Tips for buying fashion antique jewelry and budget friendly bling bling.

Are you obsessed with a little old time sparkle? Want to add a few pieces of vintage costume jewelry into your existing collection of baubles?

For the past few shopping seasons, big and bejeweled statement jewelry hung around the necks and dangled on the ears of globetrotting style stars and local jewel-loving socialites.

While costume jewelry aficionados hunt religiously at vintage boutiques, auctions and European flea markets for unique antique jewelry, you too can score a sweet piece of antique or vintage costume jewelry or even a girls bracelet for your daughter using these 6 smart jewel-sleuthing strategies. Read the rest of this entry »

“12 Tips for The Proper Care and Treating of Your Designer Handbag Collection”

Worse than severely scuffed shoes or run down heels, a poorly maintained designer handbag is never in style.

Want to keep your designer purse  in pristine condition?

From spots and stains to dust and grime, here are 12 ways to care for your designer handbag and maintain its’ eye appeal. Read the rest of this entry »

Why are designer handbags  so expensive?

To fashion fiends everywhere the designer handbag is the status equivalent of a Rolex timepiece or the Italian Ferrari.

A mouth-watering combination of whimsical excess, chic details and unquestionable luxury, the expensive designer handbag is a woman’s ultimate confidence booster. For the fortunate wearer of lavishly styled arm candy a designer bag screams to the world, you are the best.

Have you ever wondered what’s behind the huge price tags? Is it worth saving your hard-earned dollars for another season’s expensive fashionable trinket?

From designer handbag history to celebrity cache, here are 6 things every woman needs to know before buying the dream “it bag”. Read the rest of this entry »