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What is the “It” Handbag?

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:53:06 +0000

Alexa Chung, the UK It girl, with her Mulberry It handbag. Photo from Daily Mail.

Fashion may have several trends at once, such as the many trends seen in 2009, but there’s always one that’s above the rest. This “It” trend is the most sought after, be it for clothing, shoes, or handbags. At the moment, the “It” trend appears to be animal prints, particularly leopard spots or stripes, in many variations, but this, of course, depends on the brand. In fact, according to a recent article in the Daily Mail, sales of luxury handbags are up, with a 60 percent increase in 2009. Can this be attributed to an “It” handbag or another trend?

A luxury handbag is simply a purse designed by a high-end designer brand. In this case, brand Mulberry saw significant gains last year, with a 100 percent increase in sales. One way they’ve kept ahead of the competition is through naming bags after celebrities. In particular, the “It” handbag by Mulberry is the Alexa bag, named after model and television personality Alexa Chung. The brand, additionally, had several celebrity endorsements over the past year. While the Alexa bag has a basic leopard print and slouch style, Mulberry debuted similar styles at this year’s fashion week, including bold and bright colored animal print handbags.

How important of an accessory is a handbag? This article found that, in the UK, the average spending for a woman on handbags is £4000, which comes out to $6117 USD, yearly. This average woman also owns 17 handbags. But, while this may seem like a large sum of money for an accessory, some celebrities like Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham own enough Hermes Birkin bags to be worth £1 million. A handbag is considered as much of a part of an outfit as pants, a shirt, or jewelry, and, as a result, the average woman has many options to choose from to go with various looks.

Bold Colors and Prints for Latest Mulberry Line

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:35:58 +0000

One of the bold animal-print bags seen by Mulberry. Photo from Purse Page.

Another one of the unique designers at Fashion Week seen recently was Mulberry. With the line debuting in New York, some of the distinct characteristics appeared to be bold animal patterns and large hobo handbags with reptile prints. While the line can be seen here on Purse Page, just a view of these designs indicates a reversal of trends from a year ago. Then, we were seeing purple and other bright-colored snake or crocodile skin handbags and animal prints in their natural hues. These days, the colors for the reptile prints are muted and basic (nothing too bright and bold), while designer lines are playing with animal print colors and even adding rhinestones.

With the Mulberry collection, one notable bag is the first one listed on Purse Page: Essentially a leopard print bag that looks as if it has been painted over in red and neon colors. While bold colors and prints, such as this handbag at Best Handbag Wholesale are popular, animal prints have also been getting the same type of treatment in the affordable end. Some of these are zebra stripes of a different color or a total revamping, with dye, in the appearance of natural animal print.

But, if bold colors really aren’t your thing, the Mulberry line – and consequently, Best Handbag Wholesale – has other styles that meet your tastes. One of the models, as seen under the link, is carrying a large reptile print hobo handbag in black. As many go for the spaciousness of hobos for practicality, something affordable should also be available, too. In this case, Best Handbag Wholesale carries many black crocodile skin handbags in tote and hobo styles. The tote handbag, as seen under the link, offers the same type of spaciousness and a smaller strap for carrying your items around in style.