The WAG and The Bag

There is one absolute, incontrovertible way to know a WAG has arrived. It's called the Holy Grail of Bags and having one on your arm not only speaks to your status as a WAG, but also to the status of your man. It's the ultimate in arm candy for a woman. It's the Birkin.

To understand the power of the Birkin, imagine the desirability of the Air Jordan XI. And then multiply it both in price and demand by 1000+. It's not the type of bag a run-of-the-mill NBA millionaire can obtain. Nor is it the type of bag a run-of-the-mill WAG would want. The trashier set prefers Louis. (Seriously, what sort of imbecile calls her bag "Baby Louis" and gets it its own plane seat?!?) Thus, it was nice to see Mrs. Brandi Garnett (above, right) holding a simple, black Birkin on her arm yesterday. Even amongst the Birkin set, clearly there's still plenty of tacky to go around (above, left).

Though WAGs like Posh and Eva dominate the headlines, I prefer the Brandi Garnett's, Siohvaughn Wade's, and the like. Rather than distracting and detracting from their husbands, they stay just outside the limelight. In the picture above, Brandi's doing two things Posh rarely does:

1. Smile
2. Look at her husband's jersey
   

Which marriage seems healthier to you?

I'm totally guilty of buying into the hype, too. Although to be fair, Eva does smile. And seem interested in basketball. But more so in lots and lots of publicity. Anyway, for my part, I'm going to try and focus on the anti-Joumana Kidd's. Yay to the non-fame hungry.

Photo Source: NBAE/Getty Images

The David Beckham Appeal: A Lesson for NBA Players

Dedicated to my gay boyfriend, who's listened to more than his fair share of rants about games, teams, and players of which he knows not, and who I've neglected in favor of Summer League. David Beckham is the one sports figure who we've been able to have a two-sided conversation about and for that, I am grateful and hopeful for the future. I may get him to a sporting event yet that doesn't involve men's gymnastics!

Who Says Money Can't Buy Happiness?

The official wedding photos have been released. Now we'll be able to see if The Wedding of the Year lived up to the hype and $2 million price tag.


You know it's all about the dress though. Let's see if Angel Sanchez can do for Eva what Narciso Rodriguez did for Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. (For you boys, Narciso Rodriguez basically created THE iconic wedding dress of the '90s, which was subsequently copied by thousands of women.)



I'm also interested to see if OK! magazine will do for Eva and Tony what it did for Posh and Becks, who also had their wedding featured in OK! If ever there was a more self-aggrandizing, sybaritic couple than Posh and Becks, it would be Mme and M. Parker. Let's see if LA is big enough for the 4 of them, starting with the battle of the dueling magazine covers.

As much as I hate to buy into the hype, I already have a subscription to W and my insane curiosity about Le Wedding will most definitely overcome my distaste for pimping your wedding for money and publicity when you're already rich and famous. Ah well. I will now sell my soul to the devil. I just hope the pictures are pretty.


Photo Source: OK! Magazine, People, Just Jared, W Magazine