What’s a bagista (a designer handbag lover) to do to mix her man (or woman) and her fabulous bags that, let’s face it, may not be so male-friendly?

Follow this series starting soon here on Bag Dream! Upcoming topics:

• Size Matters : of your bag (what size purse to carry on early dates and when it’s OK to let loose).
• Commitment: Dating and Variety of Purses : will a large rotation of bags / a new purse each date freak out your mate? Proceed with caution and gauge his comfort level.
• IT Intimi-date-tion : will expensive bags freak out your mate? Gauge your brand level introduction-timing by his purseonality type.
• Mr. Big (Bag) : Find comfort in finding who actually carries a bag larger than any of yours? (AND it’s a manly-man bag at that!) Find out what activity this guy does that forces this!
• Meet the Purses (more important than meeting the parents) : When it’s OK to introduce your fave IT bag (the one that surely just looks craziest to the male of our species).
• Lesbian Dates : How to feel out her purse-type-comfort.
• Explain Your Other Love According to his Purseonality : How to explain your purses to your guy (depending on his personality type).
• For the guys: poll(s?)!
• From the guys: opinions straight from their mouths (or typing hands).

And more? Feel free to suggest topics or ask advice for mixing dates with bags!

P(urse).Script. As the series concludes, we should lead right into Valentine’s Day, which will come after some V-Day bag suggestions!

Post.Purse.Script : Yes, the Designer Ella has found someone and is not at all jealous when discussing the big L! (No, not just Louis Vuitton anymore!) (Btw, yes, he’s My Mr. Big Bag, lol. A purse-fect match!)

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Louis Vuitton art from eLUXURY

I absolutely get giddy when Louis Vuitton and eLUXURY create art for/from their most classic bag(s). The “cool” thing is this sculpture looks even more do-able than a simple ball-y snow man! So brighten yourselves up, those in the cold - when the flurries have fallen, make yourself something better than an angel!

Besides, a bag made of snow is not just priceless, it’s free!

This question is double-layered; first, do you blog on a luxury topic? Second, if so, do you loathe researching products or posting at all? Even with more posts often meaning more income from even a hobby blog that’s monetized, certain posts or whole blogs (this one) can sometimes be just too depressing to post to.

Yesterday I plainly glimpsed a pretty COACH bag and felt hunger pangs so painful I had to stop any thought about blogging about designer bags.

How things are for me right now are such: Not only is my Blockbuster Online account on hold for 3 months, but I canceled my cable. No luxuries. See, I watch most of my TV online these days anyway, and I like it that way.

This has gotten so strange I log into my handbag-shopping Facebook application every chance I get just to rack up the free fake $100s. Easiest money ever, although fake. And then I don’t spend it.

My whole shopaholicism has been cured this year, it went from downgrading what I spent my “extra” money on. From designer bags to cheap-thrill bags to bag-making supplies, to simply $2 online movies, to pretty much nothing pure entertainment anymore. This will be my stingiest gift giving season in my entire life, to boot. What am I requestiing, by the way? Gift cards to stores where I can replenish my wardrobe because I’ve lost a lot of weight and am swimming in pajamas, and just dealing. (People, pajamas are like my office attire, ok. Haha.) Pure necessity that I’ve put off myself.

Still the purses make me crave. They lure me like sirens until I’m trapped in despair. I’ll never stop wanting those pretty, pretty purses. Sometimes, you know, it’s worse to blog about what you love. This is kind of like focusing on an unrequited love for a living, without the catharsis of say lyricism. Ouch, indeed.

Le Sigh.

Phoebe Philo in Fall 2005

Phoebe Philo is back, but not to bring smooshy leather idealism again to Chloé, but as the next creative director of fellow French fashion house, Céline.

LVMH Moët Hennessy confirmed to WWD exclusively on Sept. 4th. The magazine immediately published the news, but in short, almost byte form - so here you get a detailed reaction with enough information to match…

Despite creating arguably the world’s favorite IT bag with the company, Philo left the design world completely 2 years ago to stay home with a new baby, who’s now 3 with a younger sibling of 18 months*. The deal with Céline that appealed to the new mom is that she would be allowed to stay and work in her home town of London, and not the headquarters of both houses, Paris, France. (*Source) Why the success her Paddington and other beloved purses being responsible for Chloé’s clout of today didn’t cause Phoebe to merely take temporary maternity leave, with parent company, Richemont, offering this same compromise is beyond me. Click for more (story, photos, etc.) »

Seen on Rihanna, an Olsen and Rachel Bilson…

DO wear your bright accessories with more neutral clothing.

DON’T wear them with equally bright clothing.

DON’T turn 80s by pairing bright with too much black!

Now have fun shopping!