Gilt(less) shopping: luxury vintage accessories by A Second Chance

Amazing vintage Chanel tote

Show-stopping vintage bags and jewelry from A Second Chance are on sale at Gilt right now!

Here's an invitation, if you need one.

Liberty of London Accessory Showcase

I adore my vintage Liberty silk scarves. Here are a few accessories that evoke a garden afternoon with flowers birds and bees:


Silk Twill Peacock Scarf 90x90, Liberty of London



The Elizabeth, Liberty Of London
Oversized clutch in hydrangea print leather



Black Jewelled Bug Pouch Bag, Liberty of London
This bag is amazing. Drool.

More at the Liberty of London website.

Marion Cotillard is Lady Noire

The first in a series of short films for Dior, directed by Olivier Dahan (the brilliant director of "La Vie en Rose"), is a dark, sexy, Hitchcockian ode to a handbag.

This is an exceptionally well made, visually stunning film that is, to me, much more exciting than the bag itself. Masterful art direction invites the viewer to experience a entire world crafted of the bag's silhouette, cannage quilting and implied mystique.

Best to see this in full screen at Ladydior.com.

Follow Lady Dior on Twitter for deliciously mysterious clues and updates.

Just say no to buying things off the peg, make a Celia Birtwell bag

Celia Birtwell tells the Observer:

"When we were young we made all our own clothes - always so much more fun than just buying things off the peg. I can't wait to see you all carrying your bags around town - go on, be creative!"

This one is not for the novice crafters out there, stenciling is pretty much a craftastrophe waiting to happen, but it sure was nice of Ms. Birtwell to share this!


Want to give it a try? Read the step-by-step instructions.