British actress Cate Blanchet received an Armani handbag at an awards show. Getting the right kind of designer handbags adds value to the wardrobe. Rather than depending on the sales person, getting attracted to a friend’s design or running after a reputed label (alas, it could be a fake!) trust your own aesthetic sense. The Armani handbag spells class in international markets. Going by the number of its fakes, it is popular with the glitterati and the hoi polloi all over the world. The clothes fashion giant based in Italy, which is the head quarters to some other labels also, is a sure symbol of luxury. Well, if it is a genuine bag very few can afford it.

Giorgio Armani has been in the design business for so long that it is second nature for him to present the world’s best in clothing, accessories and designer handbags. The lion mane is the unmistakable brand identity of the maker for many years. For the current season, soft fabrics with country textiles and antique patterns are Armani’s choices. For the fall and winter of 2008, the Italian design studio is presenting a new line of Bau and Venus bags, concentrating on polished leather and shiny reptile skin. It matches the sophistication of the urban legends, socialite evenings and warm parties with designer handbags. The Bau (a rectangle box structure) is a large polished leather bag. The Venus bag is sleek and more feminine to hold. It has a varnished blue python skin.