Dior Handbag - complete elegance
February 23rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
It would be very difficult to find a woman in the world today who does not want a Dior handbag. The Dior Firm is one of the oldest and finest designer labels in the world. Their cosmetic, fragrance, clothing, handbag, accessories, linens and household items are world renown and stand for style and quality.
The Dior Firm was founded by the late Christian Dior and has a wide range of merchandise in Women’s, Men’s, Teen and Children’s fashions. However, the Dior handbag is still Dior’s most prominent feature with its distinctive logos. They are a big favorite of the celebrity crowd such as Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, Elizabeth Taylor and Gwen Stefani. Dior’s famous “Detective Wrist Clutch” which retails at $770.00 is a major favorite of the jet setting group.
The exclusive Dior boutiques, which carry the latest Dior handbags can be found in numerous cities around the world, with their main flagship stores in Paris, Rome, Madrid, London, New York, Beverly Hills, Waikiki, Houston, New Jersey, Short Hills, San Francisco and Boston. Dior handbags can also be purchased on the internet.
The Designer
Christian Dior grew up in France and to the disappointment of his parents, wanted a life in the arts. His parents had sent him to Ecole des Sciences Politiques for five years hoping he would become a diplomat. After leaving school he opened a small art gallery in Darfur in 1928. Christian closed the gallery in 1929 after his son, John Christian Dior was born.
He then began to do sketches for Haute Couture Houses in Paris and designed for Marcel Boussac, a gentleman who made his fortune from fabric. Boussac saw genius in young Christian and backed him in his first collection, Corolle Line which premiered in 1947. His main fashion house, Christian Dior New York was opened in 1949 and history was made. The brand Dior has stuck ever since. Dior handbags have become a household name.
The Gaucho Handbag
Dior’s gaucho handbags created a buzz during the spring 2006 fashion runway show. This Dior handbag has a vintage, rich feel with a Western inspired appeal. The detailing in lambskin links and antiqued silver metal such as the vintage Dior medallion and large key add the distinctive touch to the saddle shaped front. This Dior handbag is the most popular in his line today and is priced at $1,090.00.
Retailers cannot keep this handbag in stock. This Dior handbag has supple calf leather, lambskin trim and contrast topstitching, silver metal hardware and coin charms. It has double front flaps with extended tab and logo buckle, front buckled flap pocket and comes complete with authenticity card and sleeper bag. All of the Dior handbags are made exclusively in Italy.
Jimmy Choo luxury handbag with black crystals
December 23rd, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Jimmy Choo Cecile Crystal Clutch, Handbag of the Day - Luxist reports: “Take a simple satin bag and cover it with humongous black crystals and this is what you get. The stones themselves are stunning, but seem a bit heavy for the petite bag. But the black chain handle is perfect and the matching logo plaque is just discreet enough. The bag closes with a press stud and features two inner pockets. $1995.”
In brief: this is a black satin clutch with jet crystal embellishment. The Jimmy Choo CECILE CRYSTAL CLUTCH has a detachable black chain handle, signature on front with press stud fastening underneath and two inner pockets.
Fabric Handbags - handmade and machine made
December 16th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Although most of the fabric handbags that one sees in the stores are not made by hand, certain names are, and these bags are quite expensive. Even more expensive are those fabric handbags that are especially made for certain occasions, stores and events. These are usually designer bags with a certain style, feel and “je ne sais qua” to them that the bag connoisseur can detect as far away as the parking lot. Fabric handbags are also one of those accessories that seem to float in and out of style, and their use is very dependent on the type of person and the occasion.
Handcrafted Fabric Handbags
Fully handcrafted fabric handbags are made by real craftspeople. They start with the raw materials and then cut the fabric to standard or custom design and typically sew the material using a specialized sewing machine or by hand. Such fabric handbags may be a real work of art. In fact one of the fashionable types of fabric handbags actually use quilted materials for the bag itself. Once the outer bag has been completed the internal lining, pockets, zippers and other stuff are added to the basic fabric bag to round out the style of the bag.
Available Fabrics And Patterns
Fabric handbags can be made out of almost any material. Perhaps the most common forms are made out of materials that are heavily patterned. These patterns are similar to those often found in rugs and ties and are classified in France as Jacquard weaves. These patterns typically have bright repeating patterns and the materials used are heavy cottons. Many fabric handbags have pictures on them as well. These pictures can be of famous people such as Marilyn Monroe. These pictures can be dogs, cats or other animals. Some custom bags may even have pictures of horses, mules or donkeys on them depending on their owners’ tastes in pets or careers.
One very special set of fabrics that may be used in some custom fabric handbags is carbon fiber. Carbon fibers may be weaved together to form a very strong lightweight bag that can withstand almost any typical use and will be also heat and water resistant. In some cases one can line these strong bags with Kevlar to make them bullet proof. However, it is not clear what real use this would be other than preserving a wallet or other treasured item contained in your bag, and it would make the bag quite heavy.
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