Handbags Throughout History

  • Hermes Kelly

    Hermes Kelly
    Photo Credit: Wen-Cheng Liu
    The Kelly was redesigned for many years and orignally used to carry saddles. In 1923 was redesigned again for Hermes' wife. In 1954 on the set of To Catch A Thief Grace KElly repprtedly feel in love with the bag and soon carried it. The bag is named after her.
  • Chanel 2.55

    Chanel 2.55
    Chanel 2.55 reviewPhoto Credit:RoseTrinh Coco Chenal wanted a bag that could be easy for women to carry. She made a bag with a long chain strap and an easy opening. She made the inside of it a burgundy color to represent the color of the uniform she wore at the convent she grew up at. Chanel made a comback in the fashion insustry in 1954 and updated her bag design and named 2.55 in honor of the release date Feb.1955
  • Louis Vuitton Speedy Bag( photo credit pursehappygal)

    Louis Vuitton Speedy Bag( photo credit pursehappygal)
    An icon in itself this bag has been around so long that even the non fashion lover knows of it. Audrey Hepburn helped make it even more popular when she carried it. Made from top quality leater the iconic feature about this bag is that as it ages it becomes darker and richer.
  • Fendi Baguette

    Fendi Baguette
    CArrie Bradshaw gets her Baguette StolenPhoto Credit: Michael Gray
    Silvia Venturini invented the baguette as a "practical bag" for women. instead the small shoulder bag rose to fame and captured a geeration. The HBO television show Sex and the City made the Fendi Baguette an household name.
  • Balenciaga Motorcycle( Photo credit Balenciaga)

    Balenciaga Motorcycle( Photo credit Balenciaga)
    ashesquire needed seomething for the models to carry down the runway he designed a bag. Little did he know the bag would become popular for it's edginess and great quality. Soon supermodel Kate Moss was making it even more popular.
  • Givenchy Nightingale( photo credit Fashionchalet.net)

    Givenchy Nightingale( photo credit Fashionchalet.net)
    This large bag was made by French fashion house Givenchy. Soon this bag baecame popoluar and expanded sizes, oclors, and materials. Every celebrity had to have it.
  • Alexander Wang Rocco

    Alexander Wang Rocco
    photo credit http://www.thisisjulie.com/Just starting out but already making a name for himself, WAng designed a bag or the young, chic, but sporty woman in mind. With rich leather, a duffel structure, and a studded bottom fashion bloggers and fashion insiders flocked to the new bag.
  • The Row Label $55,000 bag

    The Row Label $55,000 bag
    photo credit: justoneeye.com If you have the money to spend and happen to be a fan of the Olsen twins this is probably the bag for you. MAde from crocodile and gold embellishments this bag is on the pricey side. When it debuted it sold out.