INFORMATION
Author(s): Marnie Fogg, Anya Hindmarch
Print length: 224 pages
Dimensions: 19 x 24 cm
Format: Hardcover
Price: 799.000 VND
Weight: 1.049 g
Publisher: Hachette
Publication year: 2022
INTRODUCTION
"Vintage Handbags: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics" by Marnie Fogg is a sumptuous and authoritative guide that spans over a century of handbag history, celebrating how these accessories have evolved into symbols of fashion, art, identity, and investment. Beginning with early 1900s pieces like Elsa Schiaparelli's mesh bags, the book journeys decade by decade through the 1920s modernism, 1930s decoration and surrealism, the austerity of the 1940s, the structure and decorum of the 1950s, the radical youth styles of the 1960s, the playful freedom of the 1970s, the designer boom of the 1980s, and into the 1990s up to current pieces that are becoming the vintage classics of the future.
Each chapter showcases iconic handbags through archival and contemporary photography, offering not only aesthetic admiration but also historical context: craftsmanship, materials, structural innovations, iconic hardware, signature motifs, and how cultural shifts influenced handbag design. This guide also provides practical advice for collectors and wearers: how to identify key designers, what makes a bag valuable, how to care for vintage materials, and tips for buying and wearing classics with style.
This book is highly valuable for fashion enthusiasts, collectors, stylists, design students, and anyone interested in the material culture of accessories.
