With each year comes a new must-have handbag seen first on the arms of celebrities and everybody who’s anybody, trickling down into the most fashionable arenas, soon hitting the trendistas (the aspiring fashionistas that only catch on to the latest look once everyone else is already wearing it thus just missing truly fashionable status) until eventually you know the trend is dead. We are a fashion obsessed culture, seduced by a society that flashes trends before us and throws them away so fast it’s nearly impossible to keep up. Just as you’re getting used to the way your perfect new bag sits on your shoulders, right when you found the perfect shoes to match, you see its twin pass by forlornly coupled with a lycra jogging suit and you realize that your time together has come to an end.
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Handbags are considered to be a great accessory which can spice up an outfit and also reflect owner’s personality. No wonder women are picky about their handbags and worried about being outdated every now and then. As the designers compete to create the bag that will become the newest craze of the year, we tend to forget that some of the best things in fashion, like the color black, are classic.
Some of the most cherished and exquisite handbags are vintage, having stood up to the test of time and their design is as stylish and chic today as ever. Certain designers have remained committed to creating handbags that emulate the sophistication and class associated with their label, not just according to what’s in vogue that season, but what will represent them throughout the years.
Classic handbags harkens to an era when handbags were made with simple details and an eye to functionality. When you buy classic handbags, you are purchasing a combination of quality and style. They last you a lifetime and never go out of style and would always help you make the perfect style statement.
And when you’re spending that much money on a bag, isn’t that what you really want? So while your fabulous bag du jour is collecting dust in the back of your closet after only a few turns around the block, rest assured that your still stylish classic will be ready to make an appearance time and time again.
Top 10 Classic Women’s Handbags
- Louis Vuitton HandBags- As soon as the Louis Vuitton Monogram Speedy 30 came out in 2000, it aroused a hurricane in the womens’ handbag environment. Its bulge and simple design fits every urban chic professional.
- Chanel 2.55 Bag – Coco Chanel desired a hand-free shoulder bag so she contrived one in February 1955, inspired by the quilting on Jockey coats. In 2006, Chanel’s designer Karl Lagerfeld released an updated version of Chanel 2.55 and reinterpreted the spirit of women’s handbags.
- Fendi Spy Bag – Emphasized by hip-hop singers such as Black Eyed Peas and Nelly, Fendi is undoubtedly a heavy-weighted player in the women’s handbag arena. The Fendi Spy Bag produced in 2006 has weaved spike handles and an embellished buckle, delivering an ultra sharp style.
- Prada Gauffre Bag – The Prada Gauffre started its show in 2006. It is an evolved women’s handbag which adopts creased Nappa leather, paired buckles and an additional shoulder strap to project postmodern luxury.
- YSL Muse Bag – Yves Saint Laurent is the first designer in fashion industry who put a tuxedo on a female and hired a runway model of the African origin. The Yves Saint Laurent Muse bag is an exquisite trapezoidal bag and has been a pioneer of the women’s handbags since 2006.
- Alexander McQueen Novak Bag - Alexander McQueen was invigorated by Kim Novak, a vintage-era starlet appearing in the Alfred Hitchcock film, so he featured the Alexander McQueen Novak bag in 2005. The bag is wickedly structured as a spacecraft and lands with acclaim on our top 10 women’s handbags list.
- Balenciaga City Motorcycle Bag – Inheriting Spain-mixes-France blood, the Balenciaga City Motorcycle bag was born in 2001 and hooks many celebrities. Made of goat’s leather, levelled studs and over-long straps mark the milestone in women’s handbags history.
- Paddington Bag – The Chloe Paddington bag was created in 2005 and is formulated in a slouchy shape, a warm colour and a chunky padlock. Due to its classic boho radiation, the bag blanks other women’s handbags and sticks to Hollywood celebrities’ arms.
- Jacobs Stam Bag – If you are a fashion designer, why not design a handbag and name it after your friend? This is how the Marc Jacobs Stam bag was realized. For his model and friend Jessica Stam, Marc Jacobs emulated a quilted Chanel handbag in 2005 but differentiated it with a modish decorative chain and a zipped.
- Hermes Birkin Bag – The Hermes Birkin bag is named after the awarded British actress Jane Birkin in the 1980′s, who was seen by Head of Hermes struggling with several handbags while boarding an airplane. The bag is one of the most identifiable women’s handbags in film and television, from ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ to ‘Sex and the City’.
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