In the past a woman carried a pocket book which carried the necessary items needed to get her from here to there. No frills and basic construction was the norm and style did not vary all that much. The idea of designer fashion bags took hold and what you carried on your arm took on a whole new meaning.
In the thirties certain designers created a purse for a specific actress. It was a simple yet elegant bag with lovely lines. The construction was classic and was created for the public to own. The bag takes eighteen hours to construct by one artisan. This designer used basic leather or could construct the same bag made out of saltwater crocodile from Australia or shark from Thailand. Of course, the material used to construct changes the price dramatically, however, these bags made with the style of a certain icon is a huge retail cash cow.
Designers find that some of their bags can have an extensive and long wait list to acquire. One such handbag has a price tag that starts at ten thousand dollars and the wait for a bag can take up to six years. Those bags that designers keep in high demand seem to never lose their value. In fact, one designer bag owned by a celebrity, recently sold at an auction and received over one hundred thousand dollars for it.
Most designers of clothing lines have a line of accessories and of course the fashion handbags are at the heart of that line.
In the last few years the demand for designer handbags reached the point where knock offs of the original bags were being created and sold at a more reasonable prices. Even today you can find a multitude of websites where good quality replicas are found of the more expensive designer bags.
A new phenomenon is the rental websites where you can rent authentic designer bags for a week, month or a season. On these sites you can rent any number of costly bags for weekly fees as low as twenty-nine dollars and monthly starting at about one hundred dollars.
No matter how you obtain your fashion bags, having the right look can change the way others see your outfit, your style, and your place in the fashion hierarchy. Have fun shopping for your designer purses. Check out the Fashion Bags Bargain blog for great bargain buying ideas!
