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FASHION / TECHNOLOGY - Jon Marquis's new purse design for 2009 gives fresh meaning to the term "as seen on TV." In a town obsessed with who carries what, be it the current love affair with Mulberry's "Bayswater," Anya Hindmarsh's green shopper sensation of the "I'm Not a Plastic Bag " canvas tote, or the holy grail of coveted accessories, the Hermès Birkin, Marquis has found what might be the ultimate "It bag" niche. It has a built-in DVD player, complete with a 7-inch flat screen on the side. And it's not nearly as tacky as it sounds. In fact, the high-end leather totes are downright chi-chi. Marquis says his plan was to take advantage of the increasing supply of gadgetry that women carry in their purses, including iPods and cellphones that can record or carry video, but only offer mini screens for any actual viewing. "It is our belief that people don't really use these to watch films as the screens are too small,&q

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FASHION - Being frugal is the new in look and being a shopaholic is out. So much for "Confessions of a Shopaholic" ... that concept is outdated and so much like yesterday's flip flops. The book "Confessions of a Shopaholic" did well and sold millions but the movie is too late... we're on a new fashion trend now and its all about being frugal during the current American recession . So what can you do? Well for starters its time to go to your closet and organize. Make a party of it and maybe invite some friends over for Kool-Aid (cherry with extra sugar and vodka) and get righteously high on sugar and alcohol while you did through your old clothes... Find out whats in there first. Decide what you can still wear, what is fashionable, what you never wore but still want to and if they're not but your friends want'em and can fit into them... you know the deal. "Shop till you drop" has been replaced by "shop your closet" and finding ne