Designer Handbag Blog

Last week, the good folks over at Purseblog blew the lid off of a little-publicized, yet widely occurring practice that is going on in the handbag world. Apparently people from all over the world, enthusiastic to purchase a coveted Hermes handbag from the Paris flagship store, are putting themselves through some pretty intense rigmaroles for the privilege. Part of the...

Gucci has been bringing us their bamboo top handle bags for multiple seasons now. While you would expect that something that might be considered a specialty bag with a warm weather appeal would have a finite life span, the bamboo top handle bags that Gucci are putting-out have exceeded everyone's expectations and are still going strong. While this might seem...

When you hear the iconic Chanel brand mentioned, your thoughts tend to turn to time-enduring classic pieces like quilted leather chain-strap shoulder bags, cropped wool bouclé jackets, and multiple strands of pearls. However, Chanel also harbors a wilder, more irreverant side to its brand that might leave you more than a little bit surprised. Whimsical “theme bags burst onto the...

Each and every season, you certainly could not complain of a shortage of trends in the handbag world. However, this spring the fashion world appears to be ushering-in one of the most practical handbag trends we've seen in a long time; the vanity case bag. While soft-box type bags are certainly nothing new to the handbag scene (as any collector...

Calling all handbag lovers who came of age in the 90s and early 2000s — this post is for you! Yes, yes, we know that large, oversized handbags have been gradually disappearing from the catwalks over the past several fashion cycles...we're not blind, but there are a lot of us out there that simply are not ready to give up...

While any handbag fan can rattle-off his or her favorite luxury handbag brands such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, or Dior, those of us who love handbags are no less enthusiastic about a lesser-known brand that hits all the right sartorial notes. Sometimes, it even turns out that these smaller brands have been operating successfully under our noses for longer than...

Didn't know there was a National Handbag Day? You're not alone. Admittedly, we weren't aware of it either, but don't feel bad, there's a reason for that. National Handbag Day has really only been a “thing” for the last three years. It was originally founded by the owners of the popular handbag blog, Purse Blog, just three years ago. October...

Yep, you heard that right. Rumor has it that North West, the firstborn daughter of self-proclaimed creative genius Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, is now the proud new owner of her very own Louis Vuitton handbag. For the record, North West is three years old. Three. Kim and her daughter were spotted out and about in New York this week...

All of us who love to collect handbags have happened upon an unexpected item or two when we've decided to take one of our bags out of storage and put it back into rotation. Whether it's that lip gloss that you've been searching for or your favorite lucky pen, usually opening a stored handbag will always reveal some pleasant and...

There are more varieties of handbags on the market than ever before. There is everything from the quiet minimalistic sophistication of Mansur Gavriel to the wild and wacky cartoonish creations of Moschino. However, as it so often happens when we are surrounded by choice, some of the best options often slip pass us, lost in a sea of possibilities. One...