February 2015

While it is nearly impossible to keep up with each and every handbag trend that cuts through the celebrity ranks, there are a few that seem to stand out each season. For the past few seasons now, that bag has been the Givenchy Mini Pandora. It's been called the “lust item of the season” by Selfridges department store, and its...

In the week ahead, there will be a new name in luxury handbags at London Fashion Week — Aevha. Surprisingly, the luxury leather goods brand has been around only a year now, but has enjoyed quite a bit of success thus far. As creative director Alice Horlick told fashion business magazine Drapers, Aevha has had an incredible first year, with...

There is a misconception among some shoppers that the more you spend on a handbag, the better quality it is. While it is certainly not unreasonable to expect a big ticket handbag to be of a higher quality than its lesser-priced peers, the reality is that in the current retail environment, price does not necessarily denote quality. However, that disappointing...

Whether it’s a car, a brand of moisturizer, or (naturally) a handbag, savvy designers are always clambering to get their bags on the arm of the world’s most recognizable household names. Sometimes however, the rare celeb just wants to carry a bag that’s unique and fun. With the fashion shows in full swing and a-listers attending in droves, it’s been...

Even if you don’t recognize the name, you’re already well acquainted with Coach’s new executive creative director Stuart Vevers - you just never realized it. Vevers is a handbag golden Boy of sorts; it seems that every bag design that he turns his hand to becomes an “it” bag. Remember the Luella “Giselle”? That was him. How about Mulberry’s “Emmy”...

We've said it a thousand times; there's nothing quite like the moment you realize that you've stained your new designer handbag to really make your stomach drop. Maybe a pen opened up inside the inner pocket, maybe some dye transferred from your clothing onto the leather of the bag - whatever it is, you've got yourself a rather expensive-looking conundrum...

The ever-evolving nature of fashion is both its best and its most vulnerable feature. One season, we just can't get enough of a certain item, while the next we're ridiculing it for being unspeakably passé. The world of handbag design is just as susceptible to this kind of trend-driven fickleness as any other part of the fashion industry, and while...

There is nothing that says spring like the introduction of the new. To usher-in the latest crop of new-season handbags, Longchamp has decided to introduce the new with not only a colorful new collection of bags, but with a familiar fresh face as the head of their campaign. Model and spokesperson Alexa Chung is the face of Longchamp's spring campaign...