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Knickers is a blog that talks about UK and US fashions in lingerie. Covering everything including occasionally handbags, the site has some great discount lingerie offers and interviews and advice.

It cleverly has a worksafe version which excludes images than may not quite be appropriate for the workplace.

Knickers was set up, and is edited by Danae Shell who is a Tennessee girl who now lives in Edinburgh in Scotland. It’s an excellent read, well written and contains relevant information, so please take a look and learn more about lingerie.

A non-handbag related post today. Google video has two Microsoft training videos starring Ricky Gervais as David Brent, reprising his role from the hot TV series The Office.

Part 1 (~20 mins):

Part 2(~17 mins):

Back to handbags very soon!

IGNES Handbags are a young handbag company who create handbags focusing on the modern lifestyle: work, party and travel. In the latest of my interviews, I spoke to co-founder Maria Estrada about her business, handbags, fashion, and of course, handbag theft.

BagTheftBlog (BTB): Firstly tell us what you do and a bit about your background.

Maria Estrada (ME): I co-founded an accessories brand with my brother, Ignacio, called IGNES Handbags. My background includes business (degree in business administration) and art (three years at Christie’s); and lots of travelling mostly due to several years living abroad; I have dual Italian and Uruguayan nationality and feel both South American and quite a Londoner when in London!

The interest in fashion came both from a natural interest in style throughout the years and then from a passion in promoting the amazing leathers and dedicated craftsmanship our country has to offer. Continue reading… »

A break from the recent handbag news to bring you a Stereophonics cover version of “Handbags and Gladrags”. However I’m not entirely sure if there’s even a handbag in the video. Great song though!

If you see someone stealing your handbag, or in fact committing a crime, is it wise to make a citizen’s arrest?

Whilst a seemingly brave and noble thing to do, it is potentially very dangerous and also a bit of a legal minefield.

A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large.

Source: Section 3(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967

The person must have committed an offence that is ‘indictable’ - for example theft or criminal damage. If you arrest someone for a crime that does not fall under this category (essentially any crime that could be tried in a crown court) then the arrest may be unlawful. A person arrested unlawfully is entitled to use reasonable force to resist arrest and potentially sue for damages.

If someone other than a police officer arrests you, then they must either hand you over to one, take you to a police station or take you before a magistrate, all within a reasonable amount of time.

However tempting it may be to arrest someone who seems to be committing a crime, the most important thing is that you do not put yourself in any danger, police officers are trained to deal with criminals, you are not.

For more detailed information on the legalities of making a citizen’s arrest, please read this article - ‘What is a Citizen’s arrest?’