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Hobo Handbag

A hobo handbag is a type of purse or handbag that is usually large and features a crescent or semi-circular shape, long straps to be worn over the shoulder and a droopy carriage. They are typically made of supple and soft materials that tend to droop or slouch when put down. Hobo handbags can be made from soft matte-leather and other sift synthetic materials.

A hobo bag got its name because its shape bears a resemblance to the bundle carried by hobos on a stick carried over their shoulder. There are many varying shapes and sizes of this trendy women’s bag. And it’s a big favorite of celebrity style icons who favor the boho-chic style made famous by Hollywood celebrities such as Sienna Miller, the Olsen twins, Ashley and Mary Kate and Joss Stone.

A hobo bag is very popular among women because it provides a lot of room for girl essentials that the modern woman carries around with her. In addition, to its being very functional, a hobo bag has a very stylish yet classic look that provides the finishing touch to an awesome boho-chic look. A simple class hobo bag is ideal for outfits that require just a slight touch of color, devoid of over-the-top trimming such as stripes, fringes or buckles. Aside from keeping the essentials of a girl’s everyday life in her fingertips, a hobo bag also is just the perfect women’s accessory that she can carry everywhere and wherever.

Although a hobo bag is such a practical bag to carry around, its classic look is also very stylish making a hobo bag the perfect choice for today’s modern woman. Another thing that recommends a hobo handbag to fashion-forward women is that it never goes out of fashion. Its classic design will be a timeless addition to any fashion forward outfit.

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Gucci Handbags for Spring, Summer 2012

Gucci handbags for the season2012 are throwbacks of past eras very much in keeping with the current retro/vintage trend. It ranges from big, medium and small bags in all types of leather and skins, plain to monogrammed canvas, clutch to body bags and everything in between and some in amazingly vivid colors at that. Here are some of my dream Gucci handbags for the season 2012:

Gucci Boston Bag
The monogrammed Gucci Boston Bag in the typical combination of neutral colors is a more decorous and refined version of the monogrammed bags of the year 2000. This is a monogrammed bag that will make you feel very dignified, indeed. But if you’re not sold out to a monogrammed bag, the Gucci Boston bag is also offered in plain black Nappa leather or in brown metallic leather.

Gucci Jackie O Python Bag
The Gucci Python Bag of 2012 is a far cry from the naturally colored Gucci python bags of the 70s especially the green Gucci Jackie O python bag. This medium size Jackie O shoulder bag comes with bamboo details and gold hardware – gold clasp and gold buckle fastening. The pda and mobile phone pockets are other features that distinguishes this Jackie O python bag from its predecessors.

Gucci body bag or messenger bag
Another throwback of eras gone by is Gucci’s body bag or messenger bag. Gucci endows the bag of the 70s with a modern and contemporary look. It also comes in a brown logo canvas material with red patent leather strap. This cross body is one of my best pick for the season. The strap that crosses the body can be shortened, so now you have a shoulder bag or you can even carry it as clutch by just tucking in the straps. You have three Gucci bags in one.

Dior Handbags for the Season 2012

It seems that the parting of ways between John Galliano and the Dior House of Couture has done the fashion house a lot of good. The 2012 Dior resort collection is a welcome departure from the low key and minimalist look that once characterized Dior handbags. The Dior handbags for the season 2012 have a modern yet classy look that made the collection an exciting and totally inspiring one.

Paris Fashion Week Spring & Summer 2012 – Christian Dior

The Dior handbags for the season 2012 have a summery feel to it with its bold colors, fresh designs and novel accents that will make every woman look like a fashion plate any day or night. The colors are all so vivid and lively from pink, indigo, red and aquamarine. The straw Dior handbag is an item you should not miss for that perfect summer glamour for both the young and not so young. The classic Dior shape and chain handle are still very much in evidence in the Dior handbags for the season 2012 but the materials range from the classic leather to straw to denim to python skin give the Dior resort collection its usual elegance and sophistication with a touch of fun. Beads and double chain handles, together with the classic rope chain or leather handles, short or long, account for the style versatility of these handbags.

Classy and elegant are two words that best describe the Dior handbags for the season 2012. But they are also cute and a lot of fun. Adjectives that was difficult to use for the Galliano creations of the past Dior collections. The difference is quite apparent in the colors and details that added a modern touch and f;air to the Dior handbags for season 2012. Owning just one piece of this collection will be a delight, how much more stylish and trendy can you be with several of these works of art. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS

2012 Louis Vuitton Handbags Trends

Marc Jacobs is such a talented designer that made the Louis Vuitton handbags for the season 2012 collection truly mind blowing. It is a far cry from the previous season’s collection in design and color with softer materials and lighter colors from pastel shades to bright yellow, azure blue to tropical sea foam green, to navy blue to white and metallic shades. Here are some of the Louis Vuitton handbags for season 2012:

Louis Vuitton Monogram Miroir Alma
This is in reality identical to the iconic Alma but in a monogrammed glazed vinyl that endows the bag with a metallic look. The hardware of a Louis Vuitton Monogram Miroir Alma matches the color of the bag. A silver bag has silver brass hardware while the gold bag has gold brass hardware. It has a double zipper for closure and a phone pocket plus an interior flat pocket. It is a very comfortable handheld or elbow bag because of its rounded handles.

Matte crocodile belted doctor’s bag
This is a very luxurious looking bag, and obviously expensive Louis Vuitton handbag for the season 2012, simply because of its crocodile skin material. It has a chain strap giving it a retro look, patent leather piping at the edges, and an exterior pocket with a tab lock.

Monogram canvas and leather top-handle bag
This is one of the most common and popular Louis Vuitton handbag for the season 2012. The detachable shoulder strap was a brilliant inspiration.

Two toned matte paneled crocodile “speedy” bag
This bag is a modified version of the classic crocodile “speedy” bag except for its two side panels. Its pocket on the outside provide great functionality

Louis Vuitton Flask
This Louis Vuitton handbag for the season 2012 is unique. It is literally a flask clutch bag in white crocodile skin with other half in a silvery white monogrammed stainless steel.

Michael Kors Handbags for the Season 2012

Michael Kors handbags for the season 2012 are simply fabulous! Michael Kors, the first designer ever to mass produce its designer clothes and accessories has been very successful in its venture. In just a short period of time Michael Kors has made its name in the world of women’s fashion and has been patronized by such big named celebrities such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Sharon Stone Angelina Jollie as well as non-celebs because of the availability of in almost all boutiques in America and the world.

The Michael Kors handbags for season 2012 are yet another example of this designer’s creativity and outstanding fashion sense. the collection ranges from retro to safari to sea-faring styles in the most exciting colors.

A rather interesting offering are big bags, purses and clutches in boiled denims reminiscent of the 70s style. There are also bags that call to mind the seas in exciting complementary colors. Of course bags made of animal prints and skins from python, lizard, ostrich are also very much part of the collection. The Michael Kors handbags for season 2012 collection is quite eclectic and yet universal in appeal.

The Grayson satchel bags in monogrammed materials, rabbit fur, grommet, quilted, mesh, sequin and leather in red, gold, silver, tangerine, neon pink, red and a host of other colors are some of the most iconic selections of the Michael Kors’ handbags for season 2012. The hippie style of the 60s and 70s were also all around the collection. Fringe shoulder bags, big and small saddle bag messenger in crocodile, leopard, and ostrich prints and gun materials done in a wide array of colors are also quite interesting.

Two most notable bags though are the fanny pack and cross body bags. The cross body bags are unisex, just the kind of casual bag for both men and women, with a slouchy design done in leather, skins and canvas. The fanny pack features a fat leather belt and soft leather or skin four-sided bag that can be worn in front or off-center, a perfect hand-free design. It comes in neutral colors that makes it wearable with any wardrobe color.

Prada Handbags for the Season 2012

Recently, Prada came out with a look book for its latest collection of accessories for the 2011-2012 Autumn to Spring seasons. It included a bag collection of bags made of feather and vividly colored leather. Prada introduced a new way and unique way to carry bags. Not only were there the usual clutches but hand – held bags or purses and bags pressed to the body were presented and had caught the attention of the fashion world. It was all very feminine, playful and amazingly chic but tends to be whimsical and fanciful.

Prada Handbag 2012 Season

The Prada handbags for season 2012 also paid homage to the auto world in the ornate hardware used for crocodile clutches very evocative of the 40’s automotive details in chrome and in some clutches stitched with cars in leather. There were feminine looking satchels complemented by clutches in crocodile leather.

Prada Handbag 2012 Season

A Prada bag is pure luxury. For some, Prada is not just a brand it has become a glamorous, fashionable and opulent way of life. Prada bags illicit envious looks from others and are such attention-grabbing accessories.
Prada Handbag 2012 Season

One Prada bag for the seasons 2012, perfect for the professional and business women is a brightly striped, in blue or green, briefcase.
Prada Handbag 2012 Season

Another fabulous Prada bag in the collection is a bag with shoulder straps. This comes plain or colorfully striped with a solid and large gold colored clasp.
Prada Handbag 2012 Season

Small clutch bags or with straps are also part of the Prada handbags for the season 2012.
Bags with cute appliqués, a very resort – type of bag great for spring are some of the big favorites in the 2012 Prada Resort bag collection. This included a jeweled Prado Raso clutch, similar yet not the same as the evening bags of Prada. The whole front flap is covered with glossy, sparkly appliqué beauties. Photos by http://www.raffaello-network.com/

Popular Handbags for Fall and Winter 2012

One way to be stylish and trendy in the most beautiful season of the year, the fall season, is to be in step and attuned to what is hot and fashionable during this season. Since your outfit will almost always be covered with outer clothing during the cooler months, what better way to display your stylishness and sense of fashion than with the season’s most popular handbags. Handbags are accessories that complete an outfit and give it a unique and distinctive finish.
Here are some of the most popular handbags for fall and winter 2012.

Handbags in nude colors
Nude is one hot color this season. Nude colored clothes, shoes and accessories such as handbags dominate the runways for this season’s fashion collection. Nude handbags are pretty wonderful and elegant and make a lot of room for matching flexibility. Nude colored handbags are all over the Balenciaga and Moschino collections for 2012, making it one of the most popular handbags for the 2012.

Handbags with floral prints
Spring marked the beginning for fashion’s fascination with everything in floral prints. This absorption for floral prints segued smoothly to summer and now in the fall and winter 2012, floral prints are still a great favorite particularly in bags. Handbags with floral prints bring out the feminine and fun loving in women, making it a hot, popular handbag for 2012

Handbags with chain handles
Chanel handbags, with their signature chain handles are classic and a popular choice of most fashion-forwards women. No wonder, other named designers made use of chain handles, an ageless handbag detail, in their own handbag collections. This makes a chain handled handbag in every handbag style, design or color a popular handbag for fall and winter 2012. If a Chanel handbag is not within your budget, you can always opt for one of the less expensive brands with the same Chanel chain handle detailing.

Chanel Handbag for 2012

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Hermes Birkin Handbag – A Classic Handbag

One of the classiest handbags ever is a Birkin Bag by Hermes. This timeless handbag that is one of the most sought-after handbags in the world was designed in late 1960 and has remained a status symbol and a lasting example of enduring beauty, classic style and ageless design. A Birkin handbag is handmade and is considered a badge of wealth because of its exclusivity and high price.

Hermes Birkin Handbag

The Hermes Birkin bag is said to be made originally for singer and actress Jane Birkin and has since then become even more famous than the actress. It is the second Hermes bag named after an actress and both these handbags that carry an actress’ name have become the prime examples of the type of Hermes bags that have created quite a craze in the fashion world.

This very exclusive and pricey bag is made in a variety of leathers, from calf, lizard, and crocodile to ostrich leather. It becomes more expensive as the scales of the hide get smaller. The most expensive Hermes Birkin is made of saltwater crocodile hide. The lining of a classic Hermes Birkin handbag is made of goat skin and the color of the lining matches the color of the outer material. The cost of this classic handbag depends on the skin, hardware fixture and color.

A Hermes Birkin bag with a clasp decorated with diamonds went for a hefty $64,800 in an auction held in 2004, proof of the obsession for a Hermes Birkin bag by the rich and famous. There is a long waiting list of women desirous of possessing a Hermes Birkin even at a regular price of $6,000 making it one of the most expensive handbag and hard to come-by handbag in the world. It is even passed on like a family heirloom from generation to generation. Photo by Yvette Ilagan

Winter Handbags Trends for 2012

Four of the upcoming winter 2012 handbags trends include animal prints, fur, two toned colorblock bags, and red handbags. There are other handbag trends for 2012 but these four handbag styles top the choices.

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Animal print
The trend for animal prints in bags that were hot since last summer continues this season. Love for leopard, snake, zebra, tiger, cheetah and python print handbags in the most interesting colors from vivid green and fuchsia to neutral hues such as cream and beige have reached its peak this Fall.

Furs
If animal prints are not for you, you can always opt for the exotic fur bags made of fox & rabbit furs among others that will an add a touch of fun and at the same time, sumptuousness to your wardrobe this Fall. Furs are a mainstay as a hot trend every Fall. This 20ll Fall season, it has been executed in all kinds of fashion items including bags. For the 2011, 2012 Fall & Winter fashion week, top fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel introduced fur handbags, from clutch to satchel handbags, in their collections.

Two – toned colorblock handbags
Two-toned colorblock totes, chain bags, carry-all satchels, structured bags, cross-body bags and more dominated the runways for the Fall season this year. The top designers really got very creative in combining dual color palettes – bold and bold, bold and neutral and neutral with neutral, very interesting, extremely attractive, exceptionally fashionable!!!!

Red handbags
Color red is very much the current color trend in almost every fashion items for the Fall season, including in handbags. Red is such an empowering color, and a red handbag paired with an all black, all white or black & white outfit is a real attention-grabber. For a more versatile flavor, pair a red handbag with brown or grey. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS

Clutch Handbags for 2012

Clutch handbags will be one the trendiest handbags for 2012, maybe because clutch handbags this year are not just accessories for evening or formal affairs. Clutch handbags for 2012 are fun, flirty and to-go bags that have even gone casual.

Audrina Patridge with a Clutch Handbag

The clutch handbags for 2012 range from small to midsize which comes with a lot of fancy embellishments. They are easy to carry, comfortable in the hand and have enough room to carry a woman’s daily essentials such as keys, lipstick, money clip, credit card case, powder and even a cell phone.

Carrie Preston with a Clutch Handbag

The popularity of clutch bags is due to the fact that most women like having something to hold with their hands, neither something that is too small to carry almost anything nor something that is too unwieldy and large. Clutch bags also do away with the groping and fumbling for a lipstick or key from a capacious handbag. In a clutch bag, there is room only for essential item like a key, credit cards, cell phones and the like and not much more, so locating them in a clutch bag is easier.

Christina Hendricks with a Clutch Handbag

There are so many options for clutch bag of 2012. There are soft, almost slouchy clutch bags; stiff, structured clutch bags; rectangular shaped or unusually shaped handbags. Clutch bags also come with short handles or with a detachable strap that may or may not be detached. The 2012 clutch bags also come in a variety of materials, from leather, metal, animal skin to fabric. Clutch bags for casual or day wear can be simply designed but evening clutches can come highly embellished with beads or crystals.

Jessica White with a Clutch Handbag

Whatever your choice will be for a clutch bag, you will always be on-trend and never out of fashion as long as you pick the right type of clutch bag that will work well with your personal fashion style. Photos Copyright of PR PHOTOS