If you don’t currently own a Coach handbag and are wondering what all the hype is about, I will fill you in. Coach handbags are perhaps the most sought after of all designer handbags, due to their quality and style. They are created with the finest materials available and come with a lifetime warranty. In my experience, any company that is able to offer a lifetime warranty on a product must believe that they have made the best possible product that they can. Read any celebrity gossip magazine or website and you’re sure to find your favorite celebrities toting a Coach handbag.

Naturally you turn to the internet to find a cheap Coach handbag and have come across a myriad of websites that are selling coach handbags at unbelievable prices. Be aware that not all online retailers are created equal. Many online stores sell cheap fake handbags or what they call “designer inspired handbags”. Designer inspired handbag is just a nice way of saying that it looks like the real thing, but its fake. Of course if your budget is tight and you’re looking for a knock off designer handbag, these are very easy to find.

If you buy online, buy from a respected seller that you feel comfortable buying from. If a seller, such as an eBay seller claims to be selling cheap coach handbags, look at their feedback from other purchasers to make sure that they were happy with their purchase. The best part about buying online at an auction website is that you have the opportunity to get a designer handbag at a discount price and usually are protected from a bogus seller. Check into the policies of the websites that you are buying from and also search for any negative feedback that may be somewhere on the internet.

So the question is this; Can you actually buy a cheap Coach handbag on the internet? The answer is YES! Look around, do your research and remember that if something looks too good to be true it just might be. It’s possible to get a Coach handbag for around $150-$250, but if you come across a website offering an authentic Coach handbag for $50, stay away!

Gucci handbags this season are very versatile and vary in their size, shape, and overall look as they do every year. This year the common theme is usually gold, which is a Gucci signature but buckles, leather, wood and bamboo are also seen in the current retail and wholesale Gucci handbag selection. With so many options, you are sure to find a wholesale Gucci handbag that will fit you idea of the perfect Gucci handbag without paying extraordinary prices for it. Gucci will always be one of the most expensive brands, but your Gucci handbag can be much more affordable if you are willing to shop wholesale vendors.

There are many places to shop for a discount or wholesale Gucci handbag, one of the best is probably the Internet. The Internet brings the best of wholesale to everyone that can log on and shop, and Gucci bags are no exception. There are many wholesale Gucci handbag dealers online that have all of the current handbags so that you can choose something that is very current. You can expect to save anywhere from a few dollars to 50% off of the original sales price when you shop for a wholesale Gucci handbag online, which can literally save you hundreds to even thousands of dollars depending on what you are looking at.

With Gucci you will find that you can buy a wide variety of handbags at wholesale prices. There are large, medium, small, and tote style bags all available this year. Buckles are very in right now, giving your Gucci handbag a very modern and fun look that can be paired with jeans to eveningwear. Leather is also very in for Gucci, from the main material that the bag is made of to leather accents in the handles, décor, and more. Wood and bamboo is very popular this year as well, not only in Gucci handbags but with all of the big designers. Several of the Gucci handbags have wood accents as well as using wood and even bamboo for handles and straps, which is a fun look.

If you aren’t quite sure what Chanel Reporter handbags are or how to distinguish them from other Chanel handbags, they are commonly described as the puffy looking bags with several pockets. The look is understated by stylized at the same time. Many of the bags have an almost quilted look, although that would be quilted leather, far from anything that you would put on your bed to sleep with! Chanel Reporter handbags are generally made of leather on the exterior and then the interior is either satin or brushed leather for an all over classy look and feel. The outside of the bag is often stitched in a pattern as mentioned above and has two to four pockets on it. Overall the bag has sort of a square look to it with 10-12 inch handles on it. Most of the Chanel Reporter handbags also have at least one zipper pocket on the inside so that you can hold valuables or even a wallet in a secured pocket.

Not only do Chanel Reporter handbags look great and have a great reputation as being very fashionable, each one is unique. Every reporter bag is issued its own hologram authorization number and card. This is the way to ensure that the Chanel reporter bag that you have purchased or that you are looking into purchasing is not a replica. With so many knock offs out there today, this hologram is one of the best ways to ensure that you are buying Chanel and nothing less. If in doubt, you can always look at the stitching and the overall craftsmanship of the handbag to see if you are dealing with the real deal or not. Chanel is very detail oriented and because the reporter bag does have many small details you will likely be able to discredit the fakes before you even consider paying for them.

1. The material used
2. The time that it take to manufacture each handbag.
3. The premium of how long the bags last.

Now, lets take a look at the material of these bags. Coach only uses the best leather on the market. Coach knows that when you use a cheap material you get a cheap bag that will not last. Take a look and fill the leather of these bags and feel a cheaper bag. You will feel a difference. A Coach bag has softer leather. While fake leather product is hard and brittle. Also, take a look at the latches. Some are real gold. Do you see a difference from a cheaper bag?

How about the manufacturing process? Coach designers take their time to manufacture every single handbag. If a handbag has a flaw it does not make it to the show room floor. It is mostly destroyed on sold at the Coach Outlet Stores around the world.

How about how long people actually keep these bags? You know Coach Handbags actually get better the more wear you put into them. This is true because the leather has time to mature and become softer. Just like a baseball glove. The more time curing the glove the better it gets.

Yes, your handbag can make you look fat or short or maybe even both. But the good news is, choosing the right handbag can make you look thin and tall.

It’s all about shape. You need to choose a handbag that is opposite that of your figure. If you were short and round, the perfect bag for you would be tall and sleek, like a clutch. Say you are tall and thin. Then a short and round bag would suit you best.

Now it is important you keep ratios in mind. Just because you are stout doesn’t mean you should carry around a pencil box, this will only add to the appearance that you are much larger then your handbag.

And don’t forget, fabrics and accents add a lot to the structure of a bag. A brightly colored, wildly patterned Monogram Multicolor Louis Vuitton Boulogne attracts a lot of attention. This bag will give the appearance that there is a lot my substance to your accessory then there really is.

Next, you will want to consider size of the bag. Take for example the Monogram Louis Vuitton Boulogne mentioned earlier. The bag itself has a small, classic, square shape to it, but it also has a long 12-inch strap. On a woman who is five and a half feet tall, this bag would be at or below her hip. This is too long for her height and therefore makes her look shorter. Now give the same bag to a 6-foot tall woman, and the bag would sit comfortably just above her hip and accentuate her waistline. The goal is to show off your womanly curves while hiding the womanly flaws we all have and hate.

Some popular designer handbag styles:

Tote – An open-top bag with straps or handles.

Hobo bag – A crescent-shaped shoulder bag.

Duffle – Tall shoulder bag, often with a wider opening on top.

Field bag – A flap-top shoulder bag with utility-type closure (buckles, snaps, etc).

Clutch – A small, handheld bag (frequently used for evening wear).

Satchel- A large, handheld bag.

Baguette – Long and rounded shoulder bag resembling the namesake bread.

Messenger – A large, soft shoulder bag with long straps (often worn across the body).

Cigar Box – A small, boxy, hard bag.

Pouch – A soft, small bag.