Accessories at Bottega Veneta are looking chic and citrus-y. With the recession underway, most designers are going out of their way to create unique pieces so that all fashionable women would want to buy despite the sagging economy. But at Bottega Veneta, designer Tomas Maier is going the opposite route. He decided to design handbags just as classy as though we’re not going through a bit of a financial crisis. Maier designed timeless pieces that will draw customers to Bottega Veneta with the kn…

For Chanel’s Spring 2009 collection, Karl Lagerfeld sent his models down the runway with what looked like Chanel paper bags for accessories.Taking a second look at these “shopping bags” and you’ll realize that they are actually made of leather, in various shapes and colors. Lagerfeld’s reinterpretation of the ‘paper bag’ must have been inspired by our love for showing off our latest purchases – expensive purchases, you might add. And these shopping bags are actually fairly practical since they …

Due to the global financial crisis, designers kept their coaxing of the fashionable people of the world subtle. British Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman tells the Associated Press, “I don’t think it’s been as exciting as other seasons. On the whole, most of the designers here have kind of stuck to what they know they can do, and not really tried anything that’s going to scare the horses.” Common trends among the French labels include prints, sequins for day, lashings of colors and way-up…

Marc Jacobs has long been known for his way-out-there designs. His accessories for Spring Summer 2009 are no different.Bags that are layered within an inch of their lives with textiles of varying patterns and textures dominated the runway, to be carried in the arms of Victoria Beckham and her ilk. Then again, Marc Jacobs likes to please – at least on some level. There are bags for the fashionable-but-not-yet-fashion-icons: quilted totes with sporty stripes on the flap, tiny quilted lady bags in …

Always the designer to move at her own pace, Vera Wang is – at long last – foraying into handbags. We all know that handbags are a staple when putting together the perfect look. At the Vera Wang show at the Spring/Summer 2009 New York Fashion Week, Vera Wang showcased her one-of-a-kind bags, much to the delight of her fans. The bags are definitely Vera Wang in color and style. Steering away from brightly colored materials, the bags are in her usual somber colors: blacks, grays and whites. The s…