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Hi everyone, just a quick message to orders who’s styles were missing last month, the styles arrive this friday and I will contact everyone individually via email. Terribly sorry for the delay for these styles I understand it’s been a long wait, but I’m happy to inform you that these orders will be processed end of this week. Once again apologies to everyone who was affected by this delay, I appreicate everyone’s patience and your total understanding.

Regards Mary

Love her or hate her, Lindsay Lohan has been a prominent fixture in the fashion scene for so many years now. Although today is a sad day for Miss Lohan, I hope she can overcome her past and learn from her mistakes. Her 90 day stint in jail will just add fuel to her already crazy lifestyle.

The media and tabloids have been so cruel in exposing her troubled past, so to all the Lilo fans, I’ve gathered some of my favourite handbags she has sported in the past.

CHLOE PARATY BAG Lindsay was one of the first celebs who wore this style. A true fashionista, she has been a loyal fan of Chloe for many years now.

CLASSIC CHANEL We all gotta love a little bit of Chanel. She just knows how to make it work. So many celebs wear this purse, but it’s how she calibrates it with her own individual style that makes her stand out from the rest.

MARC JACOB Stam Bag With friends in high places. Lindsay not only supports Marc Jacobs,she’s been good friends with the designer since her career started taking off. 

JIMMY CHOO Rocking it with the Ramona bag, she’s often seen in her black or blue ramona bag. This stunning bag really fits in well with her wardrobe. Another great collection from her purse collection.

BALENCIAGA MOTORCYCLE BAG A look that was made famous by Miss Nicole Richie, they were great friends for some time, shared the same stylist. Linsday loooved her Balenciaga bag.

Let’s hope that today marks the day that Linsday finally gets the help she needs. Fan or not, let’s hope Hollywood doesn’t claim another talented starlet.

xoxo mary

It occurred to me that I have not written a blog about certain features we as customer look for in handbags. So here is my take on what 3 essential features you should look for in choosing a handbag. It doesn’t necessarily mean you have to have all 3 features. Some of my customers require only one key feature, but it’s important to understand their functionally and determine what you want to get out of the bag.

The top essential feature that is popular with mums and students are the Double Carry Option. Katie Holmes loooooves her Chloe Paraty Bag, she carries it flawless with her busy schedule.  I findthis feature  extremely important. Double carry is my personal favourite, because you have the added option of wearing the bag on your shoulder or top handle styles, convenient for your day to day use. You will find most of my handbags do have this option as a majority of my styles do have the attachable strap, giving you the freedom to wear the bag at your personal preference. So look for handbags that have attachable strap, most handbags have these feature.

The second popular feature is the Multi-Pockets.  The every stylish Kate Moss wears her favourite Betty bag. With external multi-pockets, they’re great investment pieces to add to your bag collection. You will find multi pockets are huge this season, with oversized external pockets a huge trend. Multi pockets are useful to store your iphone, purses, items that you require access instantly. We all love this feature, make sure you choose a bag that you fits all your essentials.

Oversized bags have been around for awhile now, but the great thing is that every season they’re re-inventing the style trend. Last year it was the oversized handbag with oversized zippers. This trend was set by the Olsen twins way back in 2005.  This season they’re pushing for the oversized studs. Embrace the oversized trend, there are alot of styles, and the handbag is 100% total functionality, you can fit your laptop, textbooks and documents, some ladies even use it as their overnight bag.

A reminder not everyone will require all 3 features. Figure our what your needs are and have fun browsing for that perfect bag. Check out my oversized styles which capture the multi-pocket, double carry option together

In the land of Lala land, where fashion is followed and idolised by so many, LA has seen many of its starlets set the latest trend – Stud Explosion. Mui mui is the front runner, their take on their current handbag collection is super edgy and fashion forward. Think rock chic meets glamour. Stud Leather handbags are popping up everything in the red carpets, movie premiers and even the usual paparazzi circus where the celebs are just minding their own business.

Stars like Nikki Hilton, The Hills girls and the very stylish Whitney from The City can’t get enough of this latest trend.

Reality stars like Stephanie Pratt loooves her Mui Mui leather bag. Whitney mixes and matches the trend to her day to day outfits. And Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen & Leighton Meester always makes it look so effortless.

Why the oversized appeal of the Stud factor? Simple, handbags are statement peices, and this trend sure is catching on with everyone. With so many styles to choose from, you will see awhole lot of these styles flooding the market soon. Choose your favourite style and stick to it.

It seems Australia is hooked on the latest look. With so many department stores and retail brands, sporting the stud appeal. It surely will be around for many more season’s to come. Check out style-forte’s take on the stud handbags. With so many new styles coming in the next couple of months, adding a stud leather handbag to your collection is extremely vital for this season.

What’s the big fuss over the chain bags?

Ok so have you noticed a big explosion of Chain bags lately? Spring/Summer season certainly didn’t hold back on the trend. Every store you walk into had the popular trend displayed on the mannequins. For any fashion froward individual chain bags are so upbeat and in right now, you are missing out if you don’t have on in your bag collection. With so many tempting textures, chunky chain straps and bold colours to choose from, there’s a chain bag for any type of style.

So if you have found yourself owning quiet a few chain bags, the good news it that this trend has only begun. This season, you will see bigger chains, more defined jewelled peices on handbags, and funky studs. This fad is here to stay. So if you are looking for some inspiration or wanna know what’s hot this season here are a few things to remember about the 80’s.

• sequins & studs
• short cocktail dresses
• grey is the new black
• any shades of blue
• stone wash denim
• leather skirts
• ray bans
• structured shoulder jackets (back then theycalled it shoulder pads)
• jewelled clothing peices
• ankle boots
• leggings pref. liquid leggings (they are lot shiny)
• red nail polish
• chain bags

Check out our latest range in chains bags.

Hey guys,

A big thank you to everyone who has supported Style-FORTE, these past 12 months, everyone’s constant support and encouragement has been overwhelming. And I really appreicate everyone dropping by.

Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback on my website, I love what I do and your continued support and honest opinion means the world to me.

The store will still be trading during the holidays, and new styles have just arrived.

Don’t forget you can follow me on Facebook and become a Fan.

Have a beautiful Christmas and even better New Year’s. Happy holidays everyone..

xoxo Mary

Hi everyone, with xmas just around the corner, I’m sure everyone is getting into the swing of the festive season. New styles just arrived last week, will have more hopefully this week or next week.

My favourite? Check out the Maxi 3-Way bag, I’ve got it in Black and everyone keeps raving on about it. Also available in Pure Red & Off-White, this will be great to add to your summer wardrobe. Also loving the Moon bag, light & compact and most importantly looks great with any summer outfit.

More news next week. Thanks again for stopping by and supporting me. Be sure to visit my facebook page and add become a fan.

Xoxo mary

Check out New Moon’s Dakota Fanning carrying the Balenciaga Funky City Motorcycle Tote Handbag.

With New Moon mania, here are some recent pics of the stars and what handbags they are wearing.

Kristen Stewart (Bella), makes casual wear look so good. With her signature Ray Ban’s, skinny leg jeans, converse, she’s usually seen sporting a black backpack. But this gorgeous Oversized Tan Tote adds totally stands out from her usual attire. Known for her rocker chick style, and her just got out bed look, she manages to always look so natural & stunning.

My absoulate favourite is Ashley Greene’s Rebecca Minkoff black oversized clutch. Super stylish and sleek. Oversized clutches are here to stay. Love her shoes too!

If you are a fan of Coach, you will die when you see Nikki Reed’s Hampton Tote Handbag pictured below. She teams it up with funky denim and sneakers. With such a high end sophisticated purse, she makes wrong look so perfect. Talk about super trendy these chicks are setting trends that people will adore.

Designed and inspired by his favourite model Jessica Stam (pictured below), Marc Jacobs sure knows what women want. Stam handbags is worship and adored by many celebrities.

Although its been around for a fews years now, the every popular stam bag re-invents itself every season. The orginial & classic Black Stam Handbag is the one that is most recognised and still to this day is still one of the most desired and  recognised handbags. With is quilted soft leather body, oversized gold clasp, heavy gold chain strap, there’s no doubt this bag has huge star appeal. With the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Vanessa Milano, Nicky Hilton, the stam handbag is a favourite among the stars in Hollywood.

What makes it appealing? You see 10 years ago, handbags were considered only as an accessory, an added feature I should say to complient your outfit. But you see, more and more women base  their outfits on their handbags. Not only is the Stam handbags super trendy, it works well for that rock chick and sleek streetwear. That’s why women fall inlove with the Stam bag, you can wear your a casual outfit and style it up with the stam, and your outfit works its justice. You could say that it addes finishing touches to your outfit. Two words to describe stam handbag style is that it’s cool & trendy. If you are already a fan and happen to own your very own Black Stam bag, the good news is that every season, Macr Jacobs experiments different fabric colours, and shapes. Year in and year out, the Stam bag is always  adds a new edition to the family clan. You will never be disappointed with a stam handbag.

Check out Style-FORTE’s Stam Handbags.

Ok, so if you are looking for the latest IT bag, Chloe’s Paraty bag is making a big splash in Hollywood. With the likes of Charlize Theron, Ashley Tisdale, Mary Kate Olsen, Kate Bosworth wearing the coveted style, there’s no doubt this style will embrace Chloe like it did a few years back when they introduced the beautiful Paddington style to the world.

To this day, people are still wearing their Paddington bags, some of us are probably still paying it off. The bad news, a paraty bag will set you back around $1600USD, and the python style a whopping $3000…. now that’s steep. The price of fashion I guess. But does it live up to the hype? We all loooved the Paddington, so how will the Paraty match up?

Chloe sure knows how to make handbags. This unique & uber trendy style will create a fan base, just like it did with the Paddington. It’s structured shape, defined tubular detailing and not to mention it’s sexy appeal, will spice up any outfit.

We know Katie Holmes loves her Paraty. It’s become her daily handbag taking it just about everywhere she goes. Katie not only has made this bag work for her look, she teams it up with her favourite boyfriend jeans and incorporated other denim making casual so relaxed and still galmours.

Check out Style-FORTE’s take on the ever stylish Paraty Bag. Worth a look. Available in three fabulous colours.