So I don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but Lady Gaga seems to have totally taken over the handbag trend-setting as of late. Seriously – studs are everywhere! On handbags that is. Granted, she may not have begun the craze, but she has certainly run with it. Ever since she studded up a $10,000 Hermes’ Birkin handbag, celebs have embraced the trend and begun buying metal-studded handbags to carry around town.
For instance, young starlet Dakota Fanning (the Twilight trilogy) has been spotted just about everywhere with an Alexander Wang Studded Duffle, which furthers Fanning’s budding fashion icon status into trendsetter territory. In a slight faux pas at an airport (probably LAX), she pairs the brownish bag with a pink and white ensemble that doesn’t quite gel, but matches with her shoes. It’s a strange choice for Fanning, but I guess it kind of works…maybe.
Back to the studs! Former TV stalwart Rachel Bilson (The O.C.) has been seen all around town with a 3.1 Phillip Lim Edie Leather Handbag and also a few other designer bags featuring, what else, studs! I’m not sure where Bilson gets her fashion sense from, but she usually looks good, so maybe studs have something to do with it. Bilson seems to really love the whole studded craze, seeing as she’s rarely seen without some kind of metal embellishment on her accessories or handbags. Let’s see what she steps out with next – maybe a studded cardigan?
Finally, never one to be left out of the tabloids, Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) was out the other day with a Novella Royale Mister Studded Purse, which has been seen on Taylor Momsen and Kristin Cavalleri, according to this article. Maybe this is a sign that the stud craze is going to be over soon – three D-listers with the same studded bag. That’s never a good sign.
Look what you’ve done Gaga. Stop with the studs so I can write about something else.
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