Celebrities like Jessica Alba and Rachel Bilson have taken to the Chloe Aurore duffle top handle handbag. It’s actually a variation of the Chloe Paddington, but this style is the smaller, fun-size version, which is perfect for daily use.
This handbag looks like a masculine doctor’s bag but is styled with trimmings and hardware (such as the small brass studs in its underside), giving it a flair of sophistication.
As sisters Kim and Khloe Kardashian traveled to Australia to unveil the latest in their handbag line, a lot of insiders in the industry have pointed out the striking similarity of a few of their handbag designs with famous name brands.
When this was launched in the US a few months back, there was also criticism about how the Kardashian sisters knocked off one style, which Botkier immediately noticed. This time it seems, their handbag line has copied several other “inspirations.
Here are some samples:
Reese Witherspoon is being heavily criticized for having seen carrying this gorgeous Chloe Paraty Phyton Leather Handbag the other week.
Animal rights activitist group PETA has said the actress could not have bought the item in California where sale of python leather has been prohibited since the 70′s. But she was seen with walking around Venice in this handbag.
Do you love a bucket bag design? It’s the least of my favorite bag shapes because I find that these do not have any structure and that I may end up digging for my things inside it.
But over the years, bucket handbag designs are becoming trendier and trendier. And it’s like every designer has a bucket bag or two in their collection. Bucket bags may not be a popular choice, just yet. But I’ve got a sense that in a couple of years, someone’s going to come up with an IT bag designed as a bucket bag.
For now, though, these selections I think are good enough
I have a new bag to dream about!
The Ethel Satchel, released by Chloe early in the year, is designed as a super slouchy bag with a really large interior. It’s perfect for someone like me, who’d like to stuff everything inside my purse.
The handbag is made of smooth and soft goat and lambskin leather, whose combination assures of a sturdy and durable fit. I love its very obvious geometric hardware as the accent. It’s actually the one other thing that makes this handbag so interesting. I also like the contrasting leather on the top handle.
One of the most fashionable little girls we know is Suri Cruise who has been seen toting mini versions of a Dolce & Gabbana or a Ferragamo handbag.
I don’t know if the young privileged kid has these bags customized but there are indeed designer handbags meant especially for little kids.
Look at this one, also from Dolce & Gabbana:
While looking through a fashion magazine, I spotted this gorgeous handbag that model Ataui Deng was carrying —
I quickly searched for it online and discovered this one’s a Chloe and it is their Marcie Embroidered Satchel and I love that it comes in two versatile colors — caramel and black.
Long clutch bags dominated the recent Fall 2011 fashion runway show, so expect a lot of this slim, long, wallet-formed bags to be present at your favorite bag labels and stores. These long bags are perfect for using at night time, when cocktail parties usually happen and you just need that one simple bag to carry your stuff with.
But the styles and designs for these long bags have been dressed down a bit to be more fitting for daywear. Below are just some of what we’ve seen.
While this looks like any other shoulder bag, it actually features something quirky and different with the way the polished buckled straps closes and flaps, as well as the style of the tonal braided shoulder strap.
13″W X 13¼”H X 5¼”D Imported
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A chic and fabulous bag for storing your valuables. I can picture a sassy woman carrying this wearing her sexy jeans and high heeled boots.
Color: Dark Brown Soft suede calfskin with pebbled leather trim and brushed goldtone hardware Tubular leather piping along front and back midsection Magnetic snap button closure Pebbled leather band along top openings and along edges of sides and base Short zip details at top sides 18” shoulder strap with 7” drop Canvas twill
