Take a look at a wholesale handbag distributor website like Best Handbag Wholesale and you will see a wide variety of fashionable handbags with western themes and the type of style seen on celebrities on red carpets. As you know if you read any tabloids, celebrities are constantly critiqued on their look and this includes the ever-important handbag selection. Is that tote befitting of Kim Kardashian? Is Victoria Beckham wearing her own bag or a Hermes Birkin? Who wore what where? Oh my gosh.
It is standard for women to judge and assess each others’ handbags, sometimes asking, “Where did you get that?” Based on each others’ recommendations and handbag selection, the fashion industry makes a pretty penny off of new designs every year. However, this isn’t good enough for some designers – I’m referencing Tommy Hilfiger specifically. As I’ve mentioned recently, New York Fashion Week just wrapped up and the reports are flying around about the latest development – Tommy Hilfiger is designing clutch handbags for men.
Examiner reports that Tommy Hilfiger’s spring 2012 collection featured two styles of men’s handbags that were generally well-received by the crowd:
“The men’s handbag collection designed by Tommy Hilfiger for spring 2012 included the clutch which offered a men’s brief silhouette in a smaller, easier to carry size. The clutch was done in a light burgundy and also cobalt blue; both colors blended well with the overall color palette of the collection.”
Also included was a weekend tote bag for men, promoted as a suitcase of sorts, fitting into carry-on spaces on airplanes.
How do you feel about this move from designers to include men when designing handbags? Do you think that American men will ever carry a clutch bag around in daily life?
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