Stuart Weitzman Yorkville’s Official Opening Party

The store may have been open for at least a couple of weeks, but Stuart Weitzman’s Bloor and Avenue Road location held its official opening party Wednesday evening.  Located at the old Ports boutique, the layout of the space is long and narrow, different from the Eaton Centre location, which is more open.  Size-wise, it […]

Ela Handbags: The Petite and Versatile Chibi Lady

I’ve been aware of Ela Handbags, a Canadian and Swedish based line of bags for a while now.  However, I have to admit that I did not get a chance to properly see them up close until their fall preview/panel discussion at Holt Renfrew a couple of weeks ago.  This was soon followed by a […]

Webitor’s Picks: Coach’s Chelsea Collection and the Small Leather Bag

Coach‘s transitional/fall collection is slowly making its appearance in the boutiques and online, despite the very hot weather outside.  I recently received an email from them introducing me to Chelsea, one of their latest collections.  This was also the featured collection on their website when they launched a few weeks ago. Chelsea has a very […]

The Smaller Everyday Bag

Do we really need to carry huge bags around? It seems to me that all over the city, women have bags that are larger than 12″ across. I realize that most of us have a lot to carry to work and for shopping, but do we really need mid-sized totes? For most of us, the essentials are a wallet, keys, some make-up for touching up and a cell phone – all items that are quite small.

Clutches, Clutches EVERYWHERE!

One thing we’re noticing on the runways at various Fashion Weeks are clutches. These small bags, which, according to Montreal-based blogger known as “Miss Sly”, is “perfect to store the necessary, and the ideal accessory” are a classic. Comments from others ranged from clutches being “glamorous” to being a great accessory for a night out […]