Article: Buying a handbag is a big deal this season

Article: How much will it cost to look good this season? With the coat of the season costing $8000 and a have-to-have handbag running even higher, planning your shopping budget will be no easy task. Learn to master the mix of high-low.
Harper's Bazaar;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......cost of billowy cotton voiles. So this season I've given myself a rather generous clothing...to focus on the key ingredients of the season. First on the list: a gorgeous coat. Meaning...almost as an extended jacket. Burke's other seasonal must-haves include a skirt or a dress...

Article: Getting a hold on handbag trends
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 21, 2008 ;     485 words ......Getting a hold on handbag trends -- Five bright...you hanging this season By KARALEE MILLER...brilliant brights, this season's handbag trends run the style...this spring" for handbags, says David Hacker...any wardrobe this season." Look for vibrant...

Article: Olive magazine to supply content for Handbag.(News)(Brief Article)
New Media Age;  October 7, 2004 ;     57 words ......signed a content deal with women's site Handbag.com. Olive will provide key editorial to Handbag's food pages, including some content from its Simple Suppers and Food in Season sections, and a selection of restaurants from its ongoing Top 100 list. Handbag will carry Olive branding and the ...

Article: STYLE FILE; Anya Hindmarch, handbag and shoe designer.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  October 24, 2004 ;     221 words ...What's in your handbag? My passport, sunglasses...What are you coveting this season? Anything petrol or pea...skin. What do you buy every season? Fresh white cotton T-shirts...are you buying into this season? Fur. Can't get enough of...

Article: BIG & BULKY: Oversized handbags are in fashion this season, but carry with them some weighty issues.
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  October 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......And this year, handbags are big. Very big...Prime Outlets, this season's soft and shiny...who must have this season's bag. One Prada...Purseblog.com and Handbag.com -- on who's...consciously shift a handbag from shoulder to...mini-backpacks of a few seasons ago are, well, so...

Article: High fashion is in the bag: A designer handbag is a status symbol, and bigger is better this season--including some equally elevated price tags.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  September 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Sandra Jones Sep. 24--Handbags are big this fall. Really big. The cult of the handbag has reached new heights, literally. The hottest handbags are close to 2 feet tall and wider than a doorway--power bags large enough to hold a small bureau...

Article: In China, status is a handbag
International Herald Tribune;  January 18, 2007 ;     578 words ......purse. It's the shou bao, or men's handbag.''People take it as a symbol of your...regional sales manager, noted that the handbags have special appeal for men aged 30...enough. ''They buy a new bag for every season.''''It's perfect for when I'm not carrying...there.'' Zhang Peng, 31, has used his ...

Article: Ideas: The 24 buys you need most when on the move; Laura Davis reveals the all-important essentials that every handbag should hold.(Features)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  October 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......pack of five foil-sealed wipes that can be kept in a handbag, wallet or pocket, priced 99p from Asda, Boots and Tesco...getting scratched by your keys while they're both in your handbag you need a Mock. It's a cute woolly sock that you keep...recharged at your desk or in the car and popped in your ...

Article: You're just a handbag ...not my best friend! LIFEstyle.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  February 6, 2006 ;     475 words ......she hates bags with names... THIS new trend for naming handbags makes me shiver. I don't like it one little bit. It was...in Life Magazine, coyly holding their large crocodile handbag over her pregnant tummy. The bag existed already; the...categorically different from the new trend for launching a ...

Article: The shape of clothes to come ; Susannah Frankel on next season's must-haves ++ The to-die-for shoes will be as delicate as Cinderella's slippers, only the most understated handbags will be lusted after, and a new anxious cry will be heard from changing rooms across the land: 'Does my bum look big enough in this?' As the sales clear away more familiar fashions, Susannah Frankel looks to the trends that will define 2007
The Independent - London;  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......and lilac imaginable appear scattered across clothing this season. At Alexander McQueen, fresh flowers were frozen and melted...Louis Vuitton stable and is, therefore, the "it" bag of the season. The message is loud and clear: the status handbag is no more. After years of ever more oversized, attention...

Article: Handbag Lover Opens Shop in Nashua, N.H.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 27, 2002 ;     577 words ......handbags for children and teenagers. The one type of handbag they don't have is the expensive kind, Mortellaro said...Mortellaro is busy converting the area residents into handbag aficionadas -- woman by woman. There are still women that carry just one handbag year round, but Mortellaro is out to ...

Article: Handbag allure dates back to B.C. era
Post-Tribune (IN);  May 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ......2.55 -- though those bags certainly have a spot in any handbag hall of fame. A purse is essentially a pouch, and pouches...in Paris. "If you take a little object like this one (a handbag), you'll put together a lot of stories of what life is...possessions," Chenounne said. Years later, Coco Chanel created a ...

Article: Update your wardrobe, make a statement or just have fun with a new handbag.
Dayton Daily News;  April 9, 2007 ;     558 words ......of the great things about a handbag is that it fits whether or...your wardrobe for each new season. And though, admittedly, there...that's great at the moment. "A handbag is a heavy-usage item, and...stores, says their bags this season are "clean, sporty and preppy...

Article: Blazing saddles ; It's 10 years since John Galliano arrived to revitalise Dior. To celebrate, he's taken his signature equine handbag on a journey from Argentina to Russia. By Susie Rushton
The Independent - London;  January 15, 2007 ;     614 words ...A designer handbag in the shape of a saddle...bourgeois image. Certainly, a handbag that made a visual joke...fashion houses. After just two seasons, Galliano was given the job...as Saddle bags, the first handbag he designed for the house...