Style bites: Bottega battles Hermes and more

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In one corner, you have the iconic orange boxes and ubiquitous Birkin bags of Hermes. Across the ring is the subtle, but unmistakable signature weave of a Bottega Veneta bag. Which label will take the title? The Luxury Institute in New York reports that really really rich women prefer Bottega over Hermes because the line is: ‘very upscale and sleek looking’, ‘lasts forever and is timeless’, and ‘is very well made.’ Maybe the Birkin took an image beating after being spotted on the arm of every actress and its bit part in ‘Gossip Girl’?

Sofia Coppola on her style and Louis Vuitton in the London Times: ‘Now it’s all pretty pared down. Obviously I love Marc Jacobs and Acne jeans which I wear all the time. Today I’m wearing a little knitted dress from See by Chloé, flat wedges from Louboutin. Really I should be wearing Vuitton, but I’m actually not that into status, although I have a little LV duffle bag that I travel with.

(Coppola and her father posed for LV’s latest ad campaign, so it would be nice if she plugged the clothes a bit more. Then again, it’s nice that she’s honest.)

How much would stay at home Moms make if they were paid? According to a study by Salary.com, her annual take for changing diapers, cleaning up spills, piloting the family wagon and breaking down after little Billy swallows another Scrabble tile would be $116, 805. The research also revealed that stay at home Moms work an average of 94 hours per week, versus the 54 hours that working women put in.

photos: Wire Image; Jill Greenberg.