Jetting to Miami, Talking TJMaxx Fashion, Viewing LaLucca Bags, Drinking with Adriana Castro: BAGTRENDS

Dear Bagistas,

I’m living the jet set lifestyle, well, sort of. At 8am the hubby dropped me off at the airport where I left my fabulous fur behind and slipped into a neon yellow, open cardigan from Express. Three hours later I’m in muy caliente Miami! By 3pm I’ve purchased new flipflips (this was a serious BudgetFashionista-style mission, documented on twitter) and had lunch just in time to meet with the wife-hubby team of Luara and Alex of LaLucca handbags. I was really excited when they gifted me a one-of-a-kind clutch! LaLucca is truly a marriage of art and fashion and very Miami. Each bag really has a soul and a story to tell. (More of LaLucca coming up on BagTrends.com probably in two weeks or so.) By 5pm I was at TJMaxx picking out a few more bags for tomorrow’s NBC6 segment on holiday clutches and snagging a two fashion pieces for myself – I can’t help it. By 9pm, after several hours of working from my hotel room and having dinner, it was off to have drinks with Adrian Castro and her husband, Luis, at Sushi Samba. Talking about exotic skin handbags, plans for a double date in New York, and new Adriana Castro ventures for 2010 isn’t a bad way to cap the evening. Oh, of course, I didn’t forget to light my traveling menorah! At left, see my day in pictures.

It’s an early call time (8am) tomorrow for my NBC6 segment, which should air on December 16th in Miami. I hope you like all the affordable holiday clutch options up to 60% off department store prices. You'll recognize plenty of designer goodies.

Until tomorrow, as they say in Spanish ...

Tenda un dia bag-a-licous!
Pamela Pekerman

BagTrends Presents Party for CETTU Bags with Dress for Success:BAGTRENDS

Dear Bagistas,

What a week! Michelle and I have been working hard to make sure the final BagTrends party of 2009 is fabulous. Great leather bags under $400 -check. Sleek Manhattan showroom location - check. Wine - check. Holiday music - check. Gifts with purchase - check. Wicked savings exclusively for BagTrends Bagistas - check. You having a great time with us - requires an RSVP!




Join us next week, December 15th, and please don't forget to bring a used/new handbag to donate to Dress for Success. Dress for Success is an amazing charity organization that provides clothing to women who are about to go on a job interview. Let's make sure they have the full professional, bag-a-licious look!

If you want to learn more about CETTU, here's a Behind The Bag video I shot at their NYC showroom with a brand representative.

Have a bag-a-licious day!
Pamela Pekerman
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Better TV, Radley and Matt Bernson Spring 2010 Previews and My Royally Fab Cettu Tote: BAGTRENDS

Dear Bagistas,

Yesterday was crazy. At 10:30am I shot a segment for BETTER TV (which airs next week). Then it was off to work from Cosi (my faux office in the city) on 2010 BagTrends calendar of events and other loose ends. 2:30pm I went to preview Radley London's Spring/Summer 2010 collection - super cute, review posting here on BagTrends.com in a week. I picked up the most adorable umbrella - best swag of the week!! Then is was back to Cosi for some more work and then downtown to preview Matt Bernson's latest shoes. The evening capped off with dinner with my pr friend Malorie of CameoPR and then we popped into the Atelier Minyon jewelry shop to drool over baubles. A special thank you to Nichelle of StyleMom.com for inviting me to the presentation. I'll post a few images later on this week.

I can't, of course, let this verbal diarrhea post go without mentioning the bag I wore yesterday. My new CETTU tote, pictured below, got nine compliments throughout the day. It's really a stunning piece and for $400 a fabulous investment. (You can get yours for 25% off December 15th at the BagTrends Party for CETTU Handbags). This tote does come in chocolate, but i just love purple. It is of course the color once reserved for the royals, and aren't we all the princesses in our lives?

Have a bag-a-licious day!

Pamela Pekerman

What My Floor Looks Like Before I Shoot a TV Segment: BAGTRENDS

Dear Bagistas,

This is what my floor looks like the day before a TV shoot. Actually, this is after I've edited out lots of other bags - which will probably live in my work closet and only get returned in early January. HELP! I so need an intern.

The segment I'm taping tomorrow is for BETTER TV about holiday handbags. The four groups are: "little luxuries" from Saks Fifth Avenue under $75, "affordable clutches" from TJMaxx under $150, "secondary lines" from Elle Nicole/Danielle Nicole and Carlos Falchi for Target/Carlos Falchi, and "smart splurges" from Kooba, Be&D and Katherine Kwei. The Kooba London tote (at right with python accent) is amazing. I've been itching for a good olive bag and it took all my professional strength not to wear this one! But, back to reality. The best part of this segment ... every one of these handbags will be given away via BagTrends.com. Details will be posted December 14 and the segment will air December 15. Check your local listings or watch it at Better.tv.

Have a bag-a-licious day!
Pamela Pekerman
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Brahmin Handbags December Giveaway on BagTrends.com: BAGTRENDS

Dear Bagistas,

We have a hot new handbag giveaway on BagTrends.com. The December Giveaway is Brahmin Handbags' Pin Tuck Tote in red ($395).

Brahmin is a wonderful, family-owned brand, based in Boston, Massachusetts, with many of the bags made in the good-old USA. The bags, many of which are croc embossed, have a sophisticated appearance and reflect back to the name"Brahmin" which was used in the 1800s to identify high-society, Bostonian men and women. To learn more about Brahmin, I interviewed the brand's CMO, James Bunn, in our latest BagTrends TV series Behind The Bag.

To WIN the Brahmin Pin Tuck Tote you must be a registered member of BagTrends.com. A winner will be selected on January 2, 2010.

Have a bag-a-licious day!
Pamela Pekerman
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Tucker Paisley Holiday Party Wrap Up: BAGTRENDS

Dear Bagistas,

Even rain can't wash out a good party! Thanks to everyone who came on Tuesday for BagTrends Holiday Soiree for Tucker Paisley. We had a blast. Michelle and I loved wearing Tucker Paisley's new Eliza dress. I ended up buying the metallic silver sample dress that Tracy, the designer of Tucker Paisley, let me originally borrow for the night. What can I say, this the season to shop for fabulousness.

Three big thank yous belong to: our amazing intern Q (nobody poses better with a clip board than her), Marnie the owner of Blue Bag which hosted our event, and all the bagista babes that came out to have some fun with us.

Couldn't make it to this shindig? Join us December 15 for our next party. This time we'll be ringing in holiday cheer and stocking up on last-minute holiday treats from CETTU Handbags.

RSVP to cettu@BagTrends.com. Visit BagTrends.com for more details.

Have a bag-a-licious day!

Pamela Pekerman
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