Full Description
Do you fantasize about Fendi, drool over Dior, and lust after Luella? This season's must-have is not the latest 'it' bag, but this beautifully illustrated history of handbags - guaranteed to satisfy the cravings of even the highest maintenance bag addicts. This book features the hottest designer handbag labels including Bottega, Chanel, Chloe, Dior, Fendi, Ferragamo, Gucci, Lulu Guinness, Hermes, Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent, Luella, Prada, Mary Quant, Paco Rabanne, Louis Vuitton and more. It covers the development of every woman's favourite accessory, from the earliest animal skin pouches to modern day masterpieces, illustrated with fascinating archive photographs, vintage advertisements and bags to die for!
Contents
Introduction; A brief history of handbags; A bag for all occasions; A gallery of modern bag styles; 1 pre-20th century; 2 1900-1919; 3 1920-1939; 4 1940-1959; 5 1960-1979; 6 1980-1999; 7 The shape of things to come; Index.
