If you’re in New York, drop by Bloomingdales and Henri Bendel to meet designer Mary Rambin and shop from the Spring 2007 collection of Moë C.L.I.C.K. bags, worn by celebrities such as: Jessica Biel, Courtney Cox-Arquette, Hayley Duff, Reese Witherspoon and others.

You can see the collection at these locations:

712 Fifth Avenue

Sunday April 22nd (2nd floor)

Monday April 23rd (1st floor gazebo)

59th Street & Lexington Avenue

Thursday April 26th (4pm – close)

Saturday April 28th (all day)

Is it just me, or do these bags bear a striking resemblance to the current “bra purse” fad?

There are always new fashion trends, even in accessories. I am not sure this is one I really want to follow, but some might find it fun and maybe a bit freeing.

The newest fashion accessory is handbags made out of bras. You can buy them or make your own and the internet is full of sites with simple instructions.

The fun part is that all you need is an old bra and some embellishments: feathers, beads, fringe - even tassels is you’re daring.

In the 60s women burned their bras to show their new freedom from conventional standards. Bras themselves have become a fashion accessory and now they make a fun and kicky handbag.

Here’s a site where you can buy them ready-made:

Red Hat Village

And here are some sites with instructions for crafting your own:

Craftbits.com

Sewing.org

We’ve all seen the Hollywood stereotype of the female scientist with her hair in a tight bun and her tortoise-shell framed glasses who changes her studious look suddenly by whipping off her glasses and deftly letting her hair down by pulling at one central pin. Immediately, her male colleague who thought of her only as a fellow scientist is enraptured by the vision before him, exclaiming “My word. Dr. Smith, you’re beautiful!”.

While switching from glasses to contact lenses may not elicit such instantaneous attention from the male of the species, many women find contact lenses to be a freeing and fun experience. Glasses may do in some situations and circumstances, but can be less convenient in others. And if you have spent a lot of time on the creating the perfect makeup look for your eyes, it’s nice to have people be able to see it.

Contact lenses are available for almost all prescriptions and vision problems, including astigmatism and bifocal needs. Contacts also come in disposable versions that are worn for specific lengths of time and then replaced with a fresh, clean lens, which reduces the incidence of infections and irritations from the build-up of protein, calcium and lipids - all found naturally in your tears.

There are also colored lenses that can change or enhance your eye color while you wear them. They are available without vision correction for those whose eyesight is within normal limits. Colored contacts are clear in the center, allowing clear vision. At times, blinking may cause the lens to slip a bit bringing the colored portion over the pupil and at night your pupils may dilate with diminished light, making them larger than the clear center.

I wear both glasses and contacts. Finding a fun frame for your glasses makes them perfect for certain occasions or just casual wear. Since switching to disposable contacts, I find my eyes are more comfortable than they were with daily lenses. I haven’t tried colored contacts yet but would love to. If any of you have tried colored contacts, let me know about your experiences with them.

Even if you don’t go to a nail salon you can create a sparkling manicure (or pedicure) with this easy-to-use kit from Revlon.

Revlon Nail Jewels kit provides a generous 240 assorted rhinestone gems to fit your every mood or match any outfit. There are jewels for all twelve months and a gem chart to guide you. The kit includes a rhinestone applicator tool and a bottle of top coat to seal your works of art. A complete kit for anyone who wants to jazz up their manicure without the expense of a trip to the nail salon.