Designer Bags - Critiques

Zebra stripes at Versace, black beaver at Vera Wang, and those Fendi Monster bags (complete with ubiquitous charms) are everywhere this fall, ushering in what seems to be another new era of “more is more” in the handbag world. But these specialty bags can be difficult to maintain. In an industry where what's hot and what's not can change with...

One of the best barometers of how a handbag is going to perform for a brand is the celebrity market. Brands are always clambering over each other in order to outfit the hottest celebrities with their latest model of handbag for high profile events, and for good reason; the exposure that a bag will get on the red carpet will...

With the arrival of Fall, the trends we saw all over the runways months ago are just beginning to become available in the ready to wear retail environment. Among these Fall trends was a surge in the amount of fur being used in handbag designs; designers like Diane Von Furstenburg, Jason Wu, and even mass market retailer J. Crew are...

For many of us, curating a collection of designer handbags is simply not an affordable hobby. With prices soaring as high as the tens of thousands for certain designs, owning even one of these handbags seems like an impossibility for a lot of us, let alone owning them in numbers. But handbag aficionados should take note; more and more, opportunities...

Not so long ago, the era of “it” bags meant that women everywhere made a conscious decision to suffer for the sake of their designer handbags. The fashionable hardware, the oversized styling with thick, supple leather; all of these things, while undoubtedly hallmarks of high-end luxury handbags, also have a downside. Okay, let’s be brutally honest here; they can weigh...

I apologize for not posting for quite some time now. It has been a very busy few weeks for me. Anyhow, let’s get started. Today, I will be talking about the Tory Burch Marion Slouchy Tote. This tote is perfect for everyday use and it looks great with many outfits. The tote is constructed with cowhide leather. There is a...

The other day, I was over at a friend’s house for dinner and I noticed that she was wearing the Louis Vuitton Epi Leather Neverfull tote in Purple. It was really eye catchy and pretty. The design is pretty much the same as the classic Neverfull from Louis Vuitton. She used the beautiful tote to store all her baby essentials...

I know this bag has been popular for quite some time already. For those of you who do not know of this bag, it is an exquisite bag that many celebrities wear. Many celebrities carry this bag. A few are: Ashley Olsen, Kelly Osbourne, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Richie, Cameron Diaz, Nicky Hilton, Demi Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Anna Kournikova, Lindsay...

If you’ve been reading some of my past posts, you’ll notice that I have a fascination for weapons on bags. After some more researching, this find is no different as I came across this bag from the Guardian Angel collection from designer duo Vlieger & Vandam. Can we say these bags are the perfect combination? There’s several styles colors and...

I think most of us remember those candy buttons on wax paper that's reminiscent of summertime. Proenza Schouler has taken that concept and created a studded Degrade leather clutch takes that fond childhood memory created into the perfect summer clutch bag. Oh and what a colorful bag it is! The perfect blend of summer neony colors & a touch of grey gives the bag a slight ombre...