Vintage handbags : collecting and wearing twentieth-century designer handbags
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Vintage handbags : collecting and wearing twentieth-century designer handbags
Carlton books, 2009
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Decade by decade, the lavishly illustrated "Vintage Handbags" recounts over 100 years of shoe history, from Elsa Schiaparelli's mesh bags for Whiting & Davis in the 1920s through the Hermes Kelly bag in the 1950s to the Fendi Baguette of the 1990s. Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful handbags are showcased. An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, the book explores the key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped handbag design, revealing exquisite and groundbreaking work from such luminaries as Salvatore Ferragamo, Coco Chanel, Hermes, Fendi, Bonnie Cashin and Judith Leiber.
Table of Contents
- Foreword TBC
- Introduction
- 1900-19: The Birth of the Bag
- 1920s: Flapper Styles
- 1930s: Decoration & Surrealism
- 1940s: Utility Bags
- 1950s: Structure & Decorum
- 1960s: The Swinging Sixties
- 1970s: Free Independence
- 1980s: The Power Decade
- 1990s to Now: Future Collectibles
- Vintage Shopping Guide
- Sources & Sites
- Glossary of Designers
- Index.
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