Ah, spring... time to clean out the closets, put away the winter duvet and, yes, time to stow away that black bag and bring on the color. This spring, it is all about color and pattern. And size definitely matters. While those teeny tiny clutches can be cute, Gothamist needs the cavernous capabilities of a serious tote. Okay, with all the bag snatching going on, you may be better off with a clutch. For many of us though, that just isn't convenient. Lucky for us, big bags are in! more ›

http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2003/08/14/kate_spade_for_song.php">to design uniforms and try to sponsor a trendy NYC neighborhood in hopes of attracting customers? Maybe Delta was just glad to leave the discount game before one of its jets landing gear got stuck for the world to see. more ›

NY magazine's Economy of One column has celebrities spending certain fixed amounts of money that correlate with something in the celebrities' lives, like how Michael Stipe would spend $3,018.86, the cost of R.E.M's first van - one of the things is a margherita pizza from Otto! [Check out Gothamist Food's "Ask Your Bartender" post with Otto bartender, Bill Riley.] more ›

Gothamist, being a dork, is just looking for a cool laptop bag, like some of the stuff at Flight 001. Look for some of the hot bags for less on BlueFly and eBay. And what bags do you like? more ›

NYC Comptroller William Thompson says that New Yorkers are losing more than $1 billion in taxes because of the counterfeit trade (here's a PDF of the report, "Bootleg Billions"). And taxing counterfeit bags or DVDs is not part of the solution. And the best counterfeit story we've heard is that the knock-offs of those basic, black Kate Spade bags are so good (or the real ones are that shoddy) that some women have gone to department stores, returning the fake Kate Spade bags for refunds, leaving the buyers to find out what happened much later. more ›

Bon Appetit's 11th Annual Restaurant Issue showcases several of Gothamist's favorite New York restaurants: Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar, Casa Mono, 'inoteca, Pampano, Per Se, The Flatiron Lounge, and Chikalicious. more ›

Narelle Sissons, Set Designer more ›

There is a great brandchannel article about the counterfeit purse business, which reports that two 18year–olds who held a counterfeit purse party (the new black of Tupperware parties, we guess) were arrested. more ›

Delta's discount air carrier Song is now the official sponsor of the Meatpacking District. According to the Daily News, via an AdAge scoop, the sponsorship will be tasteful - Song's logo will only be on maps that are distributed from stores and hotels in the area. Song is also sponsoring an AIDS benefit and Meatpacking bartenders will compete in a cocktail contest to make a Song cocktail. David Rabin, an owner of Lotus, is thrilled and NYU planning and urban policy professor Mitchell Moss says, "Song Airlines has figured out a way to get the benefits of being linked to the hottest neighborhood in the hottest city in the world." As we keep our guffaws down, our only hope is that Song will bottle the winning cocktail to serve to the travelers who have to listen to children scream for the entire flight, the way we did on our last Song flight. more ›

Designer Kate Spade and husband Jack have designed uniforms for Delta's low-cost carrier, Song. We think it's incredibly clever, because even though Song is low-cost, it just means the tickets are, not the experience. more ›