Handbag for Girls

As though I needed any more excuses to buy big handbags, then stuff it with everything I own, it turns out they can also double as a bulletproof shield and save your life, too. No joke. When a gunman fired a shot at Elizabeth Pittenger during a robbery attempt, it was her over-sized, overstuffed handbag [...]

At at time when the economy is so volatile and retirement seems like a fantasy-like state one would only hope to find in Never-Never-Land, it seems almost wrong for me to be drooling over a bag that costs $1,900. No bailout package would ever take pity on me so I can buy a bag. Well, [...]

It’s not everyday that a sudden inspiration brings me out of my slumber and puts me back in front of my computer. And we’re talking about me, who loves and cherishes sleep more than anything, perhaps even more than (gasp) bags. So you know I’d have to love the idea – at least for the [...]

For the inaugural post of “Guess Who’s Online?” The Baggage Claim will be looking at what T.J. Maxx has been up to online, using social media to engage influential fashion bloggers and customers alike. I was pleasantly surprised upon first noticing TJ Maxx’s presence on Twitter, when a fellow fashion blogger on that site gave [...]

States side, I have been seeing so many amazing sales pop up at places like eLuxury, Bloomingdales, Saks, and Barneys, I think my eyeballs are going into a near spin. Self-discipline has been a mantra now I’m about to tattoo into the inside of my arms, if only to distract self from drool-worthy deals by [...]

Upon receiving yet another fun email from the UK today, I think my secret Anglophila is rearing its head. When it comes to designer handbags, you bet my love knows no boundaries… I must confess that I’d never heard of Violet May until today, and am sorry that I’ve been missing out on their fabulous [...]

We’ve been enjoying an unusually warm weather here in DC this week, and knowing this is something that will quickly fade away into memory (snow predicted by…Saturday), I’ve been trying to take advantage of it as much as I can. I definitely made myself take a walk during lunch break, though what I really wanted [...]

I never thought I’d say this. I am getting sick of big bags. Yes, pause. Let’s pause and ponder this. My favorite bags of all time include the Givenchy Nightingale, Anya Hindmarch Elrod, and Marc by Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Faridah, all of which I would consider, well, big bags. And to say that I [...]

Today, for some reason, felt like a day to catch a matinee movie or stroll the halls of the Hirshhorn. It wasn’t quite warm enough to linger at an outdoor cafe and though no rain in sight (yet), the overcast sky made me want to indulge in a full afternoon of some indoor fun and [...]

I’m not an expert on merchandising or anything like that, but given my obsessive online window shopping habits, I think I’m noticing a trend enough to state here and not be too embarrassed by it (you are, of course, more than welcome to correct or educate me as needed . While looking for new inspirations [...]