Luxury Handbags ,Designer Purses And Fashion Accessories

Are crocodiles the new endangered species? Designers are all rushing to cash in on the popularity of gator bags with sky high price tags these days. While some, like Hermes and Prada, make our hearts flutter with desire, others just make us shudder. Nicolas Guesquiere, the once punky rebel designer who started a revolution with his distressed motorcycle bags, has lost his edge. The Balenciaga le dix became uncool the minute W magazine called it a classic and this grandma worthy version in puke green croc has ensured it’s permanent place on our shit list. The original le Dix was made of soft distressed leather, which made it slouchy and wearable. Now in crocodile the shape seems awkward and all wrong. Why didn’t Nicolas design a different bag that would suit croc skin better? Because he’s trying to cash in on the le Dix bag and hopes we’re stupid enough to buy into it. Priced at $13,000, these bags are sure to end up at Last Call at Neiman Marcus.

After milking the success of the Le Dix Motorcycle bag for 7 years, Nicolas Ghesquiere is finally back to the drawing board to plan his next bag attack. The latest from his spring collection, the Sellier bag in blue suede with subtle silver details, gets the nod from the Bag Snob. Please, give the Le Dix a break for a few seasons and perhaps we’ll be into it again. balenciaga.com for locations or call 212 206 0872 .

Is this what large conglomerate fashion houses do to young talent? (the infamous Gucci group owns Balenciaga) Because Nicolas Ghesqhiere (and given his latest bag creations, I don’t give a damn how his name is spelled or pronounced because he is no longer relevant in the Bag Snob’s world) hasn’t designed anything remotely interesting since the motocycle bag. And if it weren’t for the extensive Balenciaga archives for him to copy from, his clothes wouldn’t be worth a crap either. This is his contribution to the fall season, banal bags with a giant B embossed on them. Is it me or do these bags look like they belong in the Bellagio gift shop in Vegas? I have no idea what he was thinking (or that’s just it! he no longer thinks for himself) but this is the stupidest and trite bag collection I’ve seen in a long time. In fact, Cristobal Balenciaga himself is probably turning over in his grave.

Nicolas Ghesquiere is THE hottest designer of the season, flip through any fashion mag this month and you will see his tres adorable bubble dresses and bowler hatsfor Balenciaga’s fall collection. We love the silhouette he created for fall, enough of hoochie mamas with halter tops and jeans! Viva glamour and dressing well! We’re also quite pleased with his latest bag creations. These chic bowler style handbags will give the tired old motorcycle le dix bag a run for the money! We love the casually elegant quilted version, it’s destined to be a classic, that is if Nicole or Lindsay doesn’t ruin it. Call Balenciaga store in New York for details

Few songs can get me up and dancing like Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA.” Seriously I feel like a teeny bopper every time one of her cheesy, yet absolutely amazingly addictive songs come on! It’s too bad Cyrus isn’t as adept at picking a stylist as she is at picking music producers. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Hannah Montana star look well put together from head-to-toe. Here her outfit is so much of a slob that I almost confused her with Lindsay Lohan! Luckily it’s not all bad. The Balenciaga Arena Giant Pompon ($1,895) bag she’s wearing is a cool alternative to the omnipresent First Classic Arena and the drawstring is a retro touch I haven’t seen done in awhile. It comes in a bunch of colors ranging from the classic to thequestionable!

I was initially interested only because this looks nothing like the motorcycle bag, not that there is anything wrong with the motorcycle it’s just that Balenciaga has done nothing new in 10 years. When I go in to my neighborhood noodle shop and half the women there has that bag or a close approximation of it, I’m gonna be turned off. But after looking at it for a couple of days, I have come to really love it. Not just because this is new for Balenciaga and I’m excited to see something new, this bag does stand on its own merit. Those giant outer pockets are the bomb! OK, so the straps are not at all original but who cares, it totally works here. Thank you for the shoulder pads because I just don’t have it in me anymore to suffer for fashion. There is a total rocker vibe here that fits into a non-musical lifestyle. The exaggerated proportions, that’s what does it here. Love! At Barneys New York for $2495.