Do You Know Your Designer Handbag Trends of 2009?

Funny how just a year ago, it was all about the tinyTotes now have top closures and hobos are
minuscule designer handbags that could barely fit yournot-so-slouchy anymore.
lipstick and your credit card.While many trend analysts expected this year to be
The year 2009 ended our love affair with thosemore restrained and subdued because of the financial
impractical handbags and went a complete hundredcrisis, some designers went for the more stunning and
and eighty degrees to the opposite side of thecolorful designs--even to the extent of exotic animal
spectrum! Yes, this year heralded the dawn of theprints. Bold metallic colors also walked the runway.
oversized bag. Laptop? Check. Work documents?However, as the year draws to a close, the flashy
Check. Make-up? Check. Cellphone and iPod? Check.designer bags slowly waned in popularity as a more
With all the things swimming in the hottestclassic practical style took center stage.
multi-compartment bags of the year, you'd wonder ifAre you searching for a designer handbag? Or maybe
they were designed for the modern-day Mary Poppinsa black leather purse of your own? Top of mind
in mind.designer bags for the year 2009 would have to be
Style and performance seems to be the anthem ofHermes Birkin, Louis Vuitton Speedy 35, and the Coco
this year. Fashionably irresistible? Yes. Dead-onChanel 2.55. With the first half of the year devoted to
practical, too. Black and white with shades of blueswild and bold colors that epitomized youthful
and reds thrown in between--2009 went for theexuberance and the second half of the year devoted
classic look that was smart and trendy.to the classic and functional look that will never go out
What was even interesting was how designers seemof style--2009 has been quite the roller coaster ride.
to have gone for the classic look with a slight upgrade.