Using a handbag that has been designed well can give your style quotient quite a boost. Besides making a style statement, using a good designer handbag would also ensure that you get your share of attention wherever you go. As with everything else associated with fashion, trends do come and go. Here’s a brief about the top designer handbags in 2009.
This year’s top designer bags focused primarily on bags, which were bigger, and thereby more functional. The top brands for designer bags this year include Hermes Birkin, Louis Vuitton, and Coco Chanel. This year saw a re-launch of the ‘Chanel 2.55’, and this bag comes in three colors; black, white and silver. This bag originally came into being in 1955. The bag hit stores with its quilted look, carrying forward its evergreen legacy.
The Hermes Birkins handbag using the stylized classic design is also quite a hit. This is also a great option to pack in all your stuff whilst you’re moving from one place to another. Louis Vuitton’s ‘Speedy 35’ is also quite spacious, and it earned the distinction of featuring on the list of accessories most craved for by the working urban woman. Besides being handy, this bag incorporates the classic Louis Vuitton colors, and is a take-off on the same brand’s Keepall. In the shape of a conventional satchel, its spacious interiors are ideal for a working woman.
This year also saw most manufactures moving to colors beyond the traditional black, brown, and white. Colors such as various hues and shades of reds and blues were clearly visible. The year saw an assortment of designs in designer handbags, while primarily sticking to the large size. Hobos and tote bags found many takers. Incorporating practicality and looks, they addressed a woman’s basic needs in a handbag. Designs using multi compartments for women to carry various things also found an increasing number of takers this year.
The size that these handbags come in also gives the designers the ability to experiment with aspects such as materials and textures. Designers are moving away from tried and tested formulae in a bid to create handbags that are trendier, more spacious, and more user friendly. The tote bag is a great example of this. However, including funky looking clasps is something most designers missed.
Designers also took to the exotic when it comes to designs and colors for 2009. Bags using animal prints are definitely back in fashion. These worked great for people who wished to announce their entry. Prints varied from Zebras, to Leopards, to Giraffes, etc. Skin trims also lent an air of elegance to many handbags this season. Color palettes for this year featured various contrasts and metallic coloring. Bronze, silver, and gold were seen in abundance. Popular contrasts included black & khaki, black & brown, etc. These were essentially targeted at the office going women. Bling continues to remain in fashion, and could be seen in the form of metallic zippers, fancy handles, metal hoops and rings, etc.
Handbags continue to play a vital role when it comes to talking about women’s fashion. This is something that design houses acknowledge. This is also why they keep coming out with more and more designs focusing on aspects such as functionality every single year.
