The Bags of the Season: Intro

Handbag: Vintage short-handled

I know what is going on everyone's minds at the moment in their fashion lobes (the area of the brain located between the parietal and occipital lobes) (that's right, I just googled "brain diagram") (that's right I just made two successive parenthesis, now three in total) ANYHOW I know what it is that is going around and around your fashion lobe:

"I need a new bag, I need to find a bag, what's the bag of the season? I need to find my fall/winter bag"

And that sort of stuff, along those sorts of lines.

My message that I do issue forth upon you: here they are.

In a few different posts I'll outline the best of the best this season, and what traits to look for in your 2010 fall/winter bag. I'll show you the clutch, the handbag, the tote, the over-the-shoulder messenger. Whatever style you need, there's a fashionable update this season. A few basics must-have traits are:

• Soft, beaten leather
• Minimalism in features
• Gothic features or aspects
• Neutral colours
• 50s-60s era inspiration

Below are the poster children of each type of bag for the 2010 fall/winter season, with more detailed posts on each to come:

Messenger: DKNY cream-colured with chain piping

Tote: Alaia 60s style leopard

Clutch: Lanvin metallic red gothic-style