/11/just-a-couple-of-bag-ladies/

I love the over-the-top Mexican embroidered bags, but the extremely tasteful embroidery on the above handbags are a perfect touch to the already stunning bags.

Mexican embroidered Bag

In need of an accessories update, I made my own purse.

While I was constructing it, I encouraged it to be completely reversible

The handle, when it is a purse, is doubled, so there are four holes, then folded over and make a stronger handle.

There are the handles ONLY being flipped out if you get bored with the outside handle fabric

Here it is flipped completely inside out

Here, only the handles are flipped out for the reverse side

There is also a strap for when I decide I want it to be a purse of messenger bag

There are four buttons at four different spots to adjust the length for a messenger bag, a short messenger bag, a purse or a higher up purse.

The strap is also detachable!

The cast of Modern Family hits the red carpet at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday (January 29) in Los Angeles.

Julie Bowen, who was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, wore a modern fuchsia draped Temperley London dress, Martin Katz jewels, Christian Louboutin heels and a Judith Leiber clutch.

The entire cast of Modern Family won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, beating the casts of 30 Rock, Glee, The Big Bang Theory and The Office.

The hard boiled egg I just put in my purse and walked to work with was not hard boiled.

Tia/S Fashion Sunglasses: Crystal Chocolate-Butterscotch/Brown Polarized
$168.00 $100.59

Kate Spade goes glamorous with the Tia. Oversized and exotic, they have a durable resin frame with a slight retro flare, polished logo plaques on each of the ear pieces, and 100% UV protected lenses. Includes a protective case for storage.

kate spade was founded in 1993 with six simple handbags that shook up what had been a quiet accessories category. Fifteen years and a handbag revolution later, wit and playful sophistication are hallmarks of everything “kate spade,” a world that now includes a broad array of products. A strong sense of personal style and a passion for color set the tone for each kate spade collection. kate spade continues to find inspiration in the everyday and the unpredictably elegant, bringing a graceful, exuberant approach to style and living.

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h&m coat, forever 21 top, zara skirt, hype clutch, boutique 9 shoes, house of harlow earrings, vintage pink and gold cuff, urban outfitters tiger bangle, forever 21 giraffe and panther bangles (similar here), ring from per me in nola

Ok, I tried it: black and orange together.  By keeping the orange closer to a neon coral, and adding a nice graphic dose of black and white, I think I successfully kept my outfit out of Halloween territory (though I’m not brave enough to attempt this in October).  The silhouette of a peplum top and pencil skirt is one of my favorites at the moment.  I’m really enjoying playing up my feminine figure as my hair transitions from Justin Bieber to hockey mullet.  It’s kind of nice to remind the world – and myself – that I’m still a girl.

Happy no pants tuesday!