To mark their 100th anniversary, UPS has collaborated with French designer Karine Arabian for the ‘Youps Bag.’ UPS is 100 years old? Anyways, the bag is designed to symbolize ‘Woman UPS’ ain’t that the truth!  Women are like mobile UPS stores, the only difference is they carry unnecessary stuff in their bags. (old receipts, mail, mirro, lip-glosses, and the list goes on).

The bag features two large outside pockets, a dual laptop compartment pocket, a zippered pocket for cables, and a pocket for your  phone, keys, passport or mp3 player.

Made from fine leather, the bags features customizable options like color and dimensions which can be done at Karine Arabian website and then delivered.

Elephant Squid Messenger Bag by Resist Today- This army green messenger bag by Resist Today is stylish and yet functional. It features a silk screened elephant image on the front and interior. The edges are frayed and the strap is adjustable. Other features include two zippered pockets inside as well as small side pockets for your cell phone and other gadgets. $55.00

The Ultimate Messenger Bag Koi Fish by Sapphire Squares $80.00- Carry your laptop in style with this Koi Fish messenger bag, made from sturdy-double lined waterproof black vinyl, and a hip strap thats adjustable. The front flap features a white and brown Koi Fish logo stitched on it, and two additional side pockets for your cell phone and other gadgets.

Happy Robot Messenger Bag by Sapphire Squares- Made from sturdy double-lined waterproof black vinyl, the strap is made of canvas and it’s adjustable. The front flap features a detailed smiling metallic silver robot logo stitched on the it, and the sidepockets have reinforced magnetic closures. $80.00

Face it, carrying your precious belongings around with you is a fact of life. It’s 2007, and it seems like we’re carrying around more junk now than ever before. You’ve got your computer, iPod, camera, books, magazines, PDA, cell phone, pens, notebooks, and anything else you can cram into it. Plus, if you’re a woman, don’t get me started on the second bag you’ll need for all that stuff. I thank my lucky stars every day that I don’t have to deal with bras, makeup, and stuff. Where would I put all of it?

 This is the UDG Producer Bag, and in case you’re wondering, the UDG stands for “Ultimate DJ Gear” … which I didn’t know when I got this bag. I’m not really much of a DJ, unless you count changing playlists on my iPod, but the bag promised to hold everything I could throw at it, and then some. But could it really? Would I look like the Ultimate DJ, or just a dork with a big backpack? I decided to load this thing up like I was the head papparazzo in search of exclusive Lindsay Lohan photos and put it to the test.

...continued: Baggin' it: The UDG Producer Bag

Dark and handsome, the Dunlin bag is pure boss: it’s leather washed rough so it softly carries your all in three mini pockets, it conveniently collapses compact when you don’t need so big a body, it’s —

Got a waiting list longer than that Pinkberry the pap hopes a post-prison Paris’ll show at.

Go ahead and do the line. Unlike that froyo—or drinking on stomach empty of anything but Pinkberry and driving—Dunlin’s bag is worth doing time for: it’ll cost you $324, half off its usual $648.

Yeah, I know you could have times two its tag yourself, but I thought “half off” and “Paris” and “Pinkberry” might’ve left you a touch distracted, lover. 

Ladies I know you will tote a bundle this summer. Here are a few bags I came across. This nike Haute shoe print club bag is ideal for your everyday visit to the club, gym or spa. It spots a fully lined and zippered main compartment, padded carry handles, and the fabric used is 600d polyester and leather. For $80.00 you get a durable, grommet reinforced bag for your stinky gym shoes, and other accessories.

The second tote is Ply Design Signature backpack, which is streamlined for comfort. It features an interior zipper pocket made of Italian leather and layered with fabric to create a flexible hinge which allows the backpack to expand instead of remaining flat when stuffed. Available in: tangerine, ecru, citron, black, and cognac. Let me translated the colors for you respectively: red, black, lime, black and moss. $215.00

If you don’t like any of the bags (above). Try this  ‘summer terry beach’ bag from lacoste. It has a 6 inch handle drop, made of cotton and spots a detailed lacoste crocodile logo, or is it an alligator? Whatever, they both look similar to me. The inside lining features a all-print design of the logo, and a small pulse attaches to the bag. It’s available at Macy’s in yellow and Candy cane. $135.00

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This vintage inspired messenger bag, is made from leather and metal detail. Guys this bag will make you look like, a low maintenance, care free individual, you might even have the upper hand with the opposite sex. You wish!!!. It features: screen prints lining on the inside of the flap, external back zip pockets, large front slip pocket under flap, and center zip pocket with six card slots. It’s available in black, fatigue, vintage brown, and vintage black. Unless you work for USPS, Fedex, or UPS, $295 for a messenger bag sounds a little high maintenance.

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All heavy beauty and hard brains, Vivre Selection’s convertible bag is wholey boss: that it converts into a classic clutch equals less baggage on your weekend jet-away, while its drawers store your little drawers for a clever carry-on.

Two-in-one without being cheesy, does it vibe too ten to be true, like that Ken doll who quoted Nietzsche—then mentioned menage a trois?

You’re right, I’m sure the bag is really a waste of money, a total scam; don’t buy it, it’d be embarrassing.

I’d rather not bump into you toting yours, too.

I’ve never understood the pleased blush that’s supposed to bloom when gifted a bunch of fancy plants —

For a pretty scent, I’d prefer potpourri, for eye candy for my flat, I’d prefer faux roses, and give me less than two days and those dozens of roses are doomed. 

And while I might assume your mom vibes a little more sentimental than your girl named Kristopher —

The lady did buy into that marriage deal, and produced some babies.

— Skip out gifting her one more domestic care, and check this 2-in-1 Tote floral tote instead. Cheeky chic with a modern mod flowered cotton purse housed inside a springy clear tote, grab one at your local Target, and then slip inside a Starbucks gift card.

Unlike with those flowers from the local liquor store, she won’t realize you barely remembered what this 13^th was.

I’m not really green. 

I’m not buying the sell-out Anya Hindmarch’s “I’m not a plastic bag”  bag.

I’m not interested in giving up my blackhole of a white leather satchel for a talking bag, but if I did, it’d be for  the “I’m NOT a smug twat” bag, versus its less easy going mum.

Though I’m not sure toting such a cheeky chic tote that’s less ladies’ arm candy wouldn’t leave a certain type of smirk on your K’s pretty face.

Your mamma’s uncompromisingly pure, smoothly spotless, she’s a bright white.

So much so, you oft wonder if you were perhaps a mircaculous virgin birth. 

Especially since hun dresses nun, she styles the opposite of S-E-X: she reminds you why mom jeans are dubbed mom jeans, she reminds you exactly how you plan on not styling once you age to your middle,  she —

Needs a glossy glam bag to balance her not showing off her gams, she needs an oversized patent shoulder bag for Mamma’s Day.

Large enough to tote paperwork to her various charities, it’s chic enough to look like she’s off to p.m. play.

And at $850, you’ll be tempted to say a little prayer your mother might loan you a hundred.

Or two. 

Your K could praise Ms. McCartney’s platinum purse for being all glammy gloss and PETA-friendly, your K might make bloggy love to Stella’s stellar commitment to vegetarian high-fashion, but really —

Leatherless or lambskin, I dig this metallic, crackling canvas bag for its four-pocket function meeting high-fashion form, for its detachable shoulder strap making practical a sporty clutch, I dig Mac’s bag —

Because it’s hot.

Because Blackberry’s latest for boss ladies is lovely, but Pearls are best left to Grams.

Because the Apple iPhone likely has a waiting list longer than those for a Birkin bag.

Because you know green (not the color) is the new black (the actual color), but a cheeky chic canvas sack shouting “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” doesn’t vibe right with your littlest black dress and biggest black pumps —

You’d rather recycle this Enokiworld vintage telephone purse. All haute faux croco, go mobile sans  having to girl about town to the tune of  texting  “LOL”s and “Miss you, boo”s, instead of Skyping your girl from your MacBook at Starbucks, just pause and plug into a phone jack, and go retro and —

Actually call your BFF. 

Unless you’re planning on hiding away some Easter eggs in your bag this year, a clutch should do just fine for carrying along to holiday brunch. For an accessory that’s sassy-pink in color and green in spirit, go for the aGaiN NYC brocade clutch. Made from “rescued and repurposed” fabric, it’s adorned with a vintage wooden buckle - so no new materials were brought into the world to create the darling little thing.

aGainN NYC designer Allison Teich first dreamed up her line of bags while getting her morning coffee at a local deli: Struck by all the waste involved (the paper cup, paper bag, and “army of napkins”), Allison started scheming ways to get more creative with her recycling. Fueled by her determination to not “let my hatred of waste get in the way of a cute accessory,” aGainN NYC was soon born, turning so many once-landfill-destined fabrics into adorable hobo bags, laptop bags, clutches, and other treasures.

And Allison’s eco-activism doesn’t stop there: She also gives a percent of her profits over to environmental charities, making her a fabulous role model for eco-crafty girls everywhere.

If you’ve ever doubted why you ought to invest a G in designer duds.

If you’re looking for a better deal on a Louis than a faux vogue Fouis from Canal Street in NYC.

Check this Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork bag — “made up of samples of 15 different Louis Vuitton Handbags from the LV spring/summer and cruise lines,” so says luxe blog Luxist, with so many designer bags deconstructed and reconstructed into une, considering the average Louis’ll set you back $1,000, you’re stealing a deal at a mishmashed 15 for $2.4K. “It takes all the best parts of the season’s creations and rolls them into one. We are confident that the bag is utterly exclusive and that it will remain so,” said a spokesman for Monsieur Vuitton.

Limited edition and numbered, it still takes all of April 1^st for your K to recommend this bag to you.

Because that bling thing is over and out but shiny shiny is still bright.

Because every A-lister lady is shimmering in sequins.

Because a Whiting + Davis clutch isn’t ever off season.

Bag this platinum clutch and rock it right with last winter’s very little black dress over wide-legged denim and platform pumps.

You’ve got your Lorraine Schwartz diamonds?

Check.

Your A-list arm candy is all tuxed up?

Perfect.

Slicked on your gorgeous, one-two-or-three grand gown?

You sure did, you’re looking lovely, lady.

And your bag?

Hmm? What was that?

Your K’ll go get you one, doll, though maybe not whatever Cameron Diaz was red carpetting with at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards. While I dug Ms. Diaz’s crimson lips against her procelain skin, set off by her raven hair and puff cream of a gown, with all that tulle, some might wonder -

“Maybe it’s her recent split with Justin Timberlake that’s affecting her taste in fashion at the moment,” says Catwalk Queen, “but this Valentino disaster is simply unforgivable. Imitating one of those toilet-holder dolls usually found in old people’s homes, Cam is a muddled up mixture of ribbon, tulle and more tulle… Cringe!” 

...continued: 2007 Golden Globe Red Carpet Recap

Put. The paper bag. Down.

Taking a bottle of vino to a dinner party? I don’t care if you’re bringing a bottle of Opus One, you’ll look like a schlub if you show up with a wrinkled paper bag in your hand. Way to look like you just picked up a bottle of Two Buck Chuck, there, champ.  

Step it up and pick up one of these Picnic Time Havana Wine Carrying Cases. The canvas-coated hard shell protects your precious cargo, and the leather strap gives it that extra touch of class. Just make sure it matches the shoes, ok?

Heck, that bottle of Chuck might just pass. 

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Catching a soy latte with her requires finding a free slot in her BlackBerry’s hour book, show up ten minutes late and your appointment is canceled, cancel in less than 24 hours in advance and you’ll need to reschedule, at your expense.

Her suit’s as crisp as her manners and her way with words, she doesn’t do flats but won’t rock platform peeptoes until after her 9 to 5 for fear of  vibing less than pro.

She’s a total VP.

And though she’s got the mind of a man, food isn’t the way into your most boss lady’s heart.

...continued: Gift Guide: The VP

She plays with a pile of treasures she swears know one else understands the value of.

She’ll skip meals to finance her fix.

Total bag lady.

A quilted Chanel 2.55, double pocketed Marc-y Marc by Marc Jacobs satchel, Bulga’s studded hobo.

Has them.

But Bulga’s crescent handbag with studded pleats?

She’s been eying it, hoping you’ll make it a merry Christmas for her.

...continued: Gift Guide: The Bag Lady

A Birkin bag is not just a purse, a Chanel little black dress is not just a frock, and a Pucci print is not just a print.

As StilettoJungle says, “There are few fashion items as instantly recognizable as a Pucci print. Pucci’s signature swirls and candy colors are a hallmark of a life lived luxuriously. The mere sight of these classic prints sends my off into a daydream of lounging in the sun on the Italian Riviera sipping Campari and soda and soaking up the local flavor. Ahh. Ok, so I can’t exactly afford a long, sundrenched Italian holiday at this point in my life, but I can afford a fab Pucci canvas handbag.”  Or maybe a Emilio Pucci vintage blouse? 

Icons can grow greater with age.

And alligator skin.

...continued: Ooh La Love: Fashion Icons