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Handbags: A Love Story

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In this sumptuous full-color compendium, award-winning designer Monica Botkier celebrates seventy of the most coveted bags of the past seventy-five years, from Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Hermès, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, and other international couture houses, as well as top bag designers such as Anya Hindmarch and Nancy Gonzalez.Exquisitely crafted luxury handbags are an obsession. The look, the feel of soft leather, that new bag smell that induces a swoon—a gorgeous handbag does more than complete a look, it telegraphs taste and chic, and it inspires envy, whether it’s an Hermès Birkin, a quilted Chanel Boy bag with its signature gold chain, or a Céline Mini Luggage Tote. Award-winning handbag designer Monica Botkier pays homage to these gorgeous objects of desire and the top couture houses and artists that have designed and produced them from the end of World War II to today.Handbags: A Love Story showcases the creations of designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Céline, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Mark Cross, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Givenchy, Goyard, Gucci, Hermès, Anya Hindmarch, Judith Leiber, Olympia Le-Tan, Loewe, Mansur Gavriel, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu, Moschino, Mulberry, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Roger Vivier, Louis Vuitton, and more. This magnificent, eye-catching anthology tells the story of seventy bags in 200 stunning photographs and vintage and contemporary advertisements and illustrations, as well as quotes, anecdotes, and interviews with designers, stylists, and editors.Each entry offers a concise yet in-depth look at a specific bag and its history—from a celebrity muse, such as Jane Birkin, to collaborations such as the graffiti- splattered bags Marc Jacobs and Stephen Sprouse created for Louis Vuitton. An informative, entertaining exploration of how "It Bags" have influenced fashion, culture, and feminine identity, Handbags: A Love Story touches on a wide-range of subjects, such as how a bag is constructed and handbags on the silver screen.With an elegant full-color silkscreened cloth case and a thick acetate four-color jacket; two long, wide satin markers, and two-color endpapers, this gorgeous tribute is an essential accessory for handbag fanatics, fashion lovers, and pop culture enthusiasts. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper (November 14, 2017)


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2017


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 55143 KB


Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled


Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • A must have!
Such a fabulous book! Great writing and so inspiring. I’m a designer and i love it. Get it for your favorite women.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020 by murre books murre books

  • Great book for handbag lovers
Great book I love books when they come wrap the way it supposed to be this book is very elegant and very knowledgeable
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018 by Mr and Mrs

  • Great table book
Great table book. I love how the author explains that as men have their trophys, cars, and watches. Women have handbags.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018 by amy

  • Nice
Great table top
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019 by judy anderson

  • Very pretty and fun to look through book
The book itself was in fairly good condition. The clear cover that reads, "Handbags A Love Story", was not in great shape the back had a slice horizontally across the whole back and it had a lot of rubs. I did remove it to show a book with only a woman on the front walking with a handbag and no title unfortunately to put in an open glass shelf table. It looks nice, wish I could have kept the jacket on it though. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2020 by Traveler

  • Five Stars
Fun book - great condition
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017 by KT Bell

  • Five Stars
Perfect condition!
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018 by Nina A.

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