Via Yahoo! : Fendi S.R.L. sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in US Federal Court on Friday for selling counterfeit bags and accessories, at their Sam’s Club stores, with the Fendi logo and passing them off as authentic, while reportedly earning millions off the highly “discounted” merchandise.

“Wal-Mart said late on Friday that it had not seen the complaint and therefore could not comment.” (Weren’t the Wal-Mart folks there for the suit, though?)

Metro 7 by Wal-Mart “Embossed Satchel” bag

“In one example cited in the lawsuit, a black handbag bearing Fendi’s trademark logo was offered for sale in a Sam’s Club store in Miami for $508.25, 45 percent less than the retail price of $930 for a genuine Fendi bag.

“Sam’s Club stores, which sell everything from bulk groceries to office supplies, recently said it would ratchet up competition with rival Costco Wholesale Corp. by selling more luxury goods like fine wines and diamonds.”

Fendi has asked for monetary compensation and requests the knockoffs be destroyed. Good for them.

Meanwhile, Wal-Mart is selling replica Fendi Spy bags, Chloé Paddingtons and more designer “inspired” bags for under $20. (I refuse to link.)

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It happens to us all; all of us who love bags, even savvy businesswomen. We forget things while changing from one purse to another.

It happened to Julie of Almost Girl and Coutorture: “I stupidly left my Coutorture business cards in my other purse” (meeting Cathy Horyn).

(With a gorgeous oversized croc clutch!)

Doesn’t that make us feel better? It does, yet slightly worries me. I love having different purses for outfits, occasions, etc. etc., (it’s a part of my motto) but we’re so silly with it as to not have a fool-proof system. (I do keep multiples of my girlie and personal items.) I just don’t want those boys to scoff at us for our purses!

Men have that pants issue (the losing-wallet or keys one), yet they’re not obsessed with pants (not their own). There still must be a way to make men understanding about the bag lust! Ideas?

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I’ll try to weekly feature bag-related posts from other Lipped Media blogs. Even though it’s my idea, I’m forgetful and sometimes, there will be no bags (the horror!).

This week we’re doin’ OK.

• Sharp Byte featured the Begeren Tribeca Laptop bag and Meg-pie didn’t like it that much, but I say she didn’t give it enough chance. I blame poor photography for the black not shining as it should, but just look at the mahogany; it’s supple, detailed; it really is the haute of laptop cases. I will admit that it, being slightly rugged, is not for everyone, especially with its haute pricetag.



• SJS from Style Spotlight pointed out that Jessica Simpson has a Louis Vuitton addiction; just look at that large piece of luggage she’s using as a handbag! Even I think she has a serious problem. (I should know.)
• Pet-Pet’s Darla Kitt loves the spunkier side of style, so she was drawn to a Tattooed Pet Carrier. It floats her boat, I say! I do actually love the little dress the doggie is wearing, though!
• While there was no actual handbag featured, I, yes I myself on Kiss Me, Stace, gave great advice to the fellow handbag addicted who are married. When you bring home your IT bag of joy, fear not for the husband not being thrilled. I give a tip! (It involves lingerie and heels.)

What a week! Ahhh, I love bags. I’m going to love this feature!

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Call me crazy (no, really) but on the plane ride home from my trip, I saw clouds that looked plaid. Stratus clouds were in just a few, really thin strips. So I thought, “Burberry clouds!” I’m daft.

I drew a sketch as best I could, but it can’t really depict the beauty well at all.

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DenverPost Blog House: Reading Janse’s book (The Germ Freak’s Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu : Guerrilla Tactics to Keep Yourself Healthy at Home, at Work and in the World) allowed me to come out of the germ closet with built-in support. Alison, along with co-author Charles Gerba, showed 20/20 how dirty bathrooms really are.

Not surprisingly, the floors were by far the dirtiest, with 200 million bacteria per square inch. This is 200 times higher than a sanitary surface.

Well, if you’ve ever had to put your purse or bags on the floor it affects you. The dynamic germ duo found fecal matter on the bottom of a woman’s purse. Makes you think twice before you lay your purse on the kitchen table, doesn’t it?

Many people don’t wash their hands, either. I witnessed this last week, at school. (After leaving the ladies room, having washed, myself, I used my antibacterial lotion.)

But the purse on the floor thing made this to be my issue. Bathroom floors actually have fecal matter and traces of urine. I won’t go into pondering how they get there.

I’m shocked and appalled when/that people put their handbags on any floor, but the bathroom!!!! I have never done that. I have always only used stalls with a hook on the door. Now I’m afraid to go in at all, touching myself or my things to any surface. I was told that sink counters are infected with bacteria. Now going to the ladies room is a horrifying ordeal, with juggling my coat and large school tote, and getting too wet at the sink.

Oh, the humanity!

And, people, never rest your handbag on the floor! Use a chair or even one of those special hangers!

For chic’s sake!!!

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Delight, the blog that shops and discovers new delightful things, has discovered and featured Pursed Lips, with a focus on our speak out against knockoffs!

Do you know how to spot a knock-off Coach from the designer original? We didn’t either - that is, until we checked out Pursed Lips and its super-interesting “knock-off speak-out” section. That’s right, this site covers buying designer bags on eBay and even profiles some fantastic sales and new styles. If you’re interested in spending some hard-earned cash on a designer bag, stop by for the full scoop. ‘Cause if it’s a deal that seems too good to be true, maybe it is.

Thanks for the compliment, but we’d like to remind visitors that Pursed Lips is a total handbag blog, literally obsessively covering the hottest styles!

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My mom and I attended a concert last night in a large arena-type building. We sat on the floor level in folding chairs that were padded, which helped with the comfort factor. I was carrying my much-loved Elliott Lucca Arianna Mini Satchel and was forced to deal with the dilemma of where to set it. I certainly didn’t want to put it on the floor (which I was forced to do a couple times), and it was in the way sitting on my lap, considering I was trying to take photos which required standing up several times.

After dealing with that all evening and doing some thinking, I came up with a solution—little hooks on the backs of folding chairs, especially the kind used in concert-like settings. That way, you just hang your purse strap on the hook and your purse is there in front of you when you need it, it’s out of your way and most importantly, you don’t have to set it on a stadium floor. Now, I just need to find someone to manufacture this idea for me!

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After a day of being out, with my door closed, I returned to the aroma of leather filling my bedroom.

Ahhhh, I have a very obsessive shrine.

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This isn’t an original article by me, as I am a new handbag collector. But I find this information so important, that I must pass it on.

I have a great handbag collection, but I’m not sure how to store it and keep the bags in good shape. Any tips?

Allow me to speak from experience about how the importance of proper handbag storage. For years, I shoved my bags into milk crates in my closet, and not surprisingly, they always ended up misshapen, scratched, stretched out—or, in the tragic case of one prized vintage Gucci bag—with the shoulder straps mangled and destroyed. I’ve learned my lesson, and now actually take tender, loving measures when it comes to caring for my bags. Here, some tips: (1) Store like-colored bags together: darks, brights, and pastels/lights. Then, further group by leather and suede. The point of all this is to make sure your black hobo doesn’t rub dye onto to your pale-pink clutch. Additionally, it makes it easier to find what you’re looking for. (2) Purchase acid-free tissue paper (archivalusa.com, $7.50 for 12 sheets; also available at any good art supply store), then loosely ball it up and stuff into any bag that needs to maintain its shape (ones made of extra-soft leather, like deerskin, or those that are slouchy or aren’t overly structured). (3) This may seem obvious, but store your bags in a cool, dark place. Keeping them out on a coat rack, the kitchen counter, the coffee table, or any place in direct sunlight will fade them faster than you might think. One of my favorite leather bags suffered such a fate. Read more…

Courtesy of Lucky Digital and Gigi Guerra.

This is sad for me, because I wished to display my more beautiful, yet less usable purses on shelves, and even ones I use but are designer and expensive, with them. My room doesn’t get too much light, but still it probably isn’t good.

And my closet is probably the tiniest in the free world. I organize it as best I can, it’s actually remarkable what I do with that little box. It’s in my room that’s smaller than the walk-in closet I plan to have when I buy my own condo, someday. Oh, such is life!

So … what can I do?

Well, one hope is that we have awaiting pick-up (and awaiting some organization by moi), a lovely armoire to match my room décor and to consolidate. That might solve some things, nicely.

But the article did not suggest many actual products for us. Here are some things I found:

Pictured is a set of canvas shelves to hang on a hanger, that includes shoe shelves! Ideal for full-height closets at 50″ tall. A second option is the Expanding Closet Shelf, which is much more suitable to those small closets with a shelf divider to make the most out of the space (like mine). Last, is the 8-Pocket Vinyl Handbag File, which might just do the trick, simply and basically.

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Comments are fixed. Things got messed up between yada yada. Pleeaase! I just knew I should have been getting comments, and now bam! Pleeaase go through this first page (and maybe more) and see if you have comments!!

Thank you dolls!

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