Lust of the Week: Alexander McQueen 3D Flower-detail Hobo

via Neiman Marcus, $2350

Haters be silenced. A designer of lesser talent would have crumbled under the enormous pressure that Sarah Burton must have felt as she sought to fill Alexander McQueens' uber cool large shoes.  Taking over a design house after the dramatically tragic death of its founder? Gawd, I would not wish for that.  Burton however has risen to the occasion, debuting a season of clothes, shoes, and accessories that would have her predecessor clapping.  One such star of the season is sure to be this 3D Hobo.  Reviving the most classic of hobo shapes, Burton's McQueen chooses to make it edgy and avant-garde with its addition of highly embellished Western style gold buckles and studs.  Take a closer look and you will see that every gold link is delicately carved throughout - such details are the true mark of a great designer item.  The other unique and obvious detail are the leather cut-out leaves that adorn the sides of the bag.  When I first spotted this bag on Purse Blog, I thought they were actually leather feathers and I still wish they were.  Feathers would be awesome Sarah, take note, but leaves are just as cool a twist on the regular flowers that everyone else is doing.  It's nice to see that one of my favourite design houses will continue to be strong and just as original as it always was.

 In other news, some of you may have noticed a new button on my sidebar under the Find Me On section!  The other week I was approached by UK site The Shopping Forecast to have a spot on their coveted Style Council.  The Shopping Forecast is a very unique and cool website concept; members of the Style Council (made up of bloggers and fashionistas around the world) choose and submit hot fashion items to the site, which are then voted upon by the site's community, called the Style Electorate.  Each item gains points for each vote and there are regular tallies of the most popular items.  Users can create their own outfits, and through their votes, share what they feel are the hottest trends for each season.  There are also chances to win great cash prizes for creating the most popular outfit collages!  I have to say that I'm proud to represent as the only Canadian on the council. Check out my bio and the rest of the style council here and vote for today's lust of the week by clicking the image below!