vans x robert verdi using hermes prints

Vans x Robert Verdi (using Hermes prints).

Heidi Klum Totes Her Studded Snakeskin Birkin Again!

If you had a whole lot of money like Heidi Klum, how many bags would you have? A hundred? We don't know the exact number of purses the supermodel mom has in her closet, but we're sure it’s a double digit.

We’ve featured her here many times before, and each write-up shows the blond bombshell sporting a different arm candy. But even with so many, there's one bag Ms. Klum likes carrying around over and over again. Can you guess what it is?

Heidi Klum toting a studded snakeskin Birkin as she arrived at her hotel in Manhattan, New York City, on July 11, 2013

Yes, she’s hooked on her studded snakeskin Birkin. We spotted her with this bag in Germany back in May. She also used it a number of times last month. And, as if she couldn’t get enough of it, she used it to spice up a boyish three-piece suit yesterday (as seen above).

Do you like Heidi’s favorite bag? Or do you find the mix of snakeskin and studs a little too much?

Birkins are expensive, so if you need an alternative, you can try the following textured and studded option from Vieta instead. It’s not as structured, but it is made of snake-print (faux) leather material and features studs around the edges.

Vieta Lake Bag, $46.74 (before: $83)

Alternately, if you have the patience to do some DIY (and mess with a bag), you can grab a gorgeous snake-print tote from Rachel Zoe and stick it with black or gunmetal hotfix pyramid studs.

Rachel Zoe Hutton Large Tote, $695

10mm Pack of 50 pcs Hotfix Black Pyramid Studs, $5.99

That said, allow us to end this post with another question for you. Do you have a favorite bag that you keep going back to day in and day out like Heidi? If you do, care to share it with us?

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Shearling for men: how to wear it this winter

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This season, one phrase that you should never utter goes as follows:

"I'm wearing Persian Lamb."

To utter it would be akin to saying "see my lovely shearling collar? It's made from the skin of newborn lambs." Lambs, in the plural. And by lambs I potentially mean unborn lambs. Or guaranteeably no older than 3 day old lambs. It won’t just be PETA that hates you for it – this is the sartorial equivalent of dressing in the hope of never getting laid again, or perhaps yourself being mulesed. Lambs are universally found to be cute and adorable, people fawn over them even if a lamb’s dawn bleets are amongst the most annoying sounds on Earth.

Shearling is back amongst men’s winter 2012 fashion, and Persian Lamb is amongst the trend’s elements. Wear shearling if you like, and after the break we’ll show you just how to do that, but if you venture into the realm of something that remotely resembles Persian Lamb refer to it just as “shearling”, your “nice wool collar” or pray for the opportunity to mutter “faux” under your breath.

Article continues. To read it in full visit 'Shearling for men: how to wear it this winter' at Fashionising.com

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