Styling Mother

Cool Moms

 

Oh, Mothers, Mothers everywhere!  How we do love you and what you wear!

Oh, yes, how true it is.  I believe this to be the perfect time of year for us at Clutch Bags NY to pay tribute to your mom and give her credit for what she has shared with you in terms of traditions, manners and fashion.  Have you ever thought about where your taste or sense of fashion has sprung from?  Or who has influenced it?  Have you ever thought about why you like to wear, look or touch certain handbags or fabrics?  Quite possibly, your fashion sensibility has been influenced by your mother.  Remember  when you were just a wee one and you were not able to even dress yourself?  Who dressed you?  And then, when you were able to pick out certain items of clothing to put on and decided that you could dress yourself at the age of 3, who was there to guide you?  Hands down, it was most likely your mom.  Whether you were watching her coordinate her shoes to her handbag, or helping her find the right earrings for the dress, you were in the vicinity to be influenced by her taste and her style.

Now, some of you I am sure are cringing, thinking that you cannot possibly have been influenced by your mom’s polyester pantsuits or yellow go-go boots.  

 

And some of you  might be  remembering the graphic shift dresses and sheer pantyhose or possibly bold printed silk scarves with hoop earrings and large leather pocketbooks; or  small, streamlined Clutches with large sparkly dinner rings complimented by wrist fulls of bangles?  How about  hand knit vests with bell bottom jeans that hugged the buns with special singer sewing machine custom stitching?

No matter whether you look back on the days of watching your mother style herself out with fabulous leather shoulder bags and dangly earrings, or smile as you visually recall her balancing on one slingback sandal as she slid her leg into her slacks, her style and fashion sense, whether you want to admit it or not, is with you everyday.  Even as you reach your hand into the closet in the morning to decide what piece of clothing it will take to  spice up that aline skirt you have worn 100 times,  that is when your mind remembers your styling mother and how she would have worn it.   And you smile and become inspired.  Thanks to mothers in every way, but most all, to all Mothers, have a very  Happy Mother’s Day!

Post a super groovy pic of your mom in all her styling glory, and we will enter you to win a Foldover Clutchfrom Clutch Bags NY for you to give to your Mother on Mother’s Day.  Anyone, from anywhere in the world can enter to win.  We will ship the Clutch Bag, free of charge, anywhere in the world.  Clutch Bags would just like to see the pictures of Mothers that radiate fashion inspiration.  Go ahead, let’s see those Mothers! Enter your Styling Mother pic here: Clutch Bags Mother’s Day Contest Facebook!!!!

 

White Bright Designer Hand Bags : Keep It Light

White is not just a color. It’s an attitude.  Take a look, open your eyes.  White is making its appearance in the form of hip and cool.  Yeh!  The color white has finally arrived!  It has taken quite a few years in the fashion journey for white to creep  down to this level;  the no frills street level that is.  Sure, white is nice.  It is pure. It is sweet. It is bridal, first communion,  innocence, purity  and cleanliness.  It is also bright, fresh, and blinding.  It is so very  healing and germ free.  Let’s face it,  it is the king of all neutrals.

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New York City Dance Inspiration for Designer Handbags

Great new video by Clutch Bags NY featured photographer and videographer Demetrius Fordham. Demetrius was instumental in helping us capture on film all of the great street scenes showing off all our collection of Designer Handbags and purses and all things clutch bags. What he also brings is such a great sense of street style that our readers have come to expect from our blog showing off all the latest trends being worn on the streets of New York.

Chictopia is in Bloom

Congrats to Chictopia on their latest campaign to build out what looks like a really great fashion community.  A spring campaign that is so well timed; it’s 70 degrees in Manhattan today! Chictopia connects style seekers to tastemakers similar in shape, size, and taste. Members can receive newsletter updates on latest fashion trends, share style tips, redeem chic rewards with their chic points, and trade in their community’s marketplace.

The Chictopia site fits well with my own interest in communicating to those sincerely interested in great style and fashion. I have put a selected number of styles on their site and so far have been getting really great feedback on my handbags and purses.  My clutch bags are on their site as are selected shoulder bag styles. We offered visitors to their site a 20% discount on featured handbags and purses so check them out and tell me what you think of their platform!

a marketplace for buyers and sellers

Did Angelina Jolie steal a pose from Jen Aniston? Yes or No?

Hard to tell what got more buzz at the Oscars, Angelina’s striking a pose or the comic reactions that followed. Thought it was interesting to see this photo of Jen Aniston a year earlier. What do you think, was Angelina stealing something? Yes or No?

New York Fashion Week shows off Houndstooth

Houndstooth at New York Fashion Week

 

This past week gave us a tremendous peek into what’s coming for Fashion and overall Style in the months ahead. One fun observation is the photo montage below captured by none other than Alex Thompson, our man on the street. Could this first shot be none other than, oh you guess.

Not sure if the houndstooth is here to stay but

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Metallic worn by the Power Players at New York Fashion Week

Nina Garcia attending New York Fashion Week

Mary Alice Stephenson heading to a show New York Fashion Week

Forgive me but I love Fur in Winter

I love fur in the winter

Laura Dotolo

 

As I was walking across town this afternoon, with the wind at my face, the sun setting and the temperature plummeting down, all I could do to stay warm was to dig deep in my pockets and be thankful I had my vintage mink fur hat and trimmed coat.  I do feel thankful we’re not

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New York Fashion Week

street style by Clutch Bags NY

 

What a week’s it has been in New York celebrating Fashion Week.  New York clearly established itself as the capital of fashion in the US again this past week.  There were so many great runway show’s and parties but I thought i would dedicate this particular post to the attendees and not the models and designers. It is so interesting

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Market Bag Street Scene

Blogger and Jewelry designer Elisa shows off her Market Bag on the streets of Manhattan. It’s way cooler than any tote!