From the Archives - 11 Tote Bags

Originally published May 7, 2009

It is believed, among couturiers, that your accessories should be more expensive than your basic suit. The right accessory can enhance a dull outfit and set you apart from the pack.

When choosing a city bag for 2009 think harmony. Each item in your wardrobe should have some harmony with the others. That is, make sure that no one piece of clothing stands out by itself. Bags, like shoes, provide light-reflecting contrasts to your outfit. It is important, therefore, that your bag, as your shoes be well maintained and polished.

Here are 11 bags to carry off your look.

1. Pauric Sweeney

2. Corsia

3. Dolce & Gabbana
4. Ally Capellino

5. Moore & Giles
6. ndc
7. A Brand Apart
8. Jas m.b.
9. Maison Martin Margiela
10. John Varvatos
11. Dior

Design Lover - 1973 Commander Chair Jorge Zalszupin

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Winter Looks for Guys in the Pacific Northwest

A Morning of Kelp Harvesting Along the Coast

Sipping Fair Trade Coffee at the Weekend Sustainable Green Living Organic Farmers Market

Waiting for Your Capture by an International Street Style Photographer

all items available via Norse

What is art and what is not is a trained perception

Douglas Coupland reminisces about a beachcombing trip.
West Vancouver Artist's Circle, August 3, 2011. There are a few pics on the Bijou Living Facebook page.

Vintage Armani

1992 - almost vintage anyway. I love the kilms (remember my new one from earlier this summer).

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Design Lover - Davone Ray Speakers

38-20.000Hz 8" woofer 16 layer beech wood form pressed veneer black cow leather on front and back laser cut powder coated solid steel stand

Davone audio

Style Inspiration - Charlotte Perriand

Industrial Designer, Architect, Activist and Photographer
sounds like my kind of gal

Please Do Not Do This

or I will have to give you a piece of my mind like I gave the woman who left this dog in her car for 10 plus minutes (12:36 pm - 12:48pm) on the hottest day of the year with the window only opened a crack. Thank you.

Collector or Hoarder?

The reality show Hoarders gives me anxiety. I didn't have a TV for a very long time - maybe ten years plus. Imagine my wonderment when I did get one - with cable. Yes, Dana it was like I, myself, was thrown into Idiocracy.

The first time I watched Hoarders that creeping, tingling feeling started up the back of my neck followed soon after by the muffling of all outside sound. It was crazy making time. I'm not sure what coping mechanism kicked in next, pacing, going to bed or taking action against that top hat wearing green goblin Mr. Anxiety. Whichever it was, the next day my car was loaded with black garbage bags headed to the local charity shop.

A collector dances a very seductive rumba with the hoarder. Does having a venue to sell one's collections differentiate one from the hoarder?

Twenty years ago this was once a quaint used book shop.