Vintage Coach bags

Lately I have been up at all hours trolling ebay for vintage Coach bags, some the same ones I used to covet as a pre-teen. I still remember pouring over the Coach catalog and wondering: why does every style come in British tan? Well, now is the time for them again apparently. I've seen them around on some hipsters but didn't think it was a for-everyone kind of look. Now it seems less vintage hipster and just plain hip '90s throwback. Not to mention the Made-in-the-USA construction and the matte finish leather.

So how funny that A Cup of Jo (one of my favorite blogs, by the way, and a friend of a friend) ran a feature today on how to style a winter hat where the girl is walking around NYC with a tiny vintage Coach bag in none other than British Tan.

It's a sign that I must have one of these in my life! Or at the very least, go through my mother's closet to find the old ones I know she has stashed in there. (Thanks for being a packrat, Mom!)

the binocular bag

the lunchbox bag

Red Wayfarers

Diane Kruger seen in Red Wayfarers over the weekend in Cabo and last week arriving in France. Normally I go for basic black or tortoise in sunglasses or even a nice white but I surprised myself by loving these red Ray-Bans on Diane Kruger. I mean, she looks good in nearly everything but these would be a nice pop of color even in the winter months. Or on a beach getaway....

street style: Kirsten Dunst in London

Kiki was spotted in London on Sunday night walking around with bf Garrett Hedlund. What a great look she had going on. Long, navy peacoat (now I'm on the hunt for one this length), skintight black jeans, leather Isabel Marant Dicker boots, burgundy beret and completed with a LV Sofia Coppola bag in oxblood, the color of the season.

End of an era: Ghesquiere leaves Balenciaga

Amidst all the other news of this eventful week, Nicolas Ghesquiere announced he is leaving Balenciaga after 15 years with the brand. Memories spring to mind of a party at the Hudson hotel in NYC, lusting after one of those bags in 2001 and of course the clothes, the clothes, the clothes. I have so many favorite collections: the bubble dresses, the drummer boy hats, the naval collection and have shown a few below. The announcement of his departure this past week coincided with one of his best red carpet looks by far. Just this past weekend, Kristen Stewart wore this pantsuit to the On the Road premiere, which is a piece of fashion art if I've ever seen it.

SS 2010

SS 2008

AW 2006

SS 2005

AW 2004

SS 2003

And the items that will forever be Ghesquiere's Balenciaga:

The Lariat bag, first worn by Kate Moss, then by everyone else.

The shoes:

And of course, the motorcycle jacket: