Friday, January 12, 2007

Handbag Help from WhoWhatWearDaily.Com



Dear reader,

We understand your feeling of being caught in the horns of a handbag dilemma. We feel that when in doubt, it’s always best to go for the classic bag. Ideally you’re looking for something that can’t clearly be identified as being from a specific time period—skip seasonal hype. It’s one thing if you have a ton of money, like celebs do, and can easily afford the trendy bag, however, for the rest of us it’s best to look at your purchase as an investment—especially if you’re only looking for a single piece.

Some excellent choices, in terms of longevity, are the Hermes Birkin, anything by Goyard, woven bags by Bottega, or a Chanel chain bag (either quilted or caviar style). Stay away from seasonal textures and prints, as well as trendy hardware. For example: Traditional logo Louis Vuitton bags will serve you well for decades, but the ones embellished by artists are trendy and you’ll retire them before getting full usage value. Take Ashley Olsen and Jessica Simpson in the above image. They’re both carrying Fendi bags, but which one do you think get more wear?

If at all possible, do not sell bags from previous seasons, even if they are specific to a certain collection as opposed to basic. Today’s trash is almost guaranteed to be tomorrow’s eBay treasure. You never know when that piece will come back into style. Katherine rues the day she gave away her 1997 Prada backpack, especially since the company has recently released a new fantastic version for spring.

Hope this helps!

WWWD

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so the lesson for today kids is: buy something that lasts, not the latest "it" bag

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