By shopping carefully, you really can get a celebrity look in your handbag without paying designer prices. After all, a handbag is a girl's best friend.
Popularized by Louis Vuitton, get the designer's unique look at a much lower price by purchasing a drawstring bag from a vendor that specializes in inspired models. This medium-sized bag features a dual carrying strap, colorfully trimmed exterior pockets
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Balenciaga made the motorcycle bag the "must have" handbag for this year, and it will continue to enjoy lasting popularity. Roomy but with a little bit of a "bad girl" feel
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If you absolutely love to see what kind of handbags Hollywood celebrities are sporting, then you are probably a real handbag fanatic. When you think about it, a handbag is a woman's "home away from home" and you want it to be utile as well as visually stunning.
The world's top designers understand this concept and create gorgeous yet functional handbags all the time: but few of us can afford them. Fortunately, you can get the designer look without the designer prices and still be in style. Here are some of the handbag styles to look for that will be hot well into 2010.
Ahhhh, relief. More relief. But then your thighs begin to shake, not helped by the fact that your left arm is stretched to its fullest extent trying to keep the door shut. You'd love to sit down but you didn't have time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper down, so you hold 'The Position' as a quake that would register an eight on the Richter scale travels through your aching thighs. To take your mind off the pain
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The hobo bag is the ultimate in casual versatile handbags in that it is not too big nor is it too small. The short strap means that you can carry it over your shoulder or as a clutch with ease. Look for the hobo bag to continue making a big impression in the fashion world in both woven and solid leathers. Newer trends include patent leather with rhinestones!
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