Hasta La Ideas

These days, everyone has their vices and collections. There are weird ones like postage stamp to and salt & pepper shaker collections (I’ll ‘fess up, I collect any and every Kodak Brownie camera I can get my hands on). So if you can think it, I’m sure someone collects it. These days, it’s easy to share your collection with the world and it’s no different on YouTube with people showing everything from their makeup or concert t-shirt collections. I found a cool stop motion video featuring a guy’s impressive Nike Dunks collection. Inspired by his creativity, we want to know if you have a closet full of True Religions, Birkins, or Manolos! It’s not an addiction- it’s a collection.

She may be best known for launching Tory Burch’s accessories into super-stardom, but Katherine Fleming is now making a name of her own. With a pedigree from Parsons School of Design, Tory Burch, Polo Ralph Lauren and The Gap, the 29-year-old designer is now striking it hot with her own namesake collection of handbags. Inspired by the colors of Warhol and Hockney as well as the walls from her childhood home in Miami, Florida, her bags are one part retro and one part futuristic. Mixed textures, innovative hardware and trims blend beautifully into her effortlessly chic bags. While the shoulder bags are beautiful, it’s her wonderfully detailed clutches that have me drooling! Check out the slideshow for more style or pick one up for yourself at Barneys nationwide and Opening Ceremony in NY & LA.

Last week we brought you an exclusive interview with Gilt Groupe co-founder Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, who shared with us the details behind the mega-successful designer sample sale site she created with friend Alexis Maybank. Cool, right? We didn’t stop there- we then filled you in on how you could score an $855 Gryson handbag from Stylehive and Gilt Groupe! All you had to do was tell us which designer you would be most excited to see on Gilt, and why. We were blown away by the number of responses- clearly you guys know a hot handbag when you see one! But a special handbag requires a special answer, and we had to pick just one. Curious to see if that answer was yours? Click READ MORE and find out!