Handbags: The Power of the Purse
The Bolide. The Plume. The Birkin—object of lust in Sex in the City. Celebrating the must-have accessory for the fashion conscious woman, Handbags is an obsessive, irresistible visual extravaganza, featuring over 900 full-color photographs of the most luxurious, witty, covetable, talismanic examples of the bagmaker's art and history.\ The iconic Hermés Kelly bag, made from first stitch to last by a single craftsperson. Judith Leiber's whimsical minaudiFres, Moschino's smiley-face bag, Elsa...
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The Bolide, the Birkin, buckets and baguettes. Moschino's smiley-face bag and Judith Leiber's whimsical minaudieres. Venetian vs. Bohemian beads. The history of the handbag and the history of style. With over 900 full-color photographs, Handbags is an extravagance of desire, secrecy, humor, fashion, craftsmanship, art, and exuberance.
IntroductionxiHow the Bag Was BornxixI.Class Acts: Elegant Icons1Silvia Venturini Fendi: Empress of StyleBag Bytes: How A Kelly Bag Is MadeII.Night Creatures: The Evening Bag71Judith Leiber: The Success of ExcessBag Bytes: The Metal Mesh BagIII.Sculptural Chic: Shape & Structure167Will Hardy: The Lord of LuciteCarlos Falchi: On the FringeBag Bytes: Bags and the BodyIV.Obsessive Ornament: The Decorated Bag253Jamin Puech: The Dream TeamBag Bytes: Clutching at Style: The Art of the ClaspIV.American Classics: Sporty Style349Bonnie Cashin: Poet of UtilityBag Bytes: The Bag that Went to WorkVI.Novelty & Caprice: Handbag Humor411Elsa Schiaparelli: The Mad HatterBag Bytes: The "It" BagAcknowledgments482Photo Credits485About the Author486
