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Handbags have never been more important in fashion: the must-have bag of the season is a muchlusted-after designer item that can make or break a fashion house. For its owner, the handbag is an intimate extension of the body, a kind of mobile home for all the items indispensable for daily life, and at the same time an indicator of fashionability-be it Prada, Louis Vuitton or Chanel.
Here, Caroline Cox tells the intriguing story of the handbag, in fact a relatively recent phenomenon only in general use since the early twentieth century. She traces its development from its origins in the nineteenth century with reticules (essentially pockets with handles) and Vuitton's revolutionary Noe bag designed for the female traveller, via Art Deco clutch bags moulded in Bakelite and the Hermes Kelly bag endorsed by Princess Grace in the 1950s, right up to man-bags and the tt bag of the moment, the Marc Jacobs Stam. Lavishly illustrated throughout with rare and striking images of bags historical and modern, and exquisitely designed, Bags is a must-have for any follower of fashion.