One of my good friends has started an exciting venture by making and selling her very own, beautiful handbags and clutches. These aren’t your grandma’s handbags (no offense grandma) – the designs (size and style) are gorgeous and trendy, and the fabric quality is top notch.

You can find more of her work on the Lynn David Handbag Co. website. You can purchase your very own handbag or clutch on Etsy. And you can also find her on Twitter and Facebook.

There are a lot of great examples of typography out on the web. As a designer who drools over any form of typography, I find a lot of inspiration in hand-drawn type. There’s just something fresh and honest about pencil or pen and paper.

Lately I’ve become ridiculously obsessed with ankle books. Really, it’s ridiculous.

This morning (just for fun) I went to Gucci’s website to see what they have for ankle boots – big mistake. Until this morning I have been completely content with boots from Piperlime, Endless, and a couple of other online stores; alas that contentedness has vanished. Unfortunately, a pair of $40-60 shoes doesn’t really stack up to a pair of shoes that costs well over $1,000. See it for yourself.

Piperlime

Gucci