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Top Five Women's Bags for Xmas 2009

nobody@vox.com(mcdonline) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:45 -0800

Its the last week in November and the madness of the Christmas Shopping season is just around the corner (although in reality its been going on for a few weeks now thanks to some over-enthusiastic retail chains). As always, there will be a few tricky people to buy a present for, probably the same ones that you struggle with every year - bah humbug.

However, If you're looking for a gift option for the woman that has everything then you can never really go wrong with a good bag. There are a vast range of women's bags out there, which is both a blessing and a curse. One of the most difficult aspects of Christmas shopping is actually making that final purchasing decision, we've all been there with the doubt swirling around our minds: 'i like it, but will she like that colour!?' - not a very pleasant feeling.

We thought that we would try and help a little by outlining five bags which we think anyone would love. We've included options from the cheap and cheerful end of the scale to some slightly higher budget bags. We hope that you agree with some of our choices.

Peacocks - The prices are so decent on the Peacocks website that you could probably buy 2 or 3 bags from Peacocks. However, we especially like their chic and cheerful range of Clutch Bags, which at £6 are great value.

Peacocks Black Clutch Bag

M&S - Marks and Spencer always have a solid range of bags and this year is no exception, they are well made and excellent value for money - we like this cross shoulder bag which comes in a t £39.95.

M&S Cross Body Bag

AllSaints - Fashionistas love AllSaints for their edgy designs and high quality fabrics, their bags this year exemplify this output. This Zeena Bag is one of the cheaper options (£120) that they offer but it is still very cool.

AllSaints Bags

Jigsaw - A High Street favourite in the UK for a number of years now, Jigsaw retain an aura of quality and elegance, combined with a great design sense - this Tote Bag is a great example (£159)

Jigsaw Tote Bag

Hermes - No we are getting serious. You know that you are dealing with a quailty bit of gear when the cheapest bag on offer is a purse that costs over £500! A bag from Hermes however should be seen as an investment - our cost-is-no-barrier option would be this Garden Party Bag, which only costs £1560.

Hermes

Well, thats our choices - what are your favourite bags this Christmas?

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New To VOX aloha...

nobody@vox.com(kikidoll) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:28 -0800

New To VOX aloha!

Kikidoll

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One Lovely Blog Award!

nobody@vox.com(MaiCecile) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:53:05 -0700

The loverly Sarah from Australia has awarded me this. I recently discovered her blog http://kiss--and--make-up.blogspot.com, and think she is possibly one of the most humble, gorgeous, and adorable bloggers I know. Also, for those of you who want to read my more rambling musings, you can check out http://sunkissedplumeria.blogspot.com . Whereas I use this blog for writing practice, that one will be more for my more..."creative" writings and photos etc. Speaking of my new blog...I have posted a Halloween look that goes along with a youtube video I made. Happy Halloween everyone and thanks again to Sarah!

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Thanks to the Parkers

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:50:42 -0700

Here were the search terms taking folks to the Lucire ‘Insider’ section yesterday. The day before was similar, but instead of Heidi Klum, it was Vanessa Paradis. Celebrities, still, sell.

eva longoria london fog
heidi klum
eva longoria tony parker
london fog eva longoria
london fog eva
eva longoria tony parker london fog
eva and tony london fog
london fog eva longoria tony parker
eva longoria fog
london fog tony parker

The Parkers finally beat some long-standing records for searches for the Jaguar XJ launch (where Lucire published the first official unembargoed image of the new car) and a couple of other popular stories we did this year.

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I didn’t have this in my Flash Forward

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:19:18 -0700

For the record, I did not start a discussion on Flash Forward because ABC is advertising it on the Lucire site:

Flash Forward advertised at Lucire

Though it is pretty cool that the ad is there. I never saw it last week, though I did happen across ads for other TV shows from this network.

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Emma Watson designs with People Tree

nobody@vox.com(Celebrity chick) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:41:59 -0700

Though she said No to personal fashion line claiming she wasn’t “interested in doing it for my own ego”, Harry Potter star and the highest grossing lead actress of the decade, Emma Watson added she would willingly design a line if it was “beneficial to a cause”, and looks like she’s found the cause she was looking for!

Emma Watson will launch her first Spring/Summer 2010 designer collection next February!

Emma-watson-people-tree-spring-summer-2010-collection

Emma teamed up with People Tree to create a capsule lifestyle collection with all the proceeds going to the People Tree Foundation, a charity which aims to school farmers and artisans on sustainable fashion through training and environmental initiatives.

Learn More…

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The background is just as interesting

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:22:56 -0700

Photographing Doug with background key

Here’s a photo from the dinner we held in photographer Doug Rimington’s honour last Wednesday. Lucire’s Samantha Hannah and Tanya Sooksombatisatian are showing him photographs on their cameras. But anyone notice the background?
   At point (1) is a table of Wallabies. We are all at a Japanese restaurant and the boys have a little burner there because raw fish is too delicate for their stomachs. No wonder the All Blacks beat them tonight.
   At point (2) is a nervous young man meeting his girlfriend’s or fiancée’s parents for the first time.
   Dinner was entertaining for more reasons than the obvious.

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Looks better in the metal, and drives better still

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:02:22 -0700

Thanks to Coby at Mercedes-Benz for my transport last week: a new E350 Coupé with Distronic (the cruise control system that slows down if the traffic in front slows). Lucire review to follow. It looks much better in the metal than in the photos (where it looks fussy and rear-heavy). In fact, of all the coupés I have driven, I really began to feel “at home” with this one.

Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupé front three-quarters

Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupé rear view

Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupé rear beak

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iPhone and Blackberry Fashion Apps

nobody@vox.com(mcdonline) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:33:21 -0700

The pace of application development for smartphones such as the iPhone and Blackberry (and Android) continues apace, and now the fashion industry has its own set of Apps that enable you to follow the latest trends on the catwalk and beyond.

Here are our pick of some of the best available for both platforms:

iPhone Fashion Apps

Nett-App: Net-A-Porter's free fashion application - a pretty slick app which keeps you informed of the latest styles - as you can see from the video..........

NET-A-PORTER ON THE GO. NEW iPHONE APP

Style.com - Keep up to date with the latest gossip and fashion events from the Style File

Style.com iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

Also worth a look.............

D&G Fashion Channel Winter 2010
The Ralph Lauren Collection
Donna Karan
Lucky magazine
Lookz Lite
Stylish Girl

See the full range at the iPhone Apps page.

Blackberry Fashion Apps

Fashion News Service by 360Fashion - Describes itself as "the latest insider fashion news service from professionals working within the industry. Check the catwalks of New York, Milan, Paris, London, and Beijing, to see what goes on behind the scenes! Insider information, is the key to know what's really happening in the fashion industry."

Fashion Mogul - This fun App lets you design and develop your own Fashion Boutique

Elle Magazine - Various Blackberry Apps are available from Elle

Shoewawa - One of the top fashion blogs for years has its own application where you can customise the blog to your hearts content

London Fashion Week - The latest news and views from the catwalks of one of the most influential fashion shows

See more Blackberry Fashion Applications.

Also, those with an Android enabled phone may want to keep an eye on the fast-growing Android App Marketplace where there are likely to be some applications appearing in time.

If there are any apps that we have missed (highly likely!) - please give us a shout - thanks!

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Fall/Winter Trends 2009/2010

nobody@vox.com(Celebrity chick) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:31:17 -0700

Time passes so quickly that we often don’t notice how seasons change each other. But if you are a woman of fashion you have to go step in step with seasons as the fashion industry does.

Trends for the fall 2009 and winter 2010 are not much different from what we had the previous time but still there are some new things to mention here.

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