| For today's sophisticated woman, handbags and other | | | | themselves carry several characteristics that make |
| accessories are becoming more and more important, | | | | them more desirable than other accessories, including |
| a fact that even Georgio Armani agrees to. There's | | | | the facts that they are necessities and that they |
| been a gradual shift over the years and it can now be | | | | coordinate with the color and fabric of the outfits that |
| said that accessories make the outfit, and not vice | | | | you wear. It's Not All Gumdrops and Rainbows, But |
| versa. Regardless of your wardrobe, if you go out | | | | there is a dark side to quality handbags: |
| without being properly accessorized, you risk looking | | | | 1) Wherever there is quality that you must pay for, |
| as bare as a chicken without feathers! One of the | | | | there will be designer knock-offs and frauds. |
| finest and most useful accessories one can own is a | | | | 2) The best, most fashionable bags carry a very high |
| quality-crafted Italian handbag. That's a pretty specific | | | | price tag. Who wants to spend months' worth of |
| example of an accessory, but there's a reason: Italian | | | | disposable income to purchase an "authentic" designer |
| handbags are widely regarded as premium, top of the | | | | handbag only to find out that it's a fake? Each brand |
| line accessories, and they hold their resale value | | | | will carry telltale signs of counterfeit, but brands like |
| extremely well in the years after their purchase. In | | | | Louis Vuitton and Gucci attract some clever |
| short, they turn heads. Not only do many consider | | | | counterfeiters. Luckily, these bags are fairly easy to |
| them to be excellent investments, but top-quality | | | | spot either in person or online by following a few |
| designs will also withstand the test of time, | | | | simple guidelines. So whichever handbag you choose, if |
| transcending trends and ever-changing fashion so that | | | | you don't purchase it directly from an authorized |
| they can be passed down to younger generations. | | | | retailer, do your homework to determine mistakes |
| And whereas you might replace a department store | | | | made in common forgeries, and always purchase with |
| handbag every several years, quality Italian handbags | | | | your credit card. Neither are a replacement for |
| will generally last a lifetime. | | | | common sense, but they are two additional lines of |
| One of the reasons for this is the excellent | | | | defense for you. Your designer handbags will make |
| craftsmanship: handbags from Italy are renowned for | | | | you look and feel like a million dollars. But I warn you: it's |
| their chic quality, style, and desirability. Plus, handbags | | | | difficult to stop at just one! |