Designer Handbags Reach Record High Average $2,000 Fall 2005 ByAnna Miller,
Shopping in Beverly Hills last week I strolled WilshireBoulevard popping in and out of fancy stores sizing up all thenew designer handbags. There are a number of new looks for Fall2005, and prices have a new look, too. Did you know designerhandbags have become the staple in most wardrobes? It doesn?ttake a genius to buy a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, but topurchase the correct designer handbag to pull it all togetherhas become quite an art.
In conversations with many handbag salespeople, it was obviousthe upcoming season will offer a variety of wild colors, exoticleathers, and metallic finished leathers. They will appear inshoulder styles, clutches, slings and large totes. Most designerbags remain consistent in size and function. The variations fromseason to season come to color, hardware, texture and price.
Prices are a difficult topic for handbag lovers to discuss, itbecame the purpose of the Beverly Hills shopping trip. Whichdesigners will rise to the top? Which handbags will have thehighest price tags? These thoughts offered astonishingobservations wondering through the high-end boutiques anddepartment stores.
Doing a bit of mental gymnastics with a few designer handbagprice tags, it became obvious a calculator was needed! Pricesare competing with Los Angeles mortgage payments! One designerbag, constructed of scratch resistant, pebble grain calfleather, had a hefty $3500.00 price tag. Durability to last alife time is a major characteristic of a quality handbag, butlet?s get real here, women change handbags as often as theychange their nail polish. Paying hefty prices for a designerhandbag a few times each month is fashionable, but not healthyor wise.
Not mentioning any names, a lengthy conversation with a handbagspecialist in a very well-known department store shed light onthe day?s mission. We strolled the designer handbag departmentwith calculator in hand. Punching in numbers of our favoritehigh-end designer, we came up with a hefty five-figure total for10 handbags. Then, with jaws dropped open, the average price wasuncovered! As expected, little was left to shock and surprise.Based on a sampling of the designer handbag prices, the pricefor a brand new, high-end designer handbag this season averagesan all-time high of $2000.00 USD.
Oh my! What a price we pay to pull it all together ? that pairof denim jeans and T-shirt! We have become the hunters in searchof the best designer handbag we can find. And, when we know itwill coordinate with a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, then we knowwe?ve selected the best bag. We want to look good, and we wantto feel good, too. It would be nice to know we can purchase abag from a new designer and still make a mortgage payment thissame month.
Here?s a solution. For those of us who know style and don?t wantto compromise quality, find a designer handbag expert to coachand guide your investments. Lacking modesty, I?ll volunteerrecommendations on a variety of designer handbags available at afraction of what you?d expect to pay in a retail store.
You can actually purchase several handbags for the average costof one designer handbag if you shop wisely. If you are a truedesigner handbag addict, and you purchase a new handbag wheneveryou get the urge, then you need a reliable source. Shopcarefully at sites specializing in designer handbags, and you'llfind your favorite designers at as much as 50% less than theaverage cost on Rodeo Drive
