I’m glad I got over my obsession for school bag satchels, which is why I didn’t get the handbag when Cambridge Satchels was the rage a couple of months back. The novelty of it got old for me pretty quickly. And seeing as a lot of people have been donning their Cambridge Satchels and look-a-likes everywhere, it was time to pick another design that didn’t look like the bag everyone was carrying.

I guess, Cambridge Satchel also thought it was time to update their famous handbag’s design with this limited release of the Cambridge Satchel with patterns.

I have to say that this really draws the line for me, as it looks almost so much like a grade schooler’s bag now. It would be hard to pair this off with something from my wardrobe, given that I’m thirty something.

This would be perfect as gifts to my nieces who are still in high school and college, though. These handbags are complete representations of the youth market.

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The Cambridge Satchel Co. Patterned Handbags

I think I’m one of those people who haven’t been really crazy about Longchamp handbags. See, they sell out because the bag is one of the most convenient ways to carry stuff around, even when traveling, or rather, especially when traveling.

Originally designed for something to unfold and carry while you’re on a holiday, the Longchampa handbag is really very handy. Because it can be folded up, you can squeeze this in your luggage and then unfold and use as a handbag when you’re checking sites, museums and attractions in another place.

Eventually though, it has evolved into a popular handbag for college students. Because you can basically throw in stuff inside the handbag offers lots of space a student or traveller needs.

Over the years, Longchamp has come up with different designs for their most popular Le Pliage collection. And this July, the brand has unveiled its latest for Christmas 2011.

Like I said, I’m no fan of Longchamp to begin with, despite knowing that yes, this seems likes a pretty handy bag. But I seriously doubt lots of people will find this Christmas 2011 design something to rave about either. Take a look at its design:

I showed this to a couple of friends and one of them said that it looks like a three year old can do better. The handbag’s too busy and really Christmasy…which is probably why it’s only best to carry this around during the holidays.

Along with this Christmas handbag, Longchamp has also released the Carousel:

This has a better design, but still, I’m no fan of the collection.

What about you?

Longchamp Goes Overboard With Christmas Handbag

When I think of summer, I think of nautically inspired fashion, with colors like navy, red and white dominating the wardrobe. Even handbags, this style becomes quite a bit trendy during the season that I would have to consider it as a classic style choice for the summer.

Nautically inspired handbags represent what playful summer is about — a time to relax at the beach, or go picnicking, swimming at the lake, or cruising on the yacht. It’s a time for celebrations like the 4th of July or Labor Day.

Nothing says “nautical” any more than a handbag with an image of a sailboat on it. And canvas seems to be a popular bag of choice for nautical handbags as well.

This red Milly canvas tote is the perfect handbag for those getaways and this goes fashionably well with a pair of white shorts and a fabulous colored top.

The bag is featured with leather and rope handles — very nautical indeed. For a bit of sophistication, it comes with a hanging charm and gold hardware.

Milly’s Tote is from Net A Porter.

Navy Stripes is the quintessential element of nautical fashion.

This Tommy Hilfiger is made of coated canvas material with navy stripes. It’s both chic and durable, a fitting summer piece to have when you’re around water. The handles put the final touches to this nautical handbag, as it is of a knotted rope.

Overall, this is a really cute bag to have for this season. I just, however, that this comes in a bigger size so that you can put more stuff in it.

The Tommy Hilfiger Rugby Stripe tote is from Endless.

Two Fabulous Nautically Inspired Handbags

The minute I saw this, I was all praises for it.

Here’s another view:

This is from Prada’s Fall 2011 Collection and most of the pieces are on the colorful side, which is quite refreshing considering fall/winter pieces are usually full of blacks, browns, grays and all those dull and grabby colors.

Prada does it best and mixes darker shades with lighter contrast and I’m really digging a lot of the designs from the latest fall collection:

The designs are a take on the “quasi-innocence” with a dash of retro flair and a spunk of quirky vibe. Some of the other designs in the collection are textured with python leather and glittered surfaces. But the pieces I like most are these plain and safe ones. These are truly classics.

Prada’s handbags also flow on the simple but elegant side and this new set seals it once again.

Prada’s Fall & Winter 2011 Handbag Collection

I saw a photo of one of Ismachseven’s bag designs in a friend’s iPhone file. She snapped this while she saw this in a shop in Florida and has been keeping it on her phone to serve as inspiration. The bag looks really gorgeous and so I got curios when she told me to check out Ismachseven’s collections online.

And on their official site, I saw some of these designs:

They truly are wonderful pieces with a style that’s very distinct. Ismachseven is a fusion of ideas from the East and West. All the bags have a certain Japanese-Indian or English-French touch, and the marriage of these cultures on the bag designs is just perfect.

The pieces look luxurious and the colors are vivid and out of the ordinary.

I’m gonna be on the look out for Ismachseven even more and dare I wonder which celebrity is going to come out toting one of these bags one day.

From the official site:

Unique design, custom craftsmanship and a spectrum of fabrics, trimmings and styles are the creative cornerstones of IsmachSeven. With a keen eye, trained to find inspiration in the most varied, and often unexpected places, designers Mercedes and Isabella bring refreshing originality to each of their creations.

The exclusivity of the brand is reflected in details such as Japanese zippers, English linings, handles crafted from the finest Italian leathers and a combination of Indian, French and Thai fabrics, to name just a few. One is as inclined to find earrings from the native-American Zuni tribe or parts of Art Deco lamps in one piece, as she is to find hunting batons from the African tribe of the Massai or weaves from nomad tribes from the Himalayas in another.

Each handbag is a unique statement piece that allows a woman to reflect any of the wonderful facets of her personality. But each shares the underlying extraordinary vision and passion, which has quickly come to define the IsmachSeven name.

Designers:
ISABELLA DELFINO
MERCEDES MACHADO

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