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DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF HANDBAGS THERE ARE?

By Gregg Hall
A ROBERTO CAVALLI BAGUETTE, A MARC JACOBS POUCHETTE, A PRADA BACK PACK, AN ELAINE TURNER BUCKET BAG ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLE OF WHAT EFASHIONHOUSE HAS ON OFFER

All handbags are not created equal, not even close! Just like automobiles and cowboy boots, some are classic, some are trendy, some are practical, and some are just simply arm candy. Check out this overview of handbags. Some of the most popular include:

Accordion: Made of two or three pouches side by side, fastened together by stitching, snaps or fasteners to allow expansion or contraction of the bag, according to its capacity.

Baguette: Long, small, narrow bag with a shoulder strap, carried under the arm.

Balantine: Made of leather, fabric or metal, suspended from a long cord. The Balantine swings back and forth at knee height as you walk. These are very popular at present.

Pompadour: Small velvet or lace pouches worn hanging from a cord used to carry small items, a notebook or money.

Pouchette: Also called a clutch, this is a small lady's bag without a handle or shoulder strap.

Reticule: Comprised of string, net or mesh. This bag once used for provisions or tools.

Rucksack/Backpack: Worn on the back, held in place by two buckled straps and closed by a drawstring sometimes concealed under a flap.

Bucket Bag: Usually known as the "carryall" bag. Sometimes closed by a flap with a loop to protect against prying eyes but usually open.

Purses are basically a large pouch, and have been used by man (and women, of course) for as long as we can remember. African priests carried beaded bags, which were used for carrying bones considered to be tokens of seduction. Peasants early on used bags to carry seeds.

In fashion, it's the little things that mean a lot. It is significant to you what goes into your bag. Which in turn become very personal, because it conceals a secret that gives you a sense of personal power? For a woman, the bag holds not only the things you need for your day but it is also your personal glamour shop, which is very important to your identity.

While the inside of a woman's bag is hypothetically personal and intimate, the outside is a commercial, selling one's place in the world. The handbag remains a desirable item, with must-have status.

The Handbag will continue to be invented and re-invented at the turn of every season. They will be done in terry cloth, tweed, with sequins on it, fabric appliqués, jewels, clasps, leather, fur and other most recognizable elements. To many women, a bag is the entry-level item to the luxury market.

The handbag has become even more significant over the past two decades due to the fact that women do not wear as much fashion. In the 1940's you wore the total fashion look, now clothes are mixed and matched and handbags are part of the new freedom of fashion. It is a lot cheaper to pay for a small bag than an entire outfit.

Zarah Garde-Wilson's man under pressure, court told

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THE father of gangland solicitor Zarah Garde-Wilson's unborn baby has been freed on bail after allegedly vandalising $28,000 worth of designer handbags.

Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard Lansley "Lance" Simon, 24, was under pressure because of his relationship with the high-profile lawyer. A magistrate accepted Mr Simon believed he had to fulfil the perceived expectations of his pregnant girlfriend. The court was told Mr Simon and Ms Garde-Wilson are expecting a baby together, but as a condition of bail he must live with his mother in Rosanna.

Mr Simon is accused of spraying nine expensive handbags with paint at the exclusive Versace boutique at Crown casino last Friday, while on bail for other unrelated matters. He faces a criminal damage charge. Lawyer Glenn Thexton told the court his client was not a risk of re-offending, and his arrest had been a wake-up call.

"The defendant has committed this offence while under significant pressure as a consequence of this relationship he's in," Mr Thexton said. Mr Simon's mother, Daniella Perry, gave evidence Ms Garde-Wilson was a "nice girl but heavily in the media".

Ms Perry said her son was afraid of not living up to Ms Garde-Wilson's expectations and was buying expensive gifts for her. "She's gotten pregnant and the crunch time to get a house and move in together has just overwhelmed him," Ms Perry said. "He's reached a crisis point." Ms Perry said the media had hounded the couple because Ms Garde-Wilson had previously wanted a child with her dead lover.

"This offending I see is a cry for help . . . it was over the interview with the girlfriend," she told the court. "They are trying to enjoy their own baby but it has kind have been overshadowed." Magistrate Amanda Chambers agreed with Ms Perry that her son reacted with immaturity to his problems. Ms Chambers said Mr Simon had a history of not turning up to court when he was younger, but she did not believe he was an unacceptable risk of re-offending.

His bail conditions include reporting to police, attending counselling and not going to the Versace boutique. Ms Garde-Wilson, 30, revealed her pregnancy in an interview on Channel Seven on Monday night. Today Tonight host Anna Coren introduced part two of the interview last night by saying that Ms Garde-Wilson had walked away from the father of her child.

Mr Simon will appear again in court at a later date.

The French pipedream come true

Designer handbags - Designer purses - Designer accessories

by Emily Dunn
Exclusive French accessories brand, Longchamp, is celebrating its 60th year of styling the jetset.
Kate Moss could have ended up as the face of a range of French tobacco accessories. Instead, in the latest catalogue from French leathergoods brand Longchamp, the supermodel drapes herself across a patent-leather handbag, staring out across a New York skyline. The images, shot by celebrity fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti, are a long way from the company's beginnings 60 years ago, designing and manufacturing leather-clad smoking pipes.

With tobacco now decidedly out of fashion, Longchamp's chief executive, Jean Cassegrain, is pleased to have traded smoking accessories for arm candy. "I am grateful we evolved from pipes because I am not sure we would still be in business," Cassegrain says from the design showroom above Longchamp's flagship store on Paris's famed fashion strip, Rue St-Honore.

"To start, Longchamp was a very masculine-orientated company but then we made the transition to luggage and now, to fashion."

One of the few French luxury brands still privately owned and in family hands, Longchamp celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

At the head is Philippe Cassegrain, who inherited the company mantle from his father and founder, Jean Cassegrain. Now 70, Cassegrain continues to design for the company but leaves the business to eldest son Jean.

Daughter Sophie de la Fontaine designs the brand's evolving fashion range, while younger son Olivier is based in New York.

It was Philippe who first guided the brand to leather luggage and then, in the 1970s and '80s, to what has now become the company's signature product, the nylon bag.

Made from the same fabric used in the tents of the French armed forces, it was the catalyst for a revolution in luggage dominated by hard cases and leather. Nylon is now de rigueur for luggage.

"Philippe was the first to have the idea to use nylon to make luggage," Jean says of his father. "Using nylon gave us a strong identity. The nylon used to make luggage in the 1970s is the grandfather of today's Pliage handbag."

Longchamp's Le Pliage handbags constitute 70 per cent of the business, selling more than 2 million a year and becoming the brand's most recognisable "ambassador". Its other ambassador is Moss, the first "face" of the company.

Jean Cassegrain hired Moss at the height of the "cocaine Kate" scandal. When the supermodel was caught on camera taking drugs at a London recording studio, she lost contracts with brands such as Burberry. She had been in talks with Longchamp for several months. Three days after the scandal broke, Moss signed with Longchamp.

"If we had been a publicly owned company, it wouldn't have happened," Cassegrain says. "A board would have said it was too high a risk ... we were able to take that risk."

The decision to hire Moss paid off. Twelve months later the supermodel's portfolio had expanded with contracts from cosmetics companies and fashion houses such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Burberry.

For Cassegrain, Moss has been instrumental in the company's evolution from luggage brand to fashion label. "Kate Moss was the best person to help us do that job," he says. "Not only because she is a fashion icon but because she is recognised around the world. We needed an ambassador with worldwide recognition and appeal.

"Now, the market for ladies' leathergoods is so much bigger, and for most customers the quality of the product is a given.

"It is a necessity but it is not what can help you make them choose your handbag over another - you need to have fashion appeal."

Moss may be the brand's most publicised collaborator but she is not the first. In the past decade the company has forged alliances with artists such as Tracey Emin, who in 2003 designed a range of Pliage handbags to celebrate the product's 10th anniversary, launched at the Colette concept store in Paris and championed by Elizabeth Hurley.

Last year the company enlisted kooky US fashion designer Jeremy Scott for a range of limited-edition Pliage bags and French DJ Michel Gaubert designed a range of technology-friendly luggage.

At the opening party for the company's Manhattan store, Gaubert performed for guests and "friends" of the brand, including Susan Sarandon, Uma Thurman and Isabella Rossellini. In London, Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Prince William, is regularly spotted toting the bags.

Olivier Cassegrain - responsible for the two New York stores, as well as stores in Boston, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami - says the brand's French heritage has been central in marketing Longchamp in the US.

When he first moved to New York in 1998, knowledge of the brand was non-existent.

"Now the customers come in and they know more about it than some of the staff."

He also resists the suggestion that the new catalogue, the first to be shot with a foreign city as a backdrop, heralds the arrival of Longchamp as an international player.

"It can seem like it is a step but it is just part of a process, when a company is changing it takes four or five years for the changes to be noticed."

In Paris, his sister, Sophie de la Fontaine, is leading the fashion charge, overseeing the introduction of the do-it-yourself Pliage and the evolving fashion lines.

When Sophie first joined the family business in 1995, from French children's wear label Bonpoint, Longchamp's ladies handbags were "functional and conventional".

Last year she collaborated with Moss on the Legende, a new line of handbags and totes inspired by the visiting bags of Victorian-era doctors. Moss was also granted the first Legende off the production line.

"We wanted to give a face to the Longchamp woman. Someone romantic but someone a bit rock'n'roll," de la Fontaine says. The current springsummer collection includes white and camel Legende bags and patent leather versions of The Rival line, a more relaxed shape, de la Fontaine explains, inspired by the "modern maiden".

Silk scarves, part of the company's collection since the 1970s, continue, alongside fashion accessories such as wide patent leather belts in fuchsia and turquoise and slip-on canvas shoes in floral patterns. Metallic clutches sit alongside more sensible shoulder bags in tan and chocolate.

The new season also includes a small range of ready-to-wear, including colourful knits, loose-fitting shirt dresses and trench coats. Winter 2007 also featured some ready-to-wear, such as pull-on patent leather boots and leather jackets.

Sophie de la Fontaine denies the company's next push will be into runway fashion, however.

"We are not a couture house. We are coming from a handbag-first perspective and this is what sets us apart. Many of the other luxury brands are coming from ready-to-wear first but for us the clothes are only to complement the handbags."

Jean Cassegrain agrees the current obsession with statement handbags will work to Longchamp's advantage.

"Handbags used to be utilitarian ... of secondary importance to ready-to-wear; women would have a black bag and a brown bag," he says.

"Now handbags are more important than ready-to-wear. Women now wear jeans but will carry a designer handbag - it is the handbag that has become the fashion statement."

A history of Longchamp
1948 Jean Cassegrain starts Longchamp, designing leatherclad pipes.

1957 Opens first factory at Segre in the Loire Valley.

1960s and '70s New products are developed, including lambskin travel bags, a line of lightweight bags in nylon and leather and the Xtra foldable travel bag.

1979 Longchamp opens boutiques in Hong Kong and Japan.

1980 Current president Philippe Cassegrain inherits the company leadership.

1988 Longchamp opens its first Paris boutique, on Rue St-Honore.

1993 Longchamp introduces its Le Pliage line.

1998 Celebrates 50th anniversary under the glass pyramid of the Louvre.

2004 Company celebrates 10th anniversary of the Pliage with a collection designed by prominent "Brit artist" Tracey Emin; company signs Emin's close friend, Kate Moss, as its first official "face".

2006 Opens 100th boutique worldwide in New York's SoHo, La Maison Unique Longchamp, designed by Thomas Heatherwick.

2007 Collaborates on a Le Pliage range with New York fashion designer Jeremy Scott and a range of travel bags with Parisian DJ Michel Gaubert.

September 2008 Longchamp will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Happy birthday to you, too.
Salvatore Ferragamo, 80 The late Italian shoe master's birthday celebrations were held recently in China with an exhibition, Salvatore Ferragamo: Evolving Legend 1928-2008, opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai.

Lacoste, 75 French tennis ace Rene Lacoste started making the now-iconic polo shirt in 1933 for himself and other tennis players who wanted an alternative to the long-sleeved, starched white shirts and jumpers common on centre court during that era. The first "crocodile" logo was drawn in 1927, after a journalist nicknamed Lacoste "the alligator" for his tenacity.

Emanuel Ungaro, 40 It was in 1968 that Ungaro founded his ready-to-wear line. Four decades later, the fashion house will celebrate with new designer Esteban Cortazar

Calvin Klein, 35 It's 25 years of CK underwear and 35 years since the American designer launched his sportswear line. Francisco Costa, creative director of Calvin Klein, recently won the Council of Fashion Designers of America's 2008 Womenswear Designer of the Year award.

Women’s Bag Fashion Trends 2008 - What the Best Dressed Women are Carrying This Year

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From Women's Accesories by Gill Hart

2008 sees a trend for stronger, larger, designer bags that can cope with women who carry the equivalent of 2.5 kilos over their shoulders.

It’s official: women now carry everything in their handbag but the kitchen sink. British newspaper The Daily Mail claims in its Femail section that the average British woman’s handbag “weighs the same as five bags of sugar” (Nick McDermott, 12/13/07). That’s 5 pounds or nearly 2.5 kilos of stuff, “equivalent to a hod carrier on a building site.”

According to The Daily Mail, "the burden on a woman's shoulder has increased by 38% in the past five years." With this in mind, handbags and purses for 2008 are bigger and stronger. Sue Braddick, assistant handbag buyer at John Lewis, a British department store chain says, “We’re seeing a trend for bigger bags.”

Not surprising, when our love of all things electronic means that today’s best dressed women are also shouldering their laptops, mobile phone chargers, ipods and other gadgetry; which are just as important as cosmetics and purses.

The weight carried in our handbags has grown to such an extent that UK major retailers like Asda are requesting their suppliers toughen straps and stitching to make bags more durable. Consequently we need to make sure that any bag we purchase will last.

Big Bags and Back Pain
However, this is not good news for Britain’s chiropractors who state, “We are considering issuing a warning”. Carrying around five pounds of bag regularly is not conducive to good health. Whilst such a heavy weight may not have instant repercussions, it can have a cumulative effect on body posture and may cause back strain.

Says Daily Mail reader Judith from Paris, France: “In Paris you often see women carrying two big bags. One has their personal stuff and the other has work stuff. Or college/uni stuff if they're a student. It's true we have more junk to carry round and you have to wonder what all of this is doing to our backs. We'll all be bent over double in old age.”

Bag Fashion Trends 2008
Along with the reinvention of the maxi dress, 2008 sees a trend for larger tote-style or shoulder bags. Increased weight and bulk means that the humble clutch purse is relegated to evening wear, as the majority of bags are now carried over the shoulder rather than in the hand.

Designer compartment-style bags are a "must have" for the modern woman, with pockets in different shapes and sizes to help organize the clutter inside. Modern women need lots of tailor-made spaces to house their new toys.

Natasha Shamdasani, Handbagdesigner101.com, refers to the current trend as Homes for Hi Tech, stating that “there is a big trend for men’s bags …..with specialized pockets for gadgets and electronics such as ipods, laptops, blackberrys, flash keys and more.”

So what does this mean for fashionistas in 2008? Tote bags (open-top with straps or handles) are selling well, along with the Messenger, a large soft, long-strapped shoulder bag worn across the body, dispersing the weight. These cross-body straps are reminiscent of '80s fashion trends. Many bags for Spring 2008 follow the floral spring-like color trend, with golden olive, diaquiri green, and pinkish reds.

In particular Radley Tote bags are proving popular, and according to Sue Braddick, John Lewis, “sales of Mulberry bags are up by 10%”

For those who prefer hand-held bags or balancing them in the crook of the elbow, the antique doctor-style is proving popular, in particular Dolce & Gabbana’s Large Leather Framed bag, a snip at around $1300.

If you want the real thing, be wary of fake designer bags. Counterfeit bags are getting harder to spot these days. If your bargain sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Match Your Bag With Your Body Shape
As bags are bigger and bolder this year, it is important to find one that flatters your body shape.

With shoulder bags making a come back, consider their length in relation to your height and frame. Remember that wherever the bag ends, it will draw attention to that particular part of your body. For those conscious of a spare tire, then go for a bag which ends at the hips and not at the waist.

If you are short and curvy, juxtapose your assets by choosing a long and sleek, rectangular or square style. In a soft fabric and good quality leather, this can knock off the pounds. If you are tall and slim then a slouchy, rounded hobo-style will compliment your frame. Elfin British model, Kate Moss is rarely seen separated from her oversized Chloe Betty and Cameron Diaz regularly totes her Burberry Knight Studded Bag

Overweight and Oversized Bags Command Respect
This season men will need to beware. With the average woman sporting a five-pound handbag, she can cause some serious damage should she choose to aim one their way! As one Daily Mail reader, Bob, from Nottingham, puts it “Time to show more respect or risk getting clobbered seriously.”

With the weight of women's handbags expected to increase a further 20% within the next decade, it gives a new meaning to the phrase "it' s in the bag!"

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Graduation is here! She wants a REAL Designer Handbag! Have fun shopping! Here's a series of Graduation Tid-Bits we found amusing and thought you might, too!

Bad Graduation Gift Ideas
by Andy

A Briefcase: Oh, thanks Uncle Frank. You getting me this briefcase ensures that I’m supposed to work the same 9-5 office job that you've worked for that last 25 years while complaining about it and cheating on my wife with my secretary. (Sorry Aunt Jane)

“Planet Earth” on DVD: Am I that hard to shop for? How long did it take you to pick this out at Wal-Mart? Do you think that all I do is get high and watch the Discovery Channel? Well guess what, I DO!

“Planet Earth” on VHS: What? There’s like 20 tapes. Get out of my sight Grandma.

Money: What am I supposed to do with this? It's only four dollars.

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Forget the flowers! Mom wants a new designer handbag for Mother’s Day

What mom really wants for Mother’s Day is a new designer handbag so eFashionHouse.com is making shopping for mom easy with free shipping.

Sky Valley, CA (PRWEB), April 24, 2008: Gone are the days where shopping for mom meant a pretty floral arrangement or a box of her favorite chocolate. Today’s moms are more interested in trendy or classic designer handbags, so eFashionHouse.com is making shopping for mom a little easier with free shipping for Mother’s Day (May 11).

Named Best of the Web by People StyleWatch for below retail priced designer handbags and recognized by About.com as the top of three online retailers of off-priced Chanel, eFashionHouse.com has all the designers and styles moms want. From handbag darling Elaine Turner, to couture legend Chanel, to American staple Coach, eFashionHouse.com offers the latest in designer handbags for all budgets.

"It’s not only fashionistas that want the latest designer handbag all the time, today’s mom is very hip and wants to carry a nice leather handbag as well" said Anna Miller, eFashionHouse Owner. "To meet the needs of our clients, we now carry handbags that are age-friendly…meaning most of the designers we carry cater to women of all ages who simply love fashion."

Not only does eFashionHouse.com, and its five fashion ecommerce stores (BrandsBoutique, LuxuryVintage, DesignersLA, ItalysOutlet and ValueBags), offer a wide variety of authentic designer handbags but they guarantee the lowest prices online for Tano, Melie Bianco, Murval, Elaine Turner and Pietro Alessandro. Plus the site offers a layaway plan that allows its clients to pay over time and still get the bag of their dreams.

If you still don’t know what to get mom, here’s a couple of hot selling bags that are sure to make her smile (and maybe even giggle with glee):

• COACH Hamptons Cream Large Tote – 26% off
• ELAINE TURNER Andie Platinum Distressed Leather Satchel – 24% off
• Tano Bauhaus Leather Tote – 21% off
• Gucci Brit Medium Tote in Brown – 26% off
• Yves Saint Laurent Downtown Tote in Cream – 21% off
• Vintage Chanel Quilted Lambskin Shoulder Bag – only $499

In addition to huge savings on brand new, 100% authentic designer handbags, shoppers will receive free ground shipping from April 24th thru May 2nd on purchase over $100 with coupon code MD08. Plus there is no sales tax on all purchases worldwide.

About eFashionHouse.com
Anna Miller is the President of i-GlobalMall.com, Inc. She operates the website http://www.efashionhouse.com/ and sells high-end authentic designer handbags and accessories at off-retail prices. EFashionHouse.com was named Best of the Web by People Magazine StyleWatch for Discount Designer Handbags and Purses. eFashionHouse.com should not be confused with any other website selling a similar product or using a similar name. EfashionHouse.com is the home of five fashion ecommerce stores: BrandsBoutique, LuxuryVintage, DesignersLA, ItalysOutlet, and ValueBags. Anna is considered an Internet Pioneer & Ecommerce Entrepreneur. She’s been reselling Designer Merchandise online since the early 90s. eFashionHouse.com has an extensive Press Page and a Fashion Blog Network. Visit the site for more details.

Fashion on a Budget - Designer handbags, clothing and shoes

By Woody Lee

There has been a lot of talk about the economy lately and the forecast isn't looking too good which means it's time to start looking at ways to tighten the budget and cut back on the things you don't absolutely need. Though the thought about going without might seem grim at first, there is a silver lining when it comes to shopping. Just because you have less to spend on fashion doesn't mean you have to stop trying completely, following is a list of tips that help the budget fashionista in all of us keep looking fabulous.

Clothing
I thought starting off with the most obvious wardrobe item was a good way to kick off the list especially since a lot of us have already started thinking of spring wear, plus shopping for clothing on a budget is often the easiest. Although no one likes to worry about the economy, one positive result is retailers know that consumers are holding onto their money tighter than before, so they are more willing to hold sales and make higher decreases to entice consumers to spend. Here's a great way to take advantage of dropping prices but still come out with the stuff you want:

Be a savvy sale shopper: I already mentioned how you might notice more sales and promotions from retailers in an effort to boast slow profits, so as a savvy shopper it pays off to know when your favorite store is holding a 'secret sale' (join a mailing list or befriend the sales staff to become a VIP), end-of-season sales (household names like Banana Republic and Macys hold seasonal sales where items are 40% off), watch for the buy-one-get-one-half off type of coupon sales because you can buy the non-sale item you've been eyeing and get another item half off.

Shop online: Even the most experienced shopper can find it daunting to keep up with the sale schedule at their favorite stores which is why shopping online has become so popular. Gone were the days where you weren't sure of your size or if something looked good, most online shops allow for easy returns. But it's better to know the types of clothes you look good so you won't have to mail back a bunch of returns. The best part about shopping online is that often times you can find the same brands at cheaper prices because an online retailer doesn't have to pay for retail space. If you don't believe me, I found Rachel Pally dresses at 50% off at DesignersLA.com or check out ShopBop and click on the 70% off sale section (you'll be amazed at what you see). Plus if you sign up for your favorite e-tailers email list, you'll get even more savings with sale announcements and coupon codes sent right to your inbox. What's easier than that?

Invest in classics: Though sale shopping can result in a ton of savings, to really save money try not to buy something you won't end up wearing just because it is on sale. Sure a designer label pink suede skirt at 80% off is a great deal but if it's hot outside or pink suede isn't in style when the weather cools, you've wasted money that could have been used toward something you'll wear again and again. Trends are always fun but invest in a couple of classics that can take you through an entire season. I'm thinking white wide-leg pants and a yellow dress but you can pick your favorite spring staples.

Vintage: If the thought of secondhand shops scares you than you haven't been shopping at the right vintage store. Vintage can be ultra-hip and you'll be surprised to see what you find in the right vintage store. Make sure to find one that offers items in good condition and reasonable prices (some are actually expensive) and go hunting for shift dresses, capris and 50's style blouses that have been seen in all the fashion magazines. Plus there are even some great online vintage shops (JillsConsignment and LuxuryVintage) that carry amazing stuff in awesome condition.

Handbags and Accessories
It doesn't matter if there are tough times or not, fashionistas are constantly on the lookout for bargains on designer handbags. The good thing is that a good designer handbag has a much longer run than designer clothing because if you invest in the right designer purse or designer jewelry you can wear it for many months as opposed to changing up your clothes due to trends and weather conditions. And even though designer "it" bags cost more than ever, the average designer label handbag costs $2k, I've done my homework and found ways to score a hot designer bag, designer jewelry or accessory from Prada, Gucci, Tod's, Chloe, Anya Hindmarch, Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Burberry, and even Chanel at up to 70% off retail. Don't believe me, see for yourself:

Shop online: As with shopping for clothing, shopping online for designer accessories can really pay off. Unlike clothes, you don't have to worry about how an item will fit because most reputable sites will list the exact measurements and provides photos from all angles so you can see exactly what you're getting. Since online retailers don't have as much overhead as say a big department store (it's hard to find a designer handbag in a small boutique), they are able to offer substantially more savings for the exact same purse. I recently picked up an authentic Chanel handbag at for 50% off retail at eFashionHouse.com and the selection is endless. Based on my budget (and a little bit of principal) I would never pay full price for a designer handbag because I know if I wait for the "it" bag craze to die down, I'll visit my favorite site and get the bag 40% off. You can also shop for brand new designer jewelry from Chanel, Gucci and others at more than 60% off.

Wait for end-of-season sales: All of the major department stores mark designer handbags off toward the end of the season an although it's nice to carry a bag as soon as the season starts, if you can hold out, you can find what you're looking for. But if you plan to wait for these sales, make sure you are the first to know because inventory goes fast and is usually sold out the day a sale starts (if you miss the boat, visit the discount designer handbag web sites who sell authentic bags at a discounts year round).

Out with the old, in with the new: If you are as much of a handbag lover as I am than you probably have a couple of designer handbags lying around that you haven't used in a while which means you can afford to get rid of them. If you sell these unused accessories on eBay or to a consignment shop, you can have some extra money to spend on the designer handbag you really want. Try it out, it won't hurt as much as you think.

Vintage: More than even clothes, vintage designer handbags, jewelry and accessories (wallets, scarves, etc.) can not only save you money but even outlast many of the trendier bags. Sites like LuxuryVintage sell authentic Chanel handbags in amazing condition (little to no wear) for as low as $400 and since Chanel handbags are timeless, this is a small price to pay for a bag you can wear for years to come.

Don't be a snob: In addition to the luxury leaders like Marc Jacobs and Prada, the handbag heyday has allowed for smaller labels like Elaine Turner, Tano and Pietro Alessandro to make a name for themselves. Often made from the same high end materials as couture fashion houses, it's easier than ever to score an ultra-soft trendy handbag, like the Elaine Turner Paige Python Frame Bag or the Alex Tote, for a fraction of the cost of an expensive designer label.

Cheap Chic: We usually don't like any handbags that fall into the $15-$40 range but we have to say that lines like Melie Bianco and Murval are quickly making us change our mind. We wouldn't recommend spending your money on a bunch of cheap, poorly made handbags but if you want the look of the moment handbag, than Melie Bianco will probably have it. Visit DesignersLA.com and be amazed at how Melie Bianco manages to make such stylish and gorgeous handbags at such unbelievable prices.

Shoes
There is not a lot of advice we have on shoes because we think that most savvy shoppers (who are women at least) have this category covered but we'll include a couple of pointers just in case you need a refresher:

Invest in a good pair: Shoes are quickly becoming like designer handbags in the fact that they are wildly expensive and there are now a ton of "must-have" styles. Christian Louboutin is the leader of the pack, followed closely by Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blanik but finding a pair of these beauties at a discount can be pretty tricky but not unheard of. If must have another pair of shoes (to add to the 30 you already have), than try to invest in as much shoe as you can afford. Maybe we walk a lot but we've found that investing in a good pair of shoes (leather upper and leather sole) can take us a long way.

Online: There are a ton of online sites selling only footwear and it's sometimes hard to go through them all but the one good thing about so many choices is that there is more competition which means that price points will be lower. We haven't found a ton of online sites that we like to shop at for shoes because we tend to shop for more high end brands (goes back to that investment thinking) and there aren't a lot of sites that sell expensive shoes but one place I have found luck at saving money is eBay (yes, eBay). I would never purchase a designer handbag from eBay because there is no way to guarantee that you are actually getting an authentic designer handbag but shoes are less likely to be knocked off. But be prepared to search often because the selection is limited however you can find some amazing deals (brand new Lanvin flats for $200 or Prada heels for $100). So brush up on your bidding war skills because wining a pair of Manola Blanik Mary Janes is harder than actually walking in them.

Sales: Like clothes and designer accessories, the best and easiest way to save money is to know when your favorite shoe store is having a sale, but the early bird gets the worm in shoes sales because if there is one thing women have in common its shoes.

So although a slow economy can be a huge drain on your wallet, just remember that looking good doesn't have to suffer a recession as well. Become an experienced (and smart) shopper and you'll ride out tough times with the shirt on your back.

Woody Lee is a free lance writer, blogger and fashion addict living in New York City. She loves fashion, she loves high quality designer handbags, and she absolutely dislikes paying full price.