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Man bags go mainstream

Gone are the days when guys could carry around their personal belongings in their back pocket.
Now there are iPads, BlackBerrys, laptops and MP3 players to contend with on top of the "staples": the wallet and keys.
Man bags have been the butt of more than a few jokes over the years. But with the growth of hand-held devices, it is becoming less of a fashion statement and more of a functional necessity. The good news is this means greater choice.
Stylist Fernando Barraza, who has worked with singer Josh Pyke and swimmers Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim, says men's bags have an image problem because bags have been pitched towards women for years, scaring blokes away.
"Obviously it's not a straight, gay or women thing, it is a functional piece that you use to carry things around,” he said.
"At the end of the day it's about practicality. You don't want to be carrying things around separately."
He has a bag for every occasion and favours the satchel or the soft laptop case he can carry under his arm.
The messenger bag is another popular style for men. It comes in a range of sizes and materials and often has an adjustable shoulder strap.
Leather translates well from the office to the pub. Canvas gives off a more casual vibe and, as it won't cost the earth, you won't have to worry so much about knocking it about.
Just be careful not to overpack it, Barraza warns.
“If anything, some people say it's not good for your posture, your neck and back,” he said. “The backpack is probably best from that point of view.”
A bag for all occasions
Like many guys, fashion designer Alvin Manalo, whose label St Augustine Academy is heavily influenced by the music scene, has one bag that he uses for both work and play. It's a black crocodile print Morrissey laptop bag with two handles and a removable shoulder strap.
Durability is the key for Manalo. Designer by day and music DJ by night, he always lugs around a Macbook, iPod, CDs, portable hard drive, paper notebook, digital camera and headphones.
"The ones I have seen that are pretty cool are like a duffle bag that's a bit slouchy but a lot smaller," he said.
"[Really] small always looks too feminine. The bigger the better. Go for simple and not too embellished. I have some friends that carry around vintage doctors' bags; they're really cool."
Barraza recommends brands such as STM, Mossimo, Burberry and Louis Vuitton.
Both he and Manalo sing the praises of the army disposal store where a black haversack can be picked up for less than $10.
“Some days I sport a vintage satchel bag that I bought at a disposal store,” Barraza said. “It is leatheresque, I like to say. I picked it up for about $30. It fits the laptop, a bottle of water, folders and everything else you might need.”
As for the much derided “murse” or man purse sported by Jerry Seinfeld in the infamous Reverse Peephole episode – an oversized leather wallet with a hand strap – Barraza says this style has a very specific purpose.
“My father used to sport one of those, and I have one for when I'm travelling,” he said.
“They're great for putting in your documents, your wallet, iPod and phone.
“Gone are the days of the bum bag and fanny pack, thank God.”

Gift Bag Paper Craft – Template and Tutorial

Yes, for new year I would like to present something suitable for the theme. If you are thinking on giving someone a gift, but do not know how or unsure on how to wrap it, perhaps you should switch to using cute paper bags instead. Try use this cute paper bags. I’m providing here, gift bag paper craft with template and its corresponding tutorials so that you can just make your own paper bag, with your own paper design and choice of paper themes of any size, yet simple and easy. Use your own creativity to come out with an appealing paper bag by choosing suitable decoration paper. And make sure to check my other cool collections at the bottom of this post under ‘related post’ if you are looking for many more wrapper and paper bag decoration.

It looks nice to me alright. Something I would personally do as paper bags for my gifts to just about anyone. I also include one of my template for 11cm x 8cm x 3cm. Its a default template I can offer for a A4 size paper. But you can scale it up to make a bigger gift bag using the same ratio.

download paper craft gift bag template

Tutorial On Making Gift Bag Paper Craft.

Gift Bag Paper craft Tutorial Step 1

Scale up the template to the size required and transfer / print out the pattern onto the decorated paper. Cut out carefully using knife / scissor. Score lightly along the back of the crease so that they will fold more easily. Fold down and glue the flaps along the top edge of the bag.

Gift Bag Paper craft Tutorial Step 2

Next, glue the long, side tab to form a bag shape.

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Gift Bag Paper craft Tutorial Step 3

Then glue the base of the bag, folding in the short end tabs first.

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Gift Bag Paper craft Tutorial Step 4

Form the pleats down the sides of the bag by pressing the long edges together gently so that the paper is pushed inwards.

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Gift Bag Paper craft Tutorial Step 5

Using the hole punch, make two holes on each of the top sides near the top edge. Cut two short length of ribbon and thread each end through the holes to make two looped handles. Knot the ends at the back of the holes to secure.

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Done! There you go, a gift bag suitable for any occasion.

Tips : Use color variations to suit any event you want to take part. Red for love or valentine. White or yellow for friendship etc. You can also decorate you bag by adding ribbon on it. A cute gift bag papercraft, all based on your imagination. Good luck !

The big brand bags wholesale market

According to statistics, wholesale trade in the Great Peace shops in the city, law enforcement officers dealt with a total of 144 fake LV , hermes bags uk, wallet 185, small accessories, such as: business card holder, belts, lighters, a total of 23. Commercial buildings in Shanghai, Chaoyang Industry and Commerce Law enforcement officers also checked the three bags of shops selling fake LV, dealt with a variety of fake LV bags 426.

“There is no LV Nanning store brand.” Huang Jianwen, said the day into the seizure of fake LV bags from Guangdong. IMPACT pointed out that the current production of the factory all the LV bags and abroad, there is no original single shipment. Shanghai shopping malls, big city of peace and wholesale trade, Hangzhou Road, merchants selling fake bag LV did not provide the original purchase documents.
Day, the business of law enforcement officers seized the preliminary statistics of the number of fake LV, but due to large amount of money involved, and did not immediately counted. Next to the mall They also seized fake bags to verify sales price.

Big trade city in addition to selling counterfeit peace LV, there are many other so-called sale of famous brands bags, such as GUCCI bags, dior bags, miumiu bags and other world famous leather goods, the sales price of these bags are also more in between 100-500 yuan. Bags in a world famous store, the clerk is on point with the goods ready for delivery, which have more than 10 120 yuan price “GUCCI” bag. Did not check off the day, GUCCI bags, stores are not shy, just busy delivery. He said the shop will pre-delivery instructions are “high imitation.” “LV, hermes uk, Chanel bags of ordinary models to be sold in the country more than 10,000 yuan, more practical package to buy high imitation.” When asked about the alleged infringement of registered trademark rights will be subject to what penalties, he shook his head, turned around and continued to ship out.

Chanel Fall 2010 - 2011 Ice Cube Handbags

I rediscovered the Chanel Fall 2010 – 2011 ice-cube bags because of a series called Object Fetish on the site Showstudio.com.

Examining key pieces from next seasons international collections, Object Fetish trains obsessive attention onto next seasons not-so-obscure objects of desire – namely the choicest accessories from fashions favourite names, metaphorically unpicked through film and text.

The series is quite good and I love the in-depth discussion around the objects. View the Object Fetish: Chanel Handbag video.

This show was so overwhelming with the glacier and the faux fur all over the place. I didn’t notice any of the accessories. The video really worked up my handbag lust. I love the idea of these bags. They make me laugh because they are so ridiculous, but at the same time I’d love to own one. I enjoy that combination of absurdity and lust. I can’t wait to see these in the stores.

I learned some interesting facts from the Showstudio video about Chanel.

Chanel is one of the very few houses that is entirely privately owned rather than managed by a luxury goods conglomerate, and the house is consistently profitable. This is not just through traditional leaders such as perfume, but accessories, clothing and even the haute couture division at Chanel turns a profit.(source)

best of fendi spring/summer 2011 bags

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Fendi 2011 spring summer hit color aesthetics in the same period new handbags reflects most vividly.Tileblue, turmeric, olive green, cinnamon, rubber red with traditional black and white and earth colors skillfully put together,the colormatching handbag is delicate, charming and full of spring vigor. In addition to the color of the tiles into effect, between the different material handling of tiles are also extremely attraction,litchi lines and matt leather,as well as brand classic “F”logo integration, design amazing. Square mini ramp backpack, color beaded bag, excellent texture solid color large handbags,elegant practical large shoulder bag ... Style is rich, let a person brighten.

FashionTV | Trends - Bags - Spring/Summer 2011

FashionTV brings you the trendiest bags of the season from the latest Spring/Summer 2011 collections! Eye up blue everything from totes in summer colors at Dsquared2 for day to beautiful blue and tan quilted bags from Dior for night.

Featuring bags from the following collections: Armani, Viktor & Rolf, Dsquared2, Dior, Versace, Moschino, Just Cavalli, Blumarine, Gucci, Fendi, Pucci, Marni, Rochas, Chloe, and Chanel