Vintage handbags make great gifts

When shopping for vintage handbags as gifts one has to look at the person that is being bought for for inspiration. Are they looking for a retro handbag, made by a contemporary designer in a vintage style, or are they looking for the real thing. The market for vintage handbags is actually quite strong on both counts, although a serious collector might be unhappy with a retro styled modern handbag, while the opposite might be true for a real traveler or casually fashionable person.

The first thing that hits you when you start to browse through items classified as vintage handbags is that designers tended to be much more adventurous with their fabrics in the 60s and 70s. Canvas Dior offerings sit next to cocktail purses made from Rhinestone. Leather is, of course, always present, but it is offset with bamboo handles and other slightly absurd accoutrements.

While an item from the original range of vintage handbags will cost a fortune, companies are starting to mimic the styles by remanufacturing some of the more classic examples. Tapestry and needlepoint bags remain two of the most popular vintage styles which have made a resurgence in the general market.

Also, vintage handbags made from Lucite are also incredibly popular, despite the fact that they are extremely solid, unlike a leather or canvas bag. They are also made from the kind of material that, if it is used to make a vintage look alike bag, will likely not be the real thing, and will probably be a plastic substitute for tortoiseshell.

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