Designer Handbag Blog

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...

You might think that between ten and sixty thousand dollars is quite a lot to spend on a Hermes handbag, and you would be right. At a recent handbag auction at Christies (the first of its kind), some limited-edition pre-owned Hermes bags went for as much as sixty thousand dollars. However, you might also be surprised to know that a...

Sure, it's not the most catastrophic thing that could ever happen to a person, but it's fair to say that for handbag lovers, getting that first ink stain on the lining of a brand-new, highly-coveted handbag ranks right up there with life's great (yet small) disappointments. Next time, instead of turning the inside of all of your handbags into a...

Goodness knows that the red carpet has seen its share of crazy occasional bag designs. Over the past decade or so, it almost seems like designers of occasional bags seem to be having a contest among the ranks to see who can design the kitchiest, the most irreverent, or the most blinged-out evening bags possible. Design houses such as Charlotte...

The winter doldrums are likely well and truly a part of your landscape by now; the freezing cold, the dark, flat, lightless days, and the need for several layers of clothing to keep the cold at bay have become as much a part of your daily routine as that first cup (okay, few cups) of coffee. However, just because the...