Remember how I was saying I’m really not a bag person, but I was waaaay open to being converted? Ashley from Accessory Bug heard my cry! She said she thought FOS readers would like what they have to offer and I must say I agree. Its a cute clutch isn’t it? Yup, I like that clutch. Their bags are cute and they aren’t bank breakers…they make me wanna order a few and pay the $20 international shipping fee, especially since they’re having a 10% sale untill the end of March! (enter the coupon code: wintersale at checkout) I’d pick up a few like these below, they’d go well with the new summer colours. Are you feeling the bite of the Accessory Bug?

So maybe you’re not the type of person that wants to be in bright patterns from head to toe… Not feeling the bright dresses, pretty skirts and silky tops? Maybe you need a little nudging…come on…dip your toes in the water. Speaking of feet…that’s the perfect place to start with this trend if you want to warm up to it. Nordstrom has the CUTEST selection of this bright trend that will go well with your neutrals, or maybe a bag? Anyone of these are sure to make the most boring err…i mean simplest of outfits pop with pizazz, catch an eye and turn a head! Yeah man, start small…by summer you’ll be bold and beautiful! The Jamaican colored pumps above are by Gwen Stefani’s line LAMB, you know Gwen loves her some Jamaica. I love them even though Khia definitely ruins them for me here .

Hmm….It’s odd that this fashion diva isn’t the bag fanatic that most fashion divas are…isn’t it? A fashion blog without a single bag post? How weird is that! I think I’ve broken some kind of punishable fashion rule! Yep, right now I have the basic one black and one brown and I have two simply because I think its bad fashion karma to wear a black back with a totally brown outfit. They’re very plain too, just the staple work bags. Very nice now, cus I’m still a diva, but plain.

This past week, I went in search of new shoes (because that’s my obsession) and my friend started to gaze on some handbags. Every bag she picked up was just absolutely horrible and I was beginning to wonder if she had sniffed something before coming to meet up with me, seriously. Anyway finally she said “what about this one” and I picked it up and threw it over my shoulder. I was instantly transformed! I was in love (insert smiley with big red hearts for eyes) She on the other hand wasn’t convinced and kept asking me about some purple and orange striped duffel thingy….ew!

Anyway after some of my words (cus I’m the guru duh) she too was convinced that the bag was as hot as I was saying and bought it. Wait a minute…I liked the bag, why didnt I buy it! LOL ok….so yeah that didn’t go too well. I searched for it online but of late I am never able to find exactly what I’m looking for on the internet, so I went thru the archives of all the bag blogs on the first page of that particular Google search…and I still haven’t found one bag that makes me go “oooh i like that!” Just “ok that can work” or “that’s cute” so now if I wasn’t aware before, I definitely know now that I an not a bag lady. But I certainly welcome the change! I wants bags! Pretty bags with nice shiny things on them So these are my favorite that I’ve seen so far. Based on my selections, I welcome anyone who can point me in the direction of some cute bags, so holla at me you bag gurus! I think I would definitely start my collection with a dark red bag and a green bag, like olive green or something…..yes those are the colours I’m feeling. These bags below are courtesy of Purseuing, What’s Haute and Ebay (click each item to view) So there’s item number one on my Christmas wish list!

EDIT: thank’s to my handy dandy related-post feature at the bottom of each post I am now reminded of my very first post on bag, Man Bags! LOL

My new blogger friend Celena wrote an article on man bags recently and I of course posted the article on my favorite Idle talk forum . Of course, many of the guys burned ’nuff fire (read: Jamaican for "denounced") on these man bags, especially the ones pictured in Celena’s aticle. Some admitted to taking bags to work with necessities, while some admitted only to carrying bags but leaving them in the car. All of course said the contents of the bag were strictly work material, none of that "metro" stuff i.e. lotions and sanitizors and what-not. I thought this was quite funny. Well anything that catches on in America is sure to catch on here. I figure it will take time as even in the US it still seems somewhat metrosexual to carry a man bag, not very mainstream. Jamaican guys tend to carry backpacks eveywhere, this I hate so much! I would much rather see a messenger bag at least (the one pictured above is very utilitarian and can berely be referred to as a "man bag" though it is). Young men going to work with backpacks or drawstring bags slung over shoulders is so no cute! or Cool! or anything stylish! And bulging pockets are not cute either. There are indeed ways to lug your "tools" around thats manly and still stylish. But I’m not gonna post them here, not yet at least. I may post options that are still too "man-bagish" for the macho male populace so I encourage my male readers to send me pictures of the bag you carry. Pretty please *bats eyelashes*I’ll start by posting my friend Jermaine and his handy dandy pouch that he carries his headset needed for work. Gentlemen, send your pics to me here and let me know where you usually carry the bag and what’s normally in it.