Time for a totally self-indulgent WANT WANT WANT post (my blog, my rules).

My beloved Marc by Marc Jacobs handbag finally died yesterday. With a bit of clever sewing I can probably salvage it and carry it for a few more months, but given that I’ve carried it almost every day since October 2006, I think I’ve had my money’s worth out of it and it’s time to move on.

So it’s serendipitous that while researching for work (no, really), I stumbled across Linea Pelle. The brand is fairly unknown in this country, but the bags are carried by various Hollywood PYT’s and girls from The Hills, thus they all have a price tag of over $400. Ouch.

Sadly it’s too late for rational thinking. I have my heart set on one of these babies. I love the way all these bags from the ‘Dylan’ line have the shoulder straps folded over when you’re using the longer cross-body strap. I’ve got my heart set on something with a long detachable strap because I’m fed up of bags slipping off my shoulders all the time (I have crap posture). I like big, slouchy bags with lots of pockets and zips, and I like decent leather that’ll get better with age. These have all of that, plus no obvious branding or logos. I like quality, but I don’t want an ‘it’ bag because it’ll date so much faster.

Sadly, once international shipping and customs charges are lumped on top of the already high price, these babies are completely out of the realms of possibility, so for now I’ll have to continue to look at them wistfully and search UK retailers for something remotely similar. If you know of anything, please do let me know. I don’t care if it’s from Topshop or Temperley, so long as it’s leather, has a detachable cross body strap and looks exactly like the bags above. Not a big ask, right?!

I wish I was Hilary Duff. I bet she got hers for free…

I am convinced that Christina Hendricks is not human. She is a fembot, based on Jessica Rabbit and made specifically to appeal to men and fat women who wish they looked like her (*cough*). Look at that waist! Waists like that just don’t exist any more! I also love her hair slightly longer and straighter. It’s enough to make me reach for the Nice ‘n’ Easy. I have the same pale skin…maybe I could pull it off*?

Speaking of pale skin, I actually don’t think much of the colour of this Christian Siriano gown (what is it with celebs wearing nothing but black or washed-out nudes and peaches?) but I love the shape, I love the ruching and I love Christina for wearing something so dramatic and not just going for slimming black jersey or something. Unsurprisingly, she wins the Golden Globes fight for me.

Anna Paquin came a close second in Stella McCartney, but her shoes were all kinds of wrong.

Highly commended awards go to Drew Barrymore, Sigourney Weaver and Diane Kruger. I spent all morning putting lots more pics on The Nod if you’re interested.

*I couldn’t.