Fashion and Bags

The online world is full of fashionable bags and shoes. And the price! Oh, my, it's enough to drive you crazy. So, let us take a look at why it's top fashion to carry the right bags.

In the past, most women (read red carpet celebs) showed off their toned, svelte bodies that were neatly tucked into expensive dresses. Everything else - shoes, jewelry and handbags - were mere accessories that did not deserve more than a passing glance. But, all that was before expensive shoes, bags and accessories became high-end luxury items. These days, these seemingly trivial items have become important enough to become fashion statements in their own might. So, if you're wearing the wrong brand of shoes or carrying anything other than the latest IT bag, you'll be stamped as being a cheap-o! The time of fashionable accessories had truly arrived.

Everyone knows that high-end logo brands are created and designed with celebrities in mind. That is why they are insanely expensive. $3,000 for a mere bag may sound ludicrous, unless you move in a society where everyone is vying to purchase bags or shoes that cost even more. At that level, bags such as these are fashion statements. They are must-haves, and scrimping on these is simply not done, 'dah-lings'!

But, one must remember that the climate for big brand, high end fashion bags has just undergone a huge change, as has the demand for anything that does not justify its cost. It was all hunky dory till the economic downturn set in. Since then, the world economy has imploded, taking down with it many things that were being taken for granted. Millions are losing their jobs and thousands are witnessing their retirements shrink to the size of a shriveled up prune. Terms such as budget fashionistas are becoming the accepted norm. So, where does that leave the concept of fashion bags and designer wear? Pretty much in the lurch, as is witnessed by the booming market for the more affordable replica handbags and accessories.

People love fashion. They always will. But, for many, spending $1,800 on a bag or $2,000 on a perfume is offensive. Actually, most people no longer have that kind of spare cash. So, even a well designed bag from a popular brand like LV or Gucci languish on sales desks with no takers. Mind you, people would still be grabbing the replicas of these designs, which just goes to show that they still love the clean lines, cut, color and style quotient of the bag. In fact, they love just about everything except the cost. If they have to forego the original so they can afford an equally well made replica, then, for most people, this seems to be the most logical option.

Fashion can never be peeled away from accessories: the bags, shoes and jewelry you carry have a definite impact on your appearance. So, people who need to look good or desire to be appreciated for their looks have to keep swimming with the tide. However, that's not to say that they can't cut costs and go for alternatives that work out in the long term.

Jolin Petter an expert author and avid writer in the field of fashion shares her view regarding fashion bags. For information related to fashion bags [ http://www.guccidea.com/  ]