Rachel Zoe debuts as handbag designer

[fashionista-ta]

as much as i am not a fan of rachel zoe, the whole "she's a vegetarian but is using animal skins" thing really should just be dropped. there's tons of different reasons to become a vegetarian, animal rights is just one of them. her vegetarianism could have nothing to do with caring about creatures other than herself. seeing how slight her figure is, maybe it's just an excuse for merely ordering a pile of steamed veggies at a restaurant. this isn't a normal way of eating for the average vegetarian, but most non-vegetarians don't realize that. they think we only eat steamed vegetables anyways. so unless there is a quote of her saying, "i'm a vegetarian because i thinking killing animals is wrong", then you can't call her a hypocrite. i personally am a hypocrite, i became a vegan for animal rights reasons and now use leather products. that's hypocritical. rachel zoe may not be as such.

anyways, i'm really interested to see how her bag line turns out, and how well it sells. i can't see too many people paying $10,000 for a rachel zoe bag that sounds as unoriginal and gaudy as the article makes it seem, but you never know.

Well, you probably have a point ... in order to be a hypocrite, you have to claim values and then betray them. As far as I can tell, she values celebrity at any cost, extreme skinniness, designer labels, and huge shades, and has done nothing to betray those "values" ... B)

 

[shopsmuch]

I am also interested in seeing what she's done. I actually don't have a problem with her work, many of the girls she's worked with look better after she took over ::cough::Lindsay::cough:: I find her omnipresence more annoying than anything she has actually done. I get tired of hearing about her "look" since its not as original as they claim but she has helped some people pull themselves together. I just wish there were less press on her.

yeah, that's exactly what i think of her. i will just be really interested to see what these bags look like and how well they sell, just what demographic will buy them...etc.

 

[TheKiwi]

Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan recently wore a Rachel Zoe clutch to two seperate events. Here's a good shot of it. What does everyone think?

(photo from adorevintage.com)

 

[chocolatestain]

I think its gorgeous. It fits the whole bohemian-glam aesthetic which Zoe's really into. I really like the clasp and the gold colour.

 

[indie]

I love the clutch the kiwi posted!

If the range is as good as that I have nothing againts it
(designing wise that is)

 

[Meg]

I think it's really not worth the money. It looks like a very basic clutch that someone threw an semi-elaborate clasp on. Plus it really reminds me of the gucci clutches/bags from a couple of years back with the snack motifs on them.

 

[kalypso]

I think it looks great! I would carry it.

 

[lostinemotion]

The gold snake has to improve. No offense, but it looked like it was made in China...Something like that needs to be really elaborate and using high quality metal...otherwise, it looks like it's made for K-mart.

 

[igotgoodjeans]

The gold snake has to improve. No offense, but it looked like it was made in China...Something like that needs to be really elaborate and using high quality metal...otherwise, it looks like it's made for K-mart.

haha...i kinda have to agree with this... though i'd like to give it a chance and be able to see it in person, what i see in the pic i don't know if i would carry. we'll just have to wait and see where this goes...

 

[ShesElectric]

The gold snake has to improve. No offense, but it looked like it was made in China...Something like that needs to be really elaborate and using high quality metal...otherwise, it looks like it's made for K-mart.

THANK YOU! I couldn't exactly put my finger on what it was that was bugging me about it but you got it... it's just kind of... uh not worth the hype?

 

[inAbottle]

im anxious to see more soon

 

[brian]

^ ditto. the clutch is cute but it's not really so special

 

[Stylebites]

Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan recently wore a Rachel Zoe clutch to two seperate events. Here's a good shot of it. What does everyone think?

I like the detail leather/gold closure but the clutch itself looks out of place and a tad cheap. It honestly looks like the clutch is "styled" rather than it being one cohesive bag. Weird.

 

[drinkme]

i read somewhere in a magazine that she was a vegetarian.
so is she planning on using pleather?...

 

[joolery]

I think it's really not worth the money. It looks like a very basic clutch that someone threw an semi-elaborate clasp on. Plus it really reminds me of the gucci clutches/bags from a couple of years back with the snack motifs on them.

The bag is cute but I totally agree with you. I was recently at the gucci outlet outside of florence, italy and they had those bags there and before I even read your comment I thought the exact same thing.

 

[liberty33r1b]

i really like that clutch. what does it retail for?? any idea?

 

[sakina]

wow, that clutch is suprisingly lovely! but like others said not very original. I'd be delighted to wear it though (buy it... not so much)

it's probably waay overpriced. I'm not really sure who her target demograph is. anybody with that kind of money wanting to buy a nice bag would just buy something else. she probably would have made a decent amount of money if she kept everything in the $80-250 range. although, she can't use all those animal skins.

 

[Miss Galliano]

these bags are rubbish

 

[TheGlassAngel]

well, at least her clients would go for it.

 

[lola belle]

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