Leiber Fever

If you Google Judith Leiber you are likely to find 1. Her website, 2. A lot of Sex and The City references and 3. Heated debate as to whether her purses are gorgeous or gaudy.
I am personally of the opinion that they are wonderfully both.
I have stated before that I am like a magpie, attracted to all things shiny, and just look how shiny Leiber's purses are!
Leiber is most famous for her novelty crystal purses which come in a huge variety of shapes (mostly animals and in her older collections, fruits and vegetables), but she also makes more classic crystal clutches as well as other bags, eye wear and accessories.

It should also be noted that Leiber's purses first make an appearance in Sex and The City in 'The Caste System' (S02E10) when Mr. Big gives Carrie the swan purse to take to a high society party. Carrie shows the purse to her friends and they all go on about how 'not Carrie'/ugly it is. All kinds of fantastic Leiber purses are shown in this episode (in the party scene), from pigs to eggplants. (The pig is still available in the current collection.)


Leiber's cupcake purse is then featured, in a more positive light, in the first Sex and The City movie where Charlotte's daughter Lily carries it at Carries wedding. The purse was custom made to fit Carrie's mobile in it and plays a fairly crucial role in the film.


Some of my favorites from the current collection..
Mary
I like the kitties best!

Judith Leiber novelty purses range from about $3000 to around $7000 and are available from the Judith Leiber website and Net-A-Porter.

Gold with Envy.

I have been researching a lot of jewelry designers lately, a couple that I came across today; LAS and ManiaMania. Both collections are a little grunge, a little 90's and full of vintage look gold. Both are available at Green With Envy.

ManiaMania is an Australia brand by Melanie Kamsler and Tamila Purvis. They are a relatively new brand but have already established themselves online with their amazing advertising campaigns, including short films. Much of their collection draws on occult symbols and is influenced heavily by David Bowie.

See more here.

LAS is a husband-wife design duo, Lisa and Dan Soltis who are based in L.A. All their jewelry is made from recycled materials. Lisa is an illustrator, Dan a sculptor who builds backdrops for Hollywood films.

With each design heavily reliant on vintage trims and chains, reproduced styles vary slightly –ensuring that wearers own something unique to them rather than something 'fresh off the assembly line.' (Quoted from the website)

See more here.

Hair, Flow it, Show it.

Amazing hair sculpture.
Photos by Kenneth Cappello.