Dior looks set to enter the new decade in something of a businesslike mode, and has also taken the 'oversized bag' trend further than any show I've seen yet - with shoulder bags in truly epic proportions.
All bags in the collection have a very serious, very masculine feel about them, but this quality is particularly apparent in black. A softer neutral tones brings in more feminine trappings. I'm just fascinated by the size they've blown the accessories up to. Have bags reached their maximun proportions now? Or do you expect to be having to lug your handbag along in a cart next autumn?
So the Fashion Weeks are over for this season and we can rest easy/feel sad/start planning our spring wishlists. It also means it's time to pore over the many, many looks and accessories which have kept us entranced since the first model hit the catwalk back at the beginning of September in New York. Fresh in my mind though, are the Louis Vuitton and Dior shows from Paris, and the handbags from these collections were certainly bold and attention-garnering.
The question here is, which do you like better - Louis Vuitton's tribal-inspired purses or Dior's exotics? Did neither capture your imagination? Or are both stuck up on your fridge for your dose of daily inspiration? Vote and let us know below!
At Dior Spring Summer '09, bags were in keeping with the whole African tribal chic theme seen throughout the show (check out those fertility goddess heels!) and were done in exotic skins like crocodile, with contrast leather and, by the looks of it, fur trims.
Made from what could be leftovers of your gran's spare bedroom quilt or maybe Ivanka Trump's ski jacket, this Dior hobo appears to be one of those fabrics (and one of those colours) that you either screech "yesssss!" or "yeeeuch" to.
It's actually made from soft lambskin and that quilt-like effect is actually "signature cannage pattern embroidery". The mustard colour is quite nice for winter and a plush suede lining may salvage it if you're not a fan... just maybe.
When I first saw this bag I couldn't quite believe my eyes. It's just so ... red. And ruffled. And it looks like broderie anglais. But then I looked at it some more and I started to kind of like it. When I thought about it, I realised that the ten year old me would have adored it.
But the ten year old me would have been out of luck (as, unfortunately, is the thirtysomething me) since it costs $1,755 from eLuxury.
We continue to look at some of the key bags which have defined the it-bag era. Having previously looked at classic offerings from Chloé and Hermés we now move to the legendary design house of Dior. Under the careful leadership of John Galliano the French fashion house has gone from strength to strength especially with accessories. At the turn of the Millennium Dior released the Saddle Bag, so-called because of it's shape. It was the first it-bag to feature heavy hardwear with it's signature 'D' stirrup detail. The Daily Telegraph explained that, "John Galliano brought novelty and whimsy to mass-market bag design - no small achievement in the stiff, po-faced world of leather goods."
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When I first saw this bag I couldn't quite believe my eyes. It's just so ... red. And ruffled. And it looks like broderie anglais. But then I looked at it some more and I started to kind of like it. When I thought about it, I realised that the ten year old me would have adored it. 
