After two seasons in a row of furry, futuristic, ultra-covetable wildness from the brand, Fendi;s Fall 2014 Handbags are a bit of a step back toward simplification, if only a small one. There;s a bit less fur, fewer textural embellishments and not as many colors residing on a single purse, but there;s still the signature Fendi look that Karl Lagerfeld has taken care to develop over the past few years. Fendi fans will automatically recognize both the Peekaboo and the 3Jours bags, both of which debuted for fall in new iterations that include details like fur handles and aggressively industrial metal trim, but the bags that dominated the Fendi runway were overwhelmingly small, squat, squarish and, dare I say, highly reminiscent of Hermes, with their leather-cloaked keys, short handles a la the Kelly Longue and traditionally French detailing. The bags were show as hand-helds on the runway, but I suspect they;ll come with removable shoulder straps at retail; if not, they might be a tough sell.[Images via Vogue.com]
As reality settles in and we face the fact that Nicolas Ghesquiere and Balenciaga have decided to part ways, we continue to mourn in the only way now: by celebrating the legendary handbags that Ghesquiere created for Balenciaga. The longevity of the Balenciaga Motorcycle Bag, in all its incarnations, is astounding; the design debuted in 2001 and ever since,, it;s been toting in a zillion different forms by everyone from the world;s most prominent fashion editors to a full half of the PurseBlog company staff. (That;s me, Megs and Hilary, for those of you who are counting.) I;ve owned four Balenciaga bags over the years,, and they;re what fueled my initial foray into the world of premiere designer handbags in the first place. I became aware of them largely because of the design;s huge celebrity following; when I was in college, you couldn;t find a starlet without one. To this day, it seems as though practically every woman in Hollywood has a Balenciaga somewhere in her regular rotation. Doubt it? We;d like to offer a bevy of proof, which you;ll find below.
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