Marc Jacobs “Quilted Stam SS08″

The Stam bag is definitely a hit for the house of Marc Jacobs. I see a lot of young, fashionable women, but also a lot of celebrities carrying it. The designers at Marc Jacobs are fully aware of the fact that Stam has become an IT bag and they already have SS08 versions prepared. During the winter we have been seeing patent Stams, metallic Stams, all kinds of Stams, but for SS08 the designers have more softer, but still bright colors in mind.

The ones I saw on the Marc Jacobs official site are raspberry and fluo pink. The pink one does not have the detachable chain strap, but an ordinary leather shoulder strap instead. I think the chain strap is the key detail of this bag and I do not understand why would they change that particular part. The only thing that pops up in my mind is the concern about it being more comfortable, but all the girls carry it on their elbows with the chain attached, transforming it into a trendy detail, and not exactly using it for its original purpose.

I personally do not like fluo pink, not because the chain issue, but because of the colors chosen for it. On the other hand, I do like the raspberry one. It is very tender looking in this shade, but I would never buy it myself. This is because I am not one of the tender girls and it would look silly if I carried it, if you know what I mean. I would probably go for a black or red Stam myself.

What I like about Stam is how the designers managed to incorporate the kiss-lock closure with the size of this bag. I’ve seen many day bags with such closures that alltogether looked hideous, but Stam looks balanced, which is obviously a difficuld task to accomplish.

SIZE: 11″h x 15″w x 5,5″d

PRICE: Quilted Raspberry Stam $1350.00 @ NeimanMarcus.com

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