Haute couture will probably run out of ideas someday.
However, judging from the new designs of women's handbags that come out season after season, or year after year?there seems to be no end in sight.What drives women's handbags designers to be this creative?
Media guru Marshall McLuhan will be the first to say that it is probably the medium itself.
Since time immemorial, man has been obsessed with a container that carry one's valuables conveniently.
From bison hide, cave dwellers fashioned primitive bags in which to store stones used to pelt wide animals, or even progenitors of today's commonplace beef jerkies.That love affair continues and is as strong as ever in modern times.
Women's handbags remain a thriving business partly because designers are constantly challenged by matching a fashionable dress with an equally fashionable handbag.
Louis Vuitton's conservative, old-rich designs are a constant favorite, with the Pradas running close by.
However, one sad development is that it has become next to impossible to get an original handbag from these designers.Don't put the blame on the buying public, the women clientele to be exact.
Even if you're affluent, you will think twice before buying a $2,000 Vuitton handbag.
And what if you can get the same style from the underground at $200?
This scenario definitely excites women shoppers to the hilt. We hear that Louis Vuitton has been raising the price of his bags constantly in order to distance himself from his copycats.
This strategy will not work.
It will serve to only alienate the designer from his patrons.
The best approach should be to come up with hard-to-copy features or inject passport or fingerprinting technology in the design of the world famous Vuitton logo.
After all this is said and done, there will still be copycats?but it seems this is the only way to diminish their numbers as far as women's handbags are concerned.Try in-designer-handbags.com
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Discount Designer Handbags
If a chic handbag is advertised among discounted designer handbags, you need to figure out if it is the real McCoy. Is it a genuine designer handbag or a knock-off that would naturally be available at a significantly lower price? One needs a discerning eye to spot a genuine, discounted designer handbag in a market flooded with fakes.
If you have a favorite designer, visit boutiques and malls that sell the brand and inquire about off-season discounts. During this period, everything is up for grabs with irresistible ten to ninety percent discounts. The idea of a sale took birth to get rid of the season's surplus and make room for fresh stocks. You may have to buy a season ahead, but you will get the desired look, with extraordinary savings.
Watch newspapers for end-of-season sales, particularly at stores that you know carry brands. This is to ascertain that you purchase a genuine handbag instead of an overpriced look-alike.
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Lauren Merkin Handbags: Love the Nightlife
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk) November 30, 2005 -- Lauren Merkin handbags are a fabulous retro throwback to the era of the 70s nightlife and a laissez-faire attitude that existed in all merrymaking. They can make the transition from an evening out at the new Asian-fusion sushi and sake bar to all the holiday parties of the season. With the addition of one of these handbags, an outfit will stand out and get one noticed at any event because the assortment of colors and textures -- metallic lambskin, velvet, embossed snakeskin and studded leather -- pair up well with the season's hottest bohemian looks parlayed down the runways of Milan fashion week.The bags are all whimsically named. There are bags such as the Valeri and Belle which are a bit more serious but with a lightness that one can carry throughout the day from the office and perhaps into evening. Though why stick only to one, switch to the Viv Metallic or Prune Clutch for the evening and catch everyone's eye at all the parties...
Lauren Merkin Handbags: Love the Nightlife
American Music Awards Selects FrostedBrownie.com to Contribute their One-of-a-Kind Handbags to the Celebrity Gift Bags
(ContentDesk) November 16, 2005 -- FrostedBrownie.com, an up-and-coming accessories boutique, was selected to be a part of the Celebrity Gift Bags at this years' American Music Awards.
The two owners, Amy Tripp and Jane Cournan, were honored and excited about sending their products to Hollywood. The 33rd annual American Music Awards air November 22nd on ABC and will be hosted this year by Cedric the Entertainer.
Frosted Brownie is hoping that the performers and presenters like Sheryl Crow and Paris Hilton love their products as much as people around Boston, where they have been scooping up frostedbrownie.com items every chance they get! Having their items chosen for "the bag" is a huge honor and has recently become tough with competition from the big names like Apple and Cartier. The girls at frostedbrownie.com know that knit accessories are all the rage this season and their vintage-sweater handbags are the epitome of cozy style! Unlike Ferragamo and Valentinos...
Denise & Her Fabulous Handbags are hitting the market in what could only be described as fabulous.
Can success happen overnight? Well it certainly seems to be the case for this stay at home mom.
After attending her first ever Christain Woman's Conference this stay at home mom had a blessed idea (Denise & Her Fabulous Handbags). The only problem is that she did not own a sewing machine, nor could she sew. But these little factors did not stop this determined stay at home mom. Denise states, "I went right out to Sears and bought the cutest little sewing machine I could find and then I went and found fabric that I liked and started experimenting." And experienced or not her creations were an instant hit, "It's really funny because I ended up selling over twenty handbags within that first week and I did not even have them made yet."She jokes that after making her first handbag, she just fell in love with it and a new handbag addiction was born! "I am now currently taking custom-orders and expanding my line to include vacation and carry-on totes.
My head is still whirling...
Denise & Her Fabulous Handbags are hitting the market in what could only be described as fabulous.
Sommer Designs introduces its? new line of Handmade Handbags at Sommerdesigns.com
Former paralegal, turned web site designer, turned handbag designer Carrie Sommer, a Palos Verdes native, introduces the launch of sommerdesigns.com, her online boutique featuring custom-designed, handmade boutique handbags. Located in the serene & picturesque Palos Verdes Peninsula of Southern California, all Sommer Designs Handbags are made from scratch in a smoke-free studio. Each handbag is created by hand, with great care and attention to detail. All Sommer Designs Handbags are made with first quality fabrics ~ timeless toile's, fabulous florals and lots of fun, retro & vintage-inspired fabrics from top designers, that are all the rage. From small handbags to diaper bags and a really cute wine bag, each Sommer Designs Handbag is a handcrafted original and are attractively priced under $100.
With the backdrop of Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Sommer Designs Handbag collection offers five sizes and styles aptly named after the beautiful locale where it is based. The collection...
Sommer Designs introduces its? new line of Handmade Handbags at Sommerdesigns.com
Louis Vuitton Handbags-The Beginning
In the early 1800's, Louis Vuitton began as a luggage packer for the rich Parisian families. He learned his trade well and with some intuitive ideas and a lot of hard work, decided to try his hand at designing his own luggage. His luggage was specifically designed to fit perfectly, while being stacked, in luggage cars. Louis Vuitton created his own company in the year 1854.
Louis Vuitton designed his luggage with such wonderful style and the craftsmanship was superb, that many people took to his luggage and his business started to boom.
Even as early as 1854, Louis Vuitton had to deal with other companies making replicas of his luggage. People would buy these replicas, accidently thinking it was the original Louis Vuitton, only to find out later, after carefully inspecting the luggage that it was indeed a fake. Louis Viutton started to put the LV onto the luggage, making it easier for people to know that they have an original and not a replica.
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