Alyssa Milano recently announced on her blog at AlyssaMilano.com, the addition of jewelry and accessories to her Major League Baseball themed clothing line. 

Hi guys! I have more exciting news. I have just signed a deal with Aminco to expand TOUCH to fashion jewelry and accessories! I will be debuting some of the looks at the All Star Game July 8th – July 10th. I will take lots of pictures to share with you!

Thank you for your support with TOUCH. I have no doubt you are all the reason the line has been so well received.

Peace,
Light,
And Love,
Alyssa

 

The accessory and jewelry line will be launched at the MAGIC show trade in Las Vegas, August 27-30, 2007, and will be available for retail next spring. The line will include bracelets, necklaces-pendants, earrings and hair accessories.

      From Touch Clothing Line 

Here are some pictures of Milano wearing baseball earrings while watching batting practice at the All-Stars game, July 9th, in San Francisco. I'm not sure if the earrings are from her new jewelry line but Alyssa Milano is really quite comfortable in her second career as celebrity designer.

From San Jose Mercury News 

“It’s still a start-up project, so everything that we’re making is going back into it,” she says. It has been in the works for three years. “Last year when I was at the All-Star Game, we didn’t even have samples ready, so the fact that it’s taken off and we’re expanding to accessories with Amenco, it’s just really going fast and furious and really rewarding.”

Rewarding enough to end her acting career? Not quite. She’s 34 and has a movie coming out, “Pathology.” But as to her designs on design …

“I’m still acting, but I think it would be a very nice way to retire if I choose to. An actress’ career is a lot like an athlete’s. You only have a certain amount of time before things catch up with you.”

from postbulletin.com 

 "It was only natural that the line should grow to include a line of jewelry for women who are baseball fans and are looking for a fashionable way to accessorize at the games, as well as outside the ballpark," Milano said.

(Get more info about Touch clothing line and and her take on all things baseball at Alyssa's MLB blog )

 

earring pictures: celebutopia 

Levi's is adding to it's tech fashion with the introduction of a mobile phone aimed at the younger market. The phone is to be released to the European Market this September.

The Levi's phone is offered in metallic silver, black and brown-copper. Stylish feminine "shiny silver" and "shiny sand" editions,featuring a 'mirror' screen have also been created for the fashion forward. "As pioneers of the connection between fashion and technology, we wanted to create an accessory that combines design aesthetics with consumer needs. We are confident that this phone lives up to the promise of the Levi's brand" ,says You Nguyen, Senior Vice President of Levi's Product.

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Levi's also introduced last year the RedWire DLX Jean designed to carry your iPod with hip-controls – a joystick is sewn in for remote control operation of your iPod.

pictures: www.tech.co.uk , www.kitmeout.com

Christina Aguilera is one songstress known for her fashion sense as much as her music hits. She scored a fashion hit with this casual outfit. Here she combines a feminine top, delicate silver heart necklace for flirty-ness and a cropped leather jacket and vampy pumps for spice. Steal her style with the reasonable facsimile below.

Leather Basket Weave Trim Jacket at bebe.com

 The items below are from shopbop.com .

K.A.7 by Katayone Adeli sleevless top

LOVE from Ya-Ya top 

Seven High Waist Joyce Jeans 

AG Adriano Goldschmied The Stilt Cigarette Leg Jean

Dolce Vita Open Toe Pump 

Dolce Vita Open Toe Strap Pump 

Gorjana Cupid Necklace

Christina pictures: superiorpics.com 

ANTIK DENIM

Commerce, Calif.–based premium-denim brand Antik Denim LLC, a division of Blue Holdings Inc., signed a licensing agreement with Max Ray Inc. for a line of accessories under the Antik label. The deal covers handbags, belts, small leather accessories and scarves for both men and women. The 18-month agreement is renewable for four consecutive one-year terms. Max Ray is based in Los Angeles and has produced accessories under its own labels and for national retailers, including Nordstrom, Anthropologie and Bebe, according to Paul Guez, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Blue Holdings.
 
 
TRUE RELIGION JEANS
 
Blue-jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc. is branching out into the handbag business. The Los Angeles–based company has signed a licensing agreement with Jacobs & Leslie Hsu Designs, a designer and distributor of high-end purses and leather goods. The new handbag line will launch atthe Project Global Trade Show in Las Vegas in August and will begin shipping for the Spring 2008 season.

In perusing eBay for that coveted bargain or "snipe", I have come across many handmade bags and totes put up for auction or sale. As a tentative, very much amateur and self-taught handbag "designer" I couldn't help but take a closer look at the skill level of the various handbags offered for sale. Needless to say as with anything, there were varying levels of success. One of the variety of bags on eBay are the "booty bags" made from jeans. Below is one of the better handmade bags from seller trendy nana and mama on eBay

Which brings me to topic. This Orgiful.com video shows artist Ian Padgham constructing bags or sacks from pants and then hand painting them.

A professional artist, Padgham decided to use the bags as a way to show his art. So whether amateur home seamstress / crafter or professional artist or trained, career high-end fashion designer / couturier or just pop fashion enthusiast, we can find in us somewhere an interest in design and style no matter how rustic or sublime.