Kate Spade Book Bags
August 17th, 2010I am not what someone might call fashionable, so thanks to Liz for pointing out the next fashion accessory - Kate Spade "Book of the Month" clutches.
Kate Spade? A clutch? These parts of the phrase were mysteries, but the book element interested me. Once a month, they'll release little purse things designed to look like books. So, for just $325, people can look like they're carrying a book with them, but actually are not (as opposed to making your own book safe for free out of an actual book).
But this does puzzle me: if the point is to look fashionable, wouldn't it make more sense to make a clutch that looks like an iPad or Kindle? Or maybe retrointellectuaistas just have far better fashion taste than I. Well, yes, of course they do. It is creative and well-done, but I still need to cue Flight of the Conchords:
I might sound critical, but you know if they designed a man-purse based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I would want it.
August 17th, 2010 at 11:29 am
I must admit – I want one 🙂
August 17th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Heehee – I am anxiously awaiting the release of the Great Expectations tote (the totes are under $200 for those who are interested but want more function / less cost).
To your point, Brian, about having an iPad/Kindle bag, these bags are more in the “retro chic” category. Kate Spade is a longtime New Yorker who loves all things classic – her women’s RTW line is very 60’s with modern updates – and the ironic or bohemian New Yorker might thumb her nose at new technology but eagerly embrace a clutch disguised as an Oscar Wilde classic. After all, was there ever a greater dinner party guest?
Besides, those iPad/eReader gadgets are more boy toys – while we ladies might own them, we don’t proudly display them the way men do. Rather, we hide them away in our $400 bags while claiming to eschew techno gadgets in favor of old-fashioned paper and print. 😉
August 18th, 2010 at 8:03 am
I prefer these book purses – made by a dc artists, and a good bit cheaper (and, I think, classier):
http://www.rebound-designs.com/
August 18th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Wow, she does a beautiful job on those! A little 1997 with the beaded handles, but since the late 80’s are coming back this year the late 90’s are surely just around the corner.