Bridal handbags: choose the right handbag for your big day
February 23rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Getting married? You’ve chosen your dress and your veil, and now it’s time to choose your handbag and shoes.
UK : Olivier Laudus launches new collection of bridal handbags - Fashion News UK reports: “Things to remember while selecting a bridal handbags:
1. Choose a handbag to set off your figure.
2. Picking the right style that goes with your attire.
3. Go for the right colour.”
Olivier Laudus bridal handbags:
His “Margot” bridal handbag which features diamante flowers on a silver metal frame with an egg shaped diamante studded clasp (which allows easy closure) which will no doubt be featured in many bridal magazines, retails at just £39. A silver snake chain is tucked inside most of his handbags should the bride wish to wear it as a shoulder handbag instead.
Another best seller is the Angelique bridal handbag which is versatile and can be used as an evening handbag.
He also recently launched the classic bridal handbag collection which includes the Harlequin bridal handbag, Isabella bridal handbag, Juliana bridal handbag, sofia bridal handbag and Venetia bridal handbag. The new range of satin bridal handbags and wedding purses is available via Olivier Laudus‘website ( www.olivierlaudus.com ).
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Kate Spade Handbags
February 23rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
There are many different names at the top of the fashion chain in the world today, and Kate Spade is one of those names. It would be rather surprising if you had not heard of the name Kate Spade before, as they are one of the highest quality and fashionable designer names in the biz.
Kate Spade opened its first shop in 1996 in New York’s SoHo, and in 1998 it opened its doors in Boston, and in 2000, Chicago, San Francisco, Greenwich, Connecticut, and Manhasset, Long Island. As well, in the spring of 2003, they opened yet another store in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Then from there it was really a windfall of store openings in the year 2004, including in Atlanta, Houston, Charlotte, Scottsdale, Dallas, and Boca Raton.
Kate Spade handbags have become incredibly fashionable and highly desired items in the fashion world, and they have also even been featured regularly in movies, television, and magazines.
Finding Kate Spade Handbags
If you are interested in finding Kate Spade handbags for yourself, then there are several choices that you have. One is to go to your local large retailer, where you will not find as large or varied of a selection but where the prices will typically tend to be cheaper. So if you are concerned with conserving money then this is the proper choice for you.
The next option is to go into a specialty boutique that features Kate Spade products, and although you will generally pay a higher price for Kate Spade handbags here, at the same time you will have a much larger selection to choose from and the quality will be much better for the most part. This is because the handbags get sent to these boutiques directly, whereas with large retailers such as Sears and Wal-Mart they tend to get passed around here and there before finally ending up at their destination.
The last option is to actually buy directly from a Kate Spade store, and you can either find a retail outlet store or you can contact the company directly and order that way. If you do purchase your Kate Spade handbags this way you can often save a great deal of money because you generally save on certain taxes and fees that you otherwise would have had to pay for.
When it comes to designer handbags, Kate Spade is definitely a name to be recognized, and so if you have not had the opportunity to view the selection of Kate Spade handbags before now, then you should definitely make sure to do so sometime in the near future. When you do, you are sure not to walk away empty handed.
Handmade Handbags - yes, you can make your own
February 23rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Feeling craft? If you can’t afford a Dior handbag, why not make your own? Or failing that, have one made for you by a craftsman.
As a lost art form, the making of handbags ranks right up there. There are very few people or organizations that produce true handmade handbags. The majority of handbags, even custom bags, are mostly manufactured or mass-produced with some handcrafted elements being added after the bag has been constructed. Some labels may use the words handmade handbags to refer to sweatshop sewing and construction of the bag materials itself. These handmade handbags are actually mass-produced and each bag is basically identical. Therefore, the use of the term, handmade handbags, may be considered by many to be inappropriate in such cases.
True Handcrafted Handbags
Truly handmade handbags are those that are made by tailors and other craftspeople using all the materials from scratch. That means that they cut the leather or other fabric by hand, they manually sew the material together, and then they manually add the other components such as zippers, handles and additional pockets. Such handmade handbags are hard to find in the mass markets but would most likely be found at craft shows and in countries where in both cases the materials are special and require personalized care to produce, or there is simply no capability available other than the use of hands.
Handmade handbags may include specially made items such as those that are made of beads or using hand woven fabrics such as goat hair or papaya roots. Many of the best straw bags are, indeed, handmade from start to finish and have unique designs on them. Handmade handbags of this form are likely to be quite expensive and are certainly not mass-produced. Each bag is more than likely unique in some fashion.
Handcrafted Add-Ons
The vast majority of handmade handbags are considered to be handmade solely based on the add-ons that are added once the bag has been assembled. For instance, a manufacturer can take a mass produced bag and add rhinestones, or custom made handles. Additional items can added to the purse such as an additional hidden pocket or a special lining. These handmade handbags should be carefully examined to make sure that the price that is being requested matches the actual level of production for the bag. Materials for add-ons are typically not very expensive unless one starts adding real gems and other precious elements to the bag.
Another form of customization is adding a name or other affectation in the form of embroidery or added material. All of these forms of customization may lead the seller to label the bag handmade. As with all purchases the buyer should be aware when purchasing handmade handbags and carefully inspect the proposed purchase before handing over the money.
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