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Clutch
It is a small handbag, like a purse. The handbag contains only the most necessary things, for example, cosmetics, and is intended for parties and business meeting. Clutch will perfectly suit the evening attire.

Satchel
The roomy handbag, which has two small handles and one long thong. Such bag will suit both women working at office, and students. This one is very convenient for carrying documents.

Duffel
This kind of a handbag is ideal for trips. The big size and a lot of sections allow to put all necessary things conveniently. As a rule, such bag has additional accessories: castors, long thong, etc.

Hobo
The big bag, as a half moon, with one thong. Such handbags are popular among business women when they do not have to carry bulky things, for example, documents.

Today the mission of such lovely accessory as a handbag is much more crucial, than just to transport women’s belongings. Every woman has at least three handbags, various on their shape, size, and color and intended for the certain life situations: work, theatre, walk, travel… So, what styles of hand bags are the most popular today?

In English different types of handbags have the names, and the most widespread from them are the following: Tote, Clutch, Satchel, Duffel, Hobo

Tote

Big roomy handbag with open top and double handles. This kind of a handbag has got the special popularity due to its practicality. The majority of women like Totes, as these handbags are appropriate in all cases: walk with a child, travel, shopping, business meeting.

Last week sisters Hilton arrived to Japan to present the collection of handbags created in cooperation with designers from Samantha Thavasa. Alongside with own creations Paris and Niki have shown the last collection of a popular Japanese brand.

For a brief visit to Japan, including, besides demonstration of a new collection some meetings with admirers, sisters Hilton will receive, as informed tabloids, 500000 dollars everyone.

This year became rather rich for sisters Hilton - for Paris it was marked by imprisonment, for the second sister - the promising career in the fashionable industry. Having shown the debut collection Nicholai within the framework of the New York Fashion Week, Niki Hilton has not stopped and presented collection of the second line, Chick, during The Fashion Week in Los Angeles. In October Niki Hilton has shown her collection during the Fashion Week in Russia.

Dolce&Gabbana
Suits from a brand not slim line. And if the jacket is still narrow in shoulders and reminds a tuxedo, trousers are baggy. Vest is also desirable among other clothes - and it may be put on atop a sweater. A tie is thin, almost as a string.
Also designers offer men to carry big bags-portfolios. Nevertheless it is unclear, what can be carried in these huge “capacities”.

Snow people from Emporio Armani
This brand has devoted a part of the show to snow-birds. The attractive jacket from materials with a snow effect will ideally suits for skiing. Huge cap will protect ears from a cold, and glasses - eyes from the sun. “For every day” designers offer to tuck in a little wide trousers in boots, to put on a golf and a huge jacket.
Well, certainly, here again you will see big bags and long warm scarves.

Less is More is already in Russia. It will be the fifth in the world and the only boutique in Russia.

Less is More Boutiques are opened in such cities, as Milan, Hong Kong, Hanoi and Shanghai. This project has been specially created by Italian company Principe - they are responsible for accessories of Cerruti 1881, Fornaria, Caractere, MomoDesing and Energie. Accessories of these very brands (women’s and men’s lines) will be presented in Less is More. Special attention requires magnificent collection from Avantre. All handbags and accessories are made from exclusive veal leather from animal’s back. Such leather is considered the most expensive and qualitative.

Handbags and accessories from Avantre are divided according to two main motives - the classical collection made of a leather, and a collection of more free style from combination of a leather and a fabric.

The new trio Les cuirs Sulky from Celine: Merens, Lipizzan, Orlov – was named in honor of the best breeds of horses.

Theme of this mini-collection has been chosen not casually. Celine Vipiana has created her first collection of handbags in 1966. Being the passionate horse race’s fan, she has chosen a two-wheeled cart as an emblem for the brand.

New handbags Lipizzan and Merens known for their characteristic oblong form, and bag Orlov is more vertical and is very convenient for a daily carrying. Every handbag is offered in four colors: a matte veal skin in chocolate and caramel shades, bright goat skin in black color or colors of vanilla. As a part of Les cuirs Sulky line, well-known handbag Boogie has got softer design in a new season.

Les cuirs Sulky collection also includes some accessories: a wallet and a small handbag in the same colors and from the same materials.

The spring season 2008 will be marked by the next fashionable collection - designer Stella McCartney will present the debut collection for accessories’ brand LeSportsac.

Judges of McCartney‘s original style will not be disappointed, as, according to Stella, collection for LeSportsac will be created in the same style, as accessories of the designer for her own brand.

The basis of lifestyle-collection will do bags for trips.
These accessories will be available in LeSportsac’s and Stella McCartney’s boutiques, and also in a few largest shops.

Following Alexander McQueen, who has recently presented a joint collection of travel bags with Samsonite, creative tandem Viktor&Rolf will show the own vision of luggage accessories. The design models included in the Black Label line, will be shown in the spring of 2009. The main concept of all models will be the theme of “cheerful travel”.

Samsonite design collection, consisting of women’s and men’s lines, will include bags for hand luggage, big luggage suitcases and roomy vanity bags. The main attention will be given to details of each model, which will be smoother and softer unlike Alexander McQueen’s collection of handbags.

The luggage from Viktor& Rolf will be available in any Samsonite’s firm shop. 

Viktor&Rolf’s collection will appear in one year, therefore Alexander McQueen will continue to please of us with his creations for two more seasons.

Fashion House Burberry specializing on clothes manufacture, has decided to expand business and to pay special attention to accessories. The company is going promote its handbags - models Beaton and Knight bag created this season.

Also the British brand is going to present o the public a high-grade jewelry collection. «This spring Burberry has already presented some jewelry models, however now we are going to create a high-grade collection which will be submitted in all our shops the next season», - said the press-secretary of the Fashion House. The British brand has presented the previous series of jeweller accessories during the spring fashion show Burberry Prorsum this year. Owing to Christopher Bailey’s diligence, who has taken part in development of new ornaments’ design, the collection will appear next spring.

A jeweller line includes the great number of various models made from black nickel in various color variations. Among them will be chains, necklaces, rings and the bracelets made as a circle, a square and a hexagon. Some decorative elements of handbags from new Burberry collection have also been used in jewelry design, for example threefold chains and metal rivets. Now, buying a new handbag, each girl can find some suitable ornaments.

The price for ornaments from the spring Burberry collection will make approximately $195 - $1595.

Last Wednesday LeSportsac has presented the special collection of bags and accessories, created with the assistance of Stella McCartney. This line includes about seventeen denominations, which prices vary from $98 for a vanity bag and up to $475 for a roomy luggage bag. Roughly the collection will go on sale next January.

«Creating each model, Stella first of all was guided by her preferences and vision of what should be an ideal bag for a travel», - told about the concept of this line one of LeSportsac’s representatives.

Besides luggage bags this collection also includes soft covers for a laptop and a camera, children’s backpacks and bags for training equipment. Models will be produced in grey, dark blue, dark pink and orange colors in combination with abstract prints in pop art style. Following the environment support policy, Stella McCartney has used only natural non-polluting materials and stuff for creation of this collection.