The Material Boy #320

Below: Love the patchwork details with varying leather textures...

Below: 3 ways to wear the bag...
Style #01: backpack style...

Below: Style #02: shoulder bag style...

Below: Style #03: carry by the chain...

Below: Heavy chain detailing which I love!

Diet Butcher Slim Skin Patchwork Bag

With the onslaught of many designers propagating the rock chic/biker look...finding the right bag is important to complete the style. This Diet Butcher Slim Skin Patchwork Bag has all the ingredients to bring forth that dark, edgy bad boy attitude in you. The distressed patchwork details (of different textures), the heavy metal chain, a slouchy kidney shape all screamed grunge and rock & roll! The bag will definitely go well with leather jackers, distressed jeans, heavy chain belts and biker boots which are all the rage this Fall Winter 2009 season:-)

However, the best feature of all for the bag, 3 ways to carry it! Sling like a backpack, cross body like a shoulder bag or my favourite, use the metal chain for a unique style...one price for 3 styles. Value for money I would say!

Anyone who is interested, it's currently available for purchase online at Blackbird:-P

Source: Blackbird

Retail price: US $825. Where to buy: Blackbird

My MANy Bags Lookbook #10

Balmainia

I have caught the 'Balmainia'. Those ultra slim, over the top decadent embellished pieces (at the most exorbitant prices) best sums up what French party girl chic is. I love those skinny of the skinniest jeans!

But of course, guys are not supposed to emulate exactly what the women's looks are. That would put you in drag queen territory. Christophe Decarnin realised that and developed a men's collection which played safe but was disappointly lacking the true Balmain flavour we loved from the girls. He could have taken it slightly further and have more fun. We boys do like to have some bling and get skinny too, just not as overdone as the ladies.

So for this edition of myMANybags lookbook, I have selected pieces from different sources and try to inject a bit of that bling and sexy slim Balmain silhouette for the boys. To add some shiny embellishments, a croc embossed leather silver chain belt, silver lined gauze scarf (courtesy of Givenchy) are used. These are paired with super skinny biker jeans with stitch detailings from Diet Slim Skin Butcher and of course to retain originality to the brand, Balmain blazers and crystal brooch.

A slouchy draping Julius white t-shirt ensures the nonchalant attitude of a biker dude is retained. Same goes for those cool looking Oak distressed leather boots. Time to 'outshine' the ladies:-P

Anyone else caught the 'Balmainia'?

Source: Luisaviaroma, Blackbird, Men.style.com, Givenchy