Two of my favorite accessories companies in San Francisco, DODOcase (maker of stylish, sturdy iPad cases, one of which I own) and Rickshaw Bags (maker of cool messenger bags) have collaborated to bring you a fabulous new bag for your iPad. The DODObag is designed specifically around the DODOcase for iPad. The black exterior and red interior theme pays respect to their first product, the DODOcase classic.

Details from the DODOcase website: A padded pocket will hold your DODOcase secure, while leaving plenty of room in the interior for your journal, charger, phone and miscellaneous must haves. This perfectly sized messenger bag is made of Cordura brand nylon, the classic outdoor industry fabric, used for packs and messenger bags for the last thirty years. This particular fabric comes from a company in the United States called Brookwood Industries. The fabric is woven here in the United States. And these bags are assembled right in San Francisco. So this is a pure-play and made in the USA.

• Rugged Cordura nylon inside and out
• Quick-adjust shoulder strap
• Padded Dodocase pocket under flap
• Side d-rings for cross-strap attachment
• Exclusive red removable simple pocket for storing cords, etc.
• Built in place to hold two pens
• Velcro flap closure
• External dimensions: 10″ H x 13.5″ W x 4″ D

Get the DODObag now from DODOcase for $79.95.

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Check out Shopplr’s articles about the best iPad cases:

Super cool iPad case: Rex Ray DODOcase for iPad2

Limited edition DODOcase for iPad2

Elegant iPad2 black leather case from Killspencer

Max Mara is one of my favorite fashion design firms. They consistently make beautiful, elegant clothes. The coat continues to be their main strength. No one makes better coats than Max Mara. I have owned a few and I can attest to their beauty and longevity. They use very good wool and cashmere fabric so that even after many years of use, my coats do not look old and worn. The styles are never just for one season. Even if all you can afford is one Max Mara coat, it will be the best and longest-lasting coat you will ever own. I consider Max Mara’s coats to be a true investment.

Sadly, that is no longer true about their knitwear. I have owned Max Mara sweaters in the past. I noticed however that the quality of their knitwear has declined quite dramatically. Many of Max Mara’s sweaters are now made outside Italy using inferior wool and cashmere yarn.

The newer Max Mara knits are not as beautiful or well-made as the ones I bought seven or more years ago. This is very sad. Max Mara always had outstanding knitwear and now, their quality has diminished. Max Mara makes their knitwear in places like China but they still charge a fortune for them, as if they were made in Italy. I refuse to pay these crazy prices for inferior, made-in-China rubbish. Come on, Max Mara, what’s going on? That’s why I have kept my old Max Mara sweaters and treat them ever so gently because I cannot find any replacement for them in current Max Mara collections.

After posting that lovely pink shift dress from Goat, I found another one from the 2011 autumn-winter collection that I think is simply divine. It’s called the Natalie dress and I don’t have any details yet on where you can buy it. It’s difficult to find their clothes because they seem to be stocked mostly in the UK.

Here is an excerpt from the Goat website describing founder Jane Lewis’s design philosophy:

Ten years ago, the individual, understated luxury that designer Jane Lewis so craved to wear was nowhere to be found. And so, she decided to create her own. An eight-piece mini capsule collection later, and spurred on by such a resoundingly positive response from her friends, Goat was born.

Goat, so called because a few of those initial pieces were made from cashmere, was soon established as the go-to label for effortless chic. While the horn-buttoned cashmere cardigan became a Goat signature, the luxury woven pieces that now adorn everyone from Sienna Miller and Kirsten Dunst to Elle Macpherson and Gwyneth Paltrow have become equally synonymous with the brand.

Quintessentially quiet, Goat creates luxury stripped back to its absolute essence, using the very best materials and most subtle design details. Jane Lewis and her team pride themselves on always delivering the pieces you need right now.

A quiet glamour runs through Goat, from its mink collared sheepskin coat that looks as if it has stepped out of a 1950s couture salon to the more accessible Goat Library range which can boast the same fit and trimmings as the mainline collection. “The simplest things are the absolute hardest to achieve. To make luxury look this effortless is hard. We really look at every single detail,” says Lewis. Little wonder then that Goat, a very British brand, is so firmly established with 50 stockists across the UK.

I never give up in the search for simple, elegant dresses. Today I am featuring a lovely summer dress called Neve from Goat (the design house of British designer Jane Lewis who is known for understated luxury). The Neve Dress is a bright pink scalloped detail wool shift dress with two front pockets and zip back fastening. You can buy it online at My-Wardrobe ($635 or £385).

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Description: Grey wool mix short sleeved shift dress with scoop neckline and silver twistlock fastening decorative belt. Love Moschino dress fastens with a side zip and is unlined. Italian sizes 38 to 49. Model is a standard IT 40 and is wearing an IT 40. 52% Polyester, 43% virgin wool, 5% elastane. Dry clean.