Coveteuring these gorgeous bags

It's not often I go nuts about bags, I consider myself a shoe girl - but that can change.   I am crazy over the beautiful handbags, crossbody bags and clutches from Emm Kuo Accessories.  The line, launched in Spring 2011, has been very well received being featured in Glamour, Vogue.com, Elle Magazine, etc. and is sold at stores like Intermix, Milk in LA and Dagny & Barstow in NYC.  The owner and designer is genius, she teamed up with The Coveteur to shoot her lookbook and the photos beautifully convey the quality, workmanship and individual personality and eclecticism of each piece in the collection.  

The lookbook was styled with objects the designer has collected from various worldly travels that have influenced the line’s aesthetic in one form or another. The photos provides a glimpse into the experiences, inspirations, and makings of the Emm Kuo Accessories brand; an exotic and rare collection of handbags.

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The deep colors in these bags - the green, the red, the tan - they are so much more vibrant than most I've seen.  And the structure of these pieces is unique but still classic which is what may turn me into a handbag lady. 

The line can be found online at Milk & AllyCat Trade.  I really love the red one, and the tan one, and the green croc clutch...  And any of the black ones would be perfect for work... 

Spring 2011 Interior Prints (how did I miss these?!)

I can't believe I didn't see these Mary Katrantzou designs last year! Wearing gorgeous interior designs on your exterior, an entirely new level of awesome:)

I LOVE them. And here are some of her prints from this year, what a fun designer?!

Dear Judith Leiber, come to my wedding?

Since I'm getting married in Mexico, I think either of these Judith Leiber clutches would be perfect for my wedding... Or, any one of these would be fine too...

I love the cake and cupcake purses... but I'd probably pick one of the seashells or the pretty fan as my wedding clutch. How about it Judith, wanna come to my wedding?

It's the freakin weekend

I've basically kept a daily tally this week on the blog, more to remind myself what day it is than anything else. Do you guys have some fun weekend plans? I'll be experimenting in my kitchen tomorrow, hoping to translate this picture I have in my head to a cake pedestal, we'll see how that turns out. Then I'll be spending Sunday with my Mom and rest of the family in Baltimore. I wish you all a wonderful next few days. Maybe do something random and unplanned. Maybe do something that requires more effort than you feel like giving. Maybe do something for someone else, gaining no material benefit other than personal joy...

How about a challenge? Try to go through the whole weekend without turning on the tv. For a lot of people this is not a problem but for others, it's unimaginable not to watch tv because without it, well, what would they do? Well, a lot! TV is the go-to mechanism for a lot of us to detach from our lives and "unplug". And for some reason, we think this is a good, healthy, relaxing thing to do. I don't know, I think purposefully turning off our conscious thinking and allowing all kinds of information and images to be deposited into our subconscious routinely and for long periods of time is generally not to our personal advantage. I don't have a tv because I know how highly addictive it is; I could easily waste a whole day watching show after show after show and then late into the night as well, not even wanting to go to sleep. It just doesn't make me feel good. That is not to say I don't watch shows on Hulu sometimes but I try and avoid that I can't miss it, gotta watch it, need to see it feeling, like a compulsion. What do you guys think?

Well, that was kind of a random, unplanned blog post:) Again, have an awesome weekend guys and I'll see you next week!

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This kind of Thursday

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But I'd much prefer it be this kind of Thursday:

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