I had a chance to play with this bag a bit the other day and I can confidently say that the pictures just don’t do it justice. Pairing bold shots of color with an understated background palette, this Balenciaga Stingray Clasp Bag has a downtown chic, ladylike mod feel. The chain link handles are by far the standout attraction here, the perfect addition to balance the heavy purse. The perfect year-round bag, it’s $2466 at Browns Fashion.

Singer Rihanna was in Tampa, Florida yesterday going to lunch wearing CHANEL “CH 4160Q” sunglass. Rihanna is the first female, and the second regardless of gender, from Barbados to have received a Grammy Award. Rihanna received her big break when one of her friends introduced her to music producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. Rogers, along with his partner, Carl Sturken, helped Rihanna record material in the U.S. which was sent to various recording companies. One copy of Rihanna’s work was sent to Jay-Z, who eventually signed her to Def Jam Recordings.