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I am in the position of making my fall handbag purchase. You know the one. You wait and wait until all the good new stuff is out, and then you decide where to spend your hard-earned cash.

This one just showed up on one of the blogs I frequent. Man, oh, man. This will be hard to beat. Brown, glazed snakeskin.
AmandaZee

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  • http://current.com/items/77153462_carry_your_power
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    Try a solar powered purse!
    They're super cute too...
    sarahbelle
  • I am appalled that you would use the term "Sophie's Choice" to talk about something as frivolous as a handbag. Do you even know what Sophie's choice was? It was a forced choice by a Nazi solider as to which of her 2 children should be sent to a death camp during the Holocaust. A "Sophie's Choice" is a tragic choice between two unbearable options. Watch the clip form the movie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2DEaKbGsLs&mode=rel...=

    I guess it's somewhat appropriate though, since the handbag you showcase comes from the cruel snake skin industry. If you had any ethics or style, you'd choose someone like Stella McCartney or Linda Loudermilk who uses no dead animals in their designs.
    joshuakatcher
  • That's a very fair comment, Joshua, and you're totally right. I was too flippant about the post. I'll make a change immediately.
    AmandaZee
  • Thanks for understanding. It's hard living in New York during the fall if you're someone that cares about animals - its the season when all the fur coats start to come out... I've been on edge about animals in fashion all week, sorry i took it out on you!
    joshuakatcher
  • No problem! I completely understand your viewpoint, and respect your opinion! There's an animal cruelty topic page here, which I don't think has the best content. You should submit some things: http://current.com/topics/76769992_animal_cruelty
    AmandaZee
  • Question about the fur and animals: is it just as bad to wear fake/faux fur? Are we encouraging a style we want to discourage? Or is it a good alternative (as in tofurkey for vegetarians or bacos for Jews and Muslims...)
    x360joyce
  • This is a complex question - because it asks what the nature of the fashion industry is. If I eat a Tofurkey, am I tricking others into thinking I am eating a real turkey and therefore promoting turkey sales? Probably not...

    With fur, I *personally* think that promoting the look of fur is not the best for the animals. If you had a really convincing faux-fur and someone sees you walking down the street looking fabulous in it, what's going to stop them from going a buying a real fur because you made it look so good?
    (See http://furisdead.com for further info on this.)

    I believe that the fashion industry needs a visionary shift - and it's starting to happen - moving away from fur and other products of cruelty - or things that look like it. People like Linda Loudermilk http://www.lindaloudermilk.com/ ) and Stella McCartney http://www.stellamccartney.com/ ) have already started doing this. Shoe companies like Beyond Skin http://www.beyondskin.co.uk/html/ ) and
    resources like alternativeoutfitters.com and mooshoes.com are good for this sort of thing.

    Events like green fashion week in seattle http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/10/03/fashion/index.h...
    ) are crucial to these visionary changes.

    Accessories like Crystalyn Kae Accessories http://www.crystalynkae.com/ ) or Matt and Nat http://mattandnat.com/ ) and other leather alternatives are popping up all over.

    Even finding cosmetics that aren't tested on animals is really important. Someone like Brian and Jim Duprey are making professional quality, cruelty-free cosmetics http://www.dupreycosmetics.com/home.html ).

    Let me know what you think!

    Joshua
    joshuakatcher

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