This LV Handbags Are Perhaps The Very Definition Of Hippie-Chic

I’m hard on Jimmy Choo, but only because the company has such rich promise and resources that I tend to hold it to a higher standard than I would a smaller label with more limited ability to hire design firepower. To whom much is given, much is expected, and I expect greatness from Tamara Mellon and her design team. Occasionally, I get it.The Jimmy Choo Phebe Woven Leather Tote might not seem like an innovative design achievement, and that’s because it’s not. What it is, though, is perhaps as close to an ideal high-end summer bag as you can get. And maybe that’s just as good, if not better.and a designer willing to show his full hand is one who is confident that what he’s offering isHermes Canada worth the steep asking price. is on the very, very short list of brands that make bags for which I’d be willing to part.Diffusion lines, as a concept, are often an extremely mixed bag. Not as fabulous! Not nearly. Red Valentino’s apparel has been around for a long while, but its handbags are just starting to reach mass retailers for Spring 2011, and thankfully,I don’t necessarily like all of the line’s offerings as much as I like the Red Valentino Bow Tote, but this bag does a great job of demonstrating exactly why Valentino’s diffusion bags might just work. It takes the parent brand’s aesthetic and streamlines how its presented, and perhaps more importantly, it streamlines the price.If you had told me that this was one of Valentino’s more basic bags, I would have believed you without question. The north/south tote and large bow detail are both staples of the brand’s handbags, and at least in pictures, the leather looks very similar to the chewy, soft stuff that you’ll find selling for five or six times this bag’s retail price.

Maison is one of those brands that you either like or you don’t, so of course the company’s diffusion line is similarly divisive. I don’t get the urge to buy or wear all of Margiela’s stuff, but I do have a healthy respect for how the brand sticks to its distinctly urban off-kilter aesthetic and appreciate a lot of the pieces that it produces.The Slouchy Leather Hobo might just be my first piece from the brand, though. The signature Margiela triangular hobo shape paired with beautifully distressed leather just can’t be beat for the price if your personal style tends to skew a littleLouis Vuitton UK Outlet Store bit industrial-chic.I bet that this thing would be a giant black hole of nothingness once I put all my stuff inside, but as a longtime giant hobo enthusiast, that’s a drawback with which I’m willing to contend. Plus, all of that space gives you more room to stow your stuff, even if it later makes it impossible to retrieve said stuff in any sort of convenient or timely way. We all make sacrifices for fashion, and that’s one of mine. With the great, blustery reality winter still firmly ensconced outside my window, it may seem a bit premature to already be talking about straw beach bags, let alone doling out superlatives, but trust me – I know of which I speak. Having seen press photos for almost all of the major brands that will bring forth their warm-weather wares in the next few weeks, for the price, I wouldn’t put my beach bag money anywhere other.

When I see a beach bag that costs more than $200, something breaks inside of my mind. I’m not sure how I came to that arbitrary price point, but it’s the most I’m willing to consider paying for a bag that I might actually take on vacation; anything over $200 will have to find a home elsewhere. Luckily, this Marc Jacobs tote comes in under that bar, has cute accents in one of the biggest colors of the season, and comes complete with a wallet pouch in the same color. The design isn’t trying to do anything more heroic than be the cutest, most functional straw tote than it can be, and I thoroughly respect that sort of simplicity. As much as I might personally enjoy rhinestones and brights and multicolor bags and any other kind of handbag design chicanery of which you can think,Louis Vuitton Bags I realize that not all people can or will use bags with such loud personalities. For those of you with real jobs who actually have to go to an office everyday (or those of you who simply prefer neutral bags in simple shapes), the Marni Quilted Leather Tote would like to speak with you for a moment.Marni’s handbags have been long-underrated among accessories enthusiasts, and their clean, functional shapes and mostly neutral colors deserve far more attention than they get. My favorite thing about Marni, of course, is that among all that neutral functionality, there’s always a couple of off-kilter twists waiting for those who care to pay attention.If you’re a Valentino enthusiast on a budget, you have nowhere else to look. This particular tote also comes in black.