So after strolling into some of my favorite stores in Paris I started to see a unanimous direction for Spring handbags. As the Spring runways proved, bling hasn’t been this big in a long time. Normally I only like bling in small doses, but some of my favorite stores, mentioned below have managed to make me love it in large doses.

I do want to point out that I failed to see anyone on the streets actually sporting these bags on the street, as the Parisian ladies seem to be sticking to their red patent leather bags for now. But I think that once the weather changes I’m envisioning droves of fashionable women strolling around pairing these blingtastic bags with some sweet summer dresses.

The first of my affections was for Vanessa Bruno’s bling shopper-bags. It’s a bit hard to tell from the pic, but the handle is covered in sequins. I love that it’s such a simple shape, but totally fabulous. It reminds me a bit of some bags that were really popular that Old Navy brought to the masses a few summers ago, I’m totally kicking myself for not picking one up back then!

Here are two more Vanessa Bruno bags that I didn’t see in the stores, but I came accross them on her site and just had to put them up.

Next on the list are Zadig & Voltaire, who are known for their slinky luxury looks. I wasn’t super impressed by their normally cute slip-like dresses and ultra-light sweaters this time around, but these bags were really supple and gorgeous in person (I don’t think the pic really does them justice).

And lastly we have mama bling herself, Miu Miu.

Here at Seamsters we often get questions from our readers. I recently got a question from one of our loyal readers, Thea which many readers may be asking themselves this time of year. She was wondering if tights with shorts were fashionable, because she was digging this look shown above. I have to say that normally I would be opposed, but for some reason my intuition says go for it! First off, anything is better than leggings. Secondly, the white tights shown above are soooo Marie Antoinette (which is a good thing, fashion-wise, that is). Just keep in mind, you’ve got to have great legs to pull of shorts, especially when paired with tights because it draws a lot of attention. So, if you look in the mirror and you think you look great go for it. If you look and the mirror and think you look chunky, chances are that you do in fact look chunky.