There are many ways to find them. One thing you can do, is look for seasonal handbag designs. You are sometimes able to buy a discount designer handbag, because it was last season’s pattern. For example, I managed to buy a beautiful, well-made Coach wristlet once for only $30 (at a department store, so it was authentic), because it was a seasonal style. How do you find designer handbags that are seasonal? They are often sold during seasonal sales at department stores and boutiques. If you do not find any, you can always ask the stores about off-season discounts.
In conversations with many handbag salespeople, it was obvious the upcoming season will offer a variety of wild colors, exotic leathers, and metallic finished leathers. They will appear in shoulder styles, clutches, slings and large totes. Most designer bags remain consistent in size and function. The variations from season to season come to color, hardware, texture and price.
It’s always interesting to see which star is carrying a certain designer purse since they certainly seem to have a fetish with designer bags. Most of the big handbag designers have boutiques in Hollywood and it’s unlikely that you will see your favorite star without a trendy bag.
Another way to find designer handbags, is to look online. Obviously, there are lots of online sellers that can give you a good price for a handbag. Just make sure that what you buy online is an authentic designer handbag. Online, you can easily buy off-season handbags at a good price. Or, you can probably find a designer handbag that is a classic style, but is still below common retail value.
Doing a bit of mental gymnastics with a few designer handbag price tags, it became obvious a calculator was needed! Prices are competing with Los Angeles mortgage payments! One designer bag, constructed of scratch resistant, pebble grain calf leather, had a hefty $3500.00 price tag. Durability to last a life time is a major characteristic of a quality handbag, but let?s get real here, women change handbags as often as they change their nail polish. Paying hefty prices for a designer handbag a few times each month is fashionable, but not healthy or wise.
Dooney & Bourke is yet another designer that makes some great handbags that have received much attention. Although they haven’t been in the handbag business as long as others, they have made their mark on the industry. Since 1975 this U.S. based company has been designing some unique and high quality handbags with prices falling in the mid-range of designer handbags.