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Posted on Tuesday May 3rd 2011 at 08:00am. Its tags are listed below.

I’m on the preliminary judging panel for the fifth annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards and on Sunday we met at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan to choose the finalists. It took us more than five hours to sift through 1,000 handbag design applicants (yes, you read that right) but it wasn’t all work, we got manicures courtesy of 3 Girls Beauty and Incoco, too. In fact, you can see their handiwork, here. I’m wearing Incoco’s Neon Rocket Red. We had plenty of laughs at some of the wacky and weird submissions. Of course, there were some stand outs, too, and you’ll hear about those when Handbag Designer 101 announces the finalists. As promised, I tweeted throughout the event, @EMMAGRADY, where you may have already seen my outfit. I wore a playful no-waste skirt in Ikat fabric (you can find it at Bird or International Playground) made by my friend Tara St. James, winner of the 2011 Ecco Domani for her fashion label Study NY. I paired it with one of my favorite pieces, a pink silk Kenneth Cole jacket that I’ve had since high school (I’ll let you guess how long ago that was); it matches my pink Chloé sunglasses, which I got on sale for $80 two years ago at a Marshall’s in Rhode Island. I’m also wearing a sporty navy blue Ferragamo bag that I got for $free.99 from my cousin’s yard sale; I was drawn to it because it looks old-ladyish. Copyright © 2011 Emma Grady. All rights reserved.
I’m on the preliminary judging panel for the fifth annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards and on Sunday we met at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan to choose the finalists. It took us more than five hours to sift through 1,000 handbag design applicants (yes, you read that right) but it wasn’t all work, we got manicures courtesy of 3 Girls Beauty and Incoco, too. In fact, you can see their handiwork, here. I’m wearing Incoco’s Neon Rocket Red. We had plenty of laughs at some of the wacky and weird submissions. Of course, there were some stand outs, too, and you’ll hear about those when Handbag Designer 101 announces the finalists. As promised, I tweeted throughout the event, @EMMAGRADY, where you may have already seen my outfit. I wore a playful no-waste skirt in Ikat fabric (you can find it at Bird or International Playground) made by my friend Tara St. James, winner of the 2011 Ecco Domani for her fashion label Study NY. I paired it with one of my favorite pieces, a pink silk Kenneth Cole jacket that I’ve had since high school (I’ll let you guess how long ago that was); it matches my pink Chloé sunglasses, which I got on sale for $80 two years ago at a Marshall’s in Rhode Island. I’m also wearing a sporty navy blue Ferragamo bag that I got for $free.99 from my cousin’s yard sale; I was drawn to it because it looks old-ladyish. Copyright © 2011 Emma Grady. All rights reserved.

I’m on the preliminary judging panel for the fifth annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards and on Sunday we met at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan to choose the finalists. It took us more than five hours to sift through 1,000 handbag design applicants (yes, you read that right) but it wasn’t all work, we got manicures courtesy of 3 Girls Beauty and Incoco, too. In fact, you can see their handiwork, here. I’m wearing Incoco’s Neon Rocket Red.

We had plenty of laughs at some of the wacky and weird submissions. Of course, there were some stand outs, too, and you’ll hear about those when Handbag Designer 101 announces the finalists.

As promised, I tweeted throughout the event, @EMMAGRADY, where you may have already seen my outfit.

I wore a playful no-waste skirt in Ikat fabric (you can find it at Bird or International Playground) made by my friend Tara St. James, winner of the 2011 Ecco Domani for her fashion label Study NY.

I paired it with one of my favorite pieces, a pink silk Kenneth Cole jacket that I’ve had since high school (I’ll let you guess how long ago that was); it matches my pink Chloé sunglasses, which I got on sale for $80 two years ago at a Marshall’s in Rhode Island.

I’m also wearing a sporty navy blue Ferragamo bag that I got for $free.99 from my cousin’s yard sale; I was drawn to it because it looks old-ladyish.

Copyright © 2011 Emma Grady. All rights reserved.

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