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Prada Spring/Summer 2011

Midway through Milan, and the mood among retailers and the press is optimistic. Bananas and stripes at Prada! Leather fringe at Gucci! Long day at D and G! Perky, preppy bags at Fendi! And everywhere flag colors are set against chic white, skirts to midcalf, and wearable, non-conceptual clothes. Fashion appears to have come to its senses again or at least to have regained a sense of proportion, an impression fortified by London’s refined, unselfconsciously pretty offerings at Christopher Kane, Erdem, Marios Schwab, Peter Pilotto and Meadham Kirchhoff.
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Seducer, dictator, charlatan, showman, fixer, scandal-monger, devil.

Serge Dia-ghilev was many things to many people during the 20 years he directed the Ballets Russes – a phenomenon that blew away old notions of dance, music and design with a force whose effects are still palpable today. For protegés such as Stravinsky, Chanel, Picasso, Matisse and Nijinsky he was a star-maker, too, with a nose for PR that makes Max Clifford look shy and retiring.

Yet the man himself is remarkably absent from the V&A’s exhibition. Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909-1929 is all about them, not him. As a man who lived in hotels and owned very little, a top hat and opera glasses (neither of them his) must represent his personal style.
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Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham checked out of her New York hotel with no fewer than 10 sets of luggage.

With three flunkies from the hotel forced to help her load the various items of clothing, shoes, handbags, make-up and cosmetics into her waiting limo, the former Spice Girl did actually deign to shift one or two pieces herself.
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BAG IT UP: Victoria Beckham unveiled her first signature handbag at her New York Fashion Week show.

Victoria Beckham unveiled her first signature handbag at her New York Fashion Week show.

The singer-turned-fashion-designer debuted her Spring/Summer 11 line in a townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side yesterday afternoon. The range consisted of 26 elegant dresses and her first statement bag.

Victoria sat in the front row giving her own commentary on all the looks, discussing her inspirations, fabrics and the techniques employed making each dress and accessory.
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Celebrities often strut around with oversized sunglasses and even bigger handbags but Rachel Bilson took it a step too far yesterday.

The former star of The OC was almost swallowed up by the bag that was more or less the same size as the 29-year-old.

She might be a fashion icon but surely she doesn’t have enough must-have items to fill an over-the-shoulder tote of this size.

Bag lady: Rachel Bilson was almost swallowed up by her massive handbag at LAX

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Davidelfin New York Fashion Week Spring 2011 handbags

Davidelfin, the brainchild of David Dolphin, showed his Spring 2011  collection earlier today during New York Fashion Week. The collection was sporty and casual with looks based on white, navy or black backgrounds. Davidelfin added suspenders or brightly colored trim to casual separates such as shorts, shirts and skirts. There were two distinct handbags in the collection which were sporty and original; a daytime clutch and a large duffle bag.
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Tory Burch

Tory Burch is one busy woman. She designs and helms an international fashion company, is mother to three growing boys, a stepmother to three sophisticated girls, and all the while is an in-demand invitee to New York City’s most exclusive fetes. Her line eponymous line of trend-setting fashions was founded in 2004 and predicated on a simple tunic. Since then Burch’s business has grown to several international stand alone boutiques that are filled with the famous Reva flats, a full ready-to-wear line, covetable accessories, and most recently cool new jeans.

Fortunately we had a chance to catch up with the designer following her ’70s-inspired Spring 2011 presentation at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. Burch chatted live with our Twitter to fans to answer all of their burning style questions.
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Kim Kardashian

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian forked out a whopping £64,000 on handbags in Paris.

The boutique staff of posh Hermes store was stunned to see Kim’s wild expenditure on handbags in a single visit, reports the Sun.

She and mum Kris Jenner, 54, reportedly bought six exclusive Birkin bags, costing £6,400 each.
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Designer Gwen Stefani and her son Kingston Rossdale walk the runway at the L.A.M.B. Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theater at Lincoln Center on September 16, 2010 in New York City

L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani sent a casual and patterned Spring 2011 collection down the New York Fashion Week runway on September 16, 2010. The collection was filled with multi-colored patterns in vibrant colors of blue, red, white, green, yellow and browns. Gwen Stefani created looks which included long, loose pants, long skirts, mini-skirts, dresses, vest, jackets and blouses which were in line with the light-hearted theme of her label L.A.M.B.. Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. collection from new York Fashion Week included a large line of handbags which fit into the casual theme of the collection as well as provided new, fresh choices for Stefani’s fans.
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