A stylish girl needs very few things in life, a little black dress, a nice pair of pumps and of course a high quality long lasting Italian handbag for toting around all of life's little necessities for those trips to the powder room. We have gathered together 50 bags of various shapes, sizes and materials from VersaceFendi, Pucci, Gucci, La Perla, Pringle of Scotland, Bottega Veneta, Prada, Etro, Moschino, Burberry and Frankie Morello to aid in that process. Enjoy!
Frida Giannini has a knack for accessories having designed handbags for Gucci long before she landed the top job as Creative Director, so it is with interest that we note what the strong collegiate feel of Gucci's Spring 2009 bags. "It" bags may not be as strong a force as in the past but Gucci sets the tone for handbag trends in many seasons. The two main styles that draw the eye are the shoulder slung book bag and the leather backpack. Prada relaunched its entire house on the strength of a nylon black backpack so its by no means an unprecdented style. Perhaps this is another marker of the Fall tendency at work in Milan, or maybe Frida just felt being able to lug around a few books and a laptop is a more modern way to look at handbags.
If you want an up close and personal look at what is going to be hot in handbags for Spring 2009 then Sole Commerce, Coterie's sister at the Javitt's Center, is a great place to start. LAI, Badgley Mischka, Rafe, Lauren Merkin, and Dusica and Dusica were some of our favorites. Jewel tones, exotics, patents and hardware all clearly remain big sellers but our personal favorites were the nudes at Dusica and Dusica!
The blogosphere can be an amazing place. Just when we think we are drowning in a sea of useless content we find ourselves smitten by people with a surfeit of talent, and yes, often time. Today's "OMG how the hell did she do that" post comes courtesy of community member Platinum Blonde Life who has created a color wheel of 47 brightly hued bags that blew our minds. We don't even have all that much to say about it except DAMN. Thus may we suggest you click because she lists out the price, name and store of each find too which frankly is a lot of HTML for one blog post. Just so we don't fee like slackers we have included a rainbow line up of bags too.
Marni Bucket Shoulder Bag in Rouge Red Eco-Leather
We love it when form and function collide. The sturdy bucket bag is a design meant for practical women with much to lug from sippy cups to sleek portfolio cases. Canvas lining and nylon straps will often feature prominently. But make it bubble gum pink and the connotations start to seem a little less clear. And we grant if it were just some frustrating pink canvas bag meant to make pragmatic women feel as if there is some whimsy in their lives we might not give it a second glance. But make it a Marni Bucket Shoulder Bag in Rouge Red Eco Leather and we are liable to throw around the word genius and inspired. Call us a slave to labels but only Consuelo Castiglioni could help bring together these disparate worlds and not make us feel as if its a bag meant for a frustrated Park Slope mom, an insufferable graphic design geek girl, or a McKinsey consultant.
Tory Burch is the Ur-Social. While Michael Kors may channel the WASPY socialite energy in his collections, Tory actually lives the life. And that sweet, charming, ever graceful aesthetic she projects in her collection allows millions of women to buy into the dream. Normally selling an aspirational lifestyle makes us uncomfortable but with Tory it just makes us smile. We like what she is selling. We can't really figure out why honestly. It must be all that yellow and orange. We just can't say no to bright accessories.
Tory Burch is the Ur-Social. While Michael Kors may channel the WASPY socialite energy in his collections, Tory actually lives the life. And that sweet, charming, ever graceful aesthetic she projects in her collection allows millions of women to buy into the dream. Normally selling an aspirational lifestyle makes us uncomfortable but with Tory it just makes us smile. We like what she is selling. We can't really figure out why honestly. It must be all that yellow and orange. We just can't say no to bright accessories.
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