(Karl Lagerfeld & Lindsay Lohan in front of a Chanel CC logo Jet)

“[They] make your life more pleasant, make you dream, give you confidence, and show your neighbors you are doing well.  Everyone can afford a luxury handbag.”

“Everyone can afford a luxury handbag.”  This is especially true if you purchase said authentic luxury handbag, pre-owned and at a discount from www.fashionphile.com

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I was interviewed by Lauren Sherman of Forbes for the article that she wrote called, “How to Avoid Online Auction Scams”.  She gives goes over some of the risks of buying luxury goods online- and how to avoid them.

Of course, one of my favorite quotes:

“…if you love luxury goods and appreciate a decent discount, the auctioneer still offers great deals through formidable sellers like Davis. ”

If you’re interested in the article in Forbes today, take a look….

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Wow. Eluxury is now offering the “Bill Me Later” method of payment.

As in, buy any item on Elux that is valued at $250 or more (basically, practically any Louis Vuitton item) and you don’t have to pay for 90 days. That’s right… they send you a bill… and you don’t have to pay a darned thing for 90 days.

I mean, it sounds like the sales pitch for a cheap furniture company, but it just might do the trick in this lagging economy. You can read more about the “Bill Me Later” service here.

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Well, you learn something new every day!  I always thought “the Holy City” was Jerusalem, but apparently Charleston, South Carolina has the same nickname!

Anyway… it looks like South Carolina will be getting it’s first Louis Vuitton.  It won’t be a full- stand alone boutique, but will be inside the Charleston Place: a luxury hotel alongside Gucci and St. John.

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No… not us! As our name implies… we here at FASHIONPHILE love fashion . But we also have embraced our inner-techno-nerd!

Apparently, a bunch of top Fashion designers & industry execs- including Karl Lagerfeld, LVMH CEO Yves Carcelle, Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquiere, Miucca Prada and even our own Marc Jacobs, don’t frequent the “internets” much. In fact, some don’t use a computer at all, they have assistants syncing their I-Pods, have their email printed out for them and respond with hand written notes. Check out the interesting article from NY Magazine!

Marc’s been getting with the program and has apparently even found a “relationship” online! For entertainment, he’s even recently been commenting on blogs that reference him!

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OK, so we’re all used to seeing the “Cribs” shot inside celebrity closets- where you regularly take a peek at strategically, and asthetically pleasingly displayed Louis Vuitton pieces (see the Eva Longoria example above- feet delicately balancing on what appears to be an epi hatbox & multicolore hard case up above on a shelf!)

But today vintage and new Louis Vuitton pieces are often found tastefully decorating all kinds of rooms…

(Photo by Dewey Nicks)

You may remember this fantastic picture of “the Louis Vuitton Don”, Kanye West’s office from Harper’s Bazaar.

(Tommy Hilfiger’s Trunk)

(from WWJD: Aaron R. Thomas blog)

I’ve blogged before about the trunk in Tommy Hilfiger’s living room…

but I really like what Aaron Thomas did with acrylic for LVMH as covers for trunks that were used for their pre-Golden Globes Party (one that happened, last year- pre-strike!) The pic above is from Aaron’s blog- and these not only make the trunk look fab and modern- but you can set your drink on your $20,000 trunk without worry!

(from In LVoe with Louis Vuitton blog)

Finally, I found this great picture from F~A~L~B’s blog… He’s framed a Louis Vuitton scarf and has it hanging in his guest powder room! I think this is a great idea- many Louis Vuitton scarves are little works of art. It’s nice to see them displayed. This could work in other rooms of the house as well, and I’d love to see it done with some vintage pieces!

I’ll leave it to you to comment on the following custom bathroom addition!

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Well, here we are! What do you think?

It’s moving day! Yahoo!!!

I’ve been wanting to move my blog to “my place” for a while now… and just finally convinced Jesse (my brother and our web & trunk guy- you may have seen him in our Evolution of Beauty- Louis Vuitton Trunk Style video!) to do it!!!  He’s an industrial designer and wears so many hats around here!!!

So, I hope you’ll sit back, relax and enjoy yourself while you’re here. If you have anything to add, please let me know! I love tips- so if you have anything juicy or interesting Louis Vuitton or luxury purse related- I’d love to blog about it (and give you credit of course!)

Anyway, if you:

1. Love Louis Vuitton like we do-
2. or just fabulous bags in general…
3. Are interested in who’s wearing what and where they’re wearing it-
4. … and don’t mind a bargain on authentic pre-owned Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Balenciaga, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Hermes (… and so on, you get the idea),

then you’ve come to the right place!!!Take a look around and don’t mind the dust!

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Well, our friends in Pittsburgh have had the Louis Vuitton/ Saks Fifth Avenue in-store boutique… but it looks like they’re about to get their own shop!

Yep, theres a new boutique going into the Ross Park Mall! Read more about it HERE…

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Well, the nominees were just announced on Tuesday. And since I’m, quite frankly long overdue for a good awards show (since the debacle with the canceled Golden Globes)- I thought I’d get geared up for the Oscars: The 80th Annual Academy Awards, by spotlighting one of my all time favorite bags- The Louis Vuitton “Oskar” Waltz.

I mean, WOW!!! Is she photogenic, or what? No…. not Angie Harmon (although, she is looking hot!) But, that Oskar!

The combo of the traditional monogram with contrasting ostrich, lizard, python and fabulous accenting Cabochons is simply stunning!

It was a Fall/Winter 2005 introduction- limited edition and immediately completely sold out. It’s rarely seen today, even on eBay. But guess who’s got one?

She’s just a gorgeous bag- there’s no way around it. We are so pleased to be able to present this authentic Louis Vuitton Monogram Oskar Waltz on eBay right now. If you have any questions about it- please drop me a note.  And click on the link to see a ton more pictures!

But don’t trust us! Go ahead, ask Oprah!

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Very cool to see the jewelry from so many angles! (If you aren’t a jewelry person- check out the gorgie trunks!!!) Take a look…

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