Handbagista

Balenciaga is best known for starting the New Look fashion craze of tight suits and skirts, for the set-back collar that endowed its wearers with a swan-like, the sack dress, and the full-sized jacketwith dolman sleeves. The Spanish designer was always ahead of the fashion curve, outdoing even the most drastic runway designers with a flair for not only look good on a hanger, but what looked good on an actual breathing woman. Balenciaga bags are no different. Balenciaga Bags carry on the artist’s legacy of providing women with beauty.

It is said that Balenciaga was so valued and beloved by his customers that women would order multiples of each item they bought. That way, when their favorite sack dress was in the cleaners or otherwise inaccessible, they had a duplicate to wear. They appreciated so the designers ability to transform their otherwise average figures into something spectacular.

Such success did not come easy. Balenciaga was a tough perfectionist. He would never produce any garment or accessory until he was certain it had not one flaw. He devoted insatiable energy to ensuring that every item with his name on it fit perfectly into an outfit. Balenciaga was a genius of proportion and scale, balancing every piece of an outfit. Just take the pill-boxes and other outrageously large or small hats that he specialized in. There was no other way to complete the silhouettes of his dresses or suits.

Just take his Balenciaga bags, too. The Balenciaga Metallic Bags, for instance, are taking the runways and starlet scenes by storm in the twenty first century, just as his bags did decades ago. A Balenciaga Metallic Bag can balance out an otherwise staid outfit with instant glamour and outrageous color and sheen.

Fashion models, rock stars, and movie celebrities alike are flocking to the range of styles and colors of these Balenciaga bags. You can choose from silver, hot pink, silver, or emerald. Or pick from a small slouchy shape to a brazen and beefy shoulder bag. You’ll be in elite company, with the likes of Nicky Hilton, Jennifer Lopez, and Natalie Appleton all relying on Balenciaga bags to finish off their outfits.

Such color and pizzazz may seem odd coming from a designer known as a master of black. Balenciaga in his heyday was known for subtle blends of black and brown, earthen tones that he borrowed from his home country’s traditional dress. But Balenciaga bags are more simply an extension of his overall sense of balance. After all, Balenciaga also borrowed the frilly, embroidered look of traditional Spain, as well as the blinding whites and jeweled-endowed trimming.

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written by Karen

Cristobal Balenciaga was a titan of his time because he loved the women he designed for. Unlike some other designers, who oddly enough created clothing and accessories that pointed out a woman’s flaws, Balenciaga believed in accentuating a woman’s positives and disguising her flaws. It’s a concept practiced today by his namesake brand, especially when it comes to their Balenciaga handbags. Balenciaga handbags are potent fashion symbols that can draw out your inner beauty and light up your outer chutzpah.

Authentic Balenciaga handbags typically are highly customizable, so you can develop this balance between the inner and outer you to perfection. Many come with tassels galore, with extras in case you want to add more to the bag to personalize it. These tassels can either be metal, leather logo, or logo plate depending on your particular bag and your tastes.

To match any woman’s figure, Balenciaga handbags come in all sizes and shapes. Some of the more common types to look for are the City Arena, the Twegy, the Le Dix Wristlet, the Small Le Dix, the Large Messenger, the Overnite/Traveler, and the Medium Motorcycle. With this wealth of size of breadth in their collection, Balenciaga handbags are bound to please any women.

Out of their new spring lineup, one of the hottest Balenciaga handbags is the Tammi Lynn Bag. For this kind of fashion, however, expect to pay. Retail prices for the Tammi Lynn orbit in the $1200 to $1800 range, while you may be able to find steeper discounts on the Internet. Buyer beware, of course, when you court cheap prices on the Web. You may be in for a rude awakening if your Balenciaga handbags turn out to be knock offs.

One of the most common Balenciaga handbags you’ll find in stores and on the Internet, real and ripped off, is the Balenciaga Motorcycle bag. These bags are fabricated out of rich brown or black leather, which like a baseball mitt, only gets softer and smoother the older and more used it gets. The main pocket is closed with an industrial sized hearty zipper, which matches the gunmetal hardware adorning the bag’s outside. The bag features versatile cell phone and accessories pockets, a detachable mirror and shoulder strap, and a short handle with double-weaved leather.

With the Balenciaga Motorcycle bag, or any Balenciaga handbags, on your arm, you will carry forth full-knowing that your God-given beauty will shine forth, with a little help from Balenciaga.

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written by Julie

There is no simple solution to this dillema. So in the spirit of Paris Hilton, J-Lo, and every other sexy female with purses to burn, buy both the Balenciaga Twiggy Handbag and the Balenciaga Medium Leather Biker Bag. The Balenciaga Twiggy Handbag and the Balenciaga Medium Leather Biker Bag are just variations of the same classic Balenciaga theme. Sure, but that’s like saying that love and ardor are just variations of the same emotion! They are both equally felt, equally pleasing on their own merits.

And just as women have different moods for every moment of the day, we deserve to have different bags for each mood. The glitz and the glamour of the twentieth century, combined with the technology and the industry of the twenty first century, sure as heck provide women with the means to do just that.

Designers today have a treasure trove of materials, textiles, and designs to meld together to create artistic masterpieces in the guise of purses, clutches, and shoulder bags. For tear-filled Mondays or stormy Sundays, there’s high-quality synthetics for water proofing your valuables. There are old-fashioned straws and high-tech plastics to tote to the beach. Croc-riveted leathers and furry tassels for wild nights on the town. And buttoned down fabrics and taut animal skins for big boardroom meetings.

Then there are Balenciaga bags. The slouchy but aggressive styling of a Balenciaga Medium Leather Biker Bag is so craved by the Hiltons of the world because its silohuete suits their twiggy frames. The attitude cries out without them having to open their puckered, painted lips. A Balenciaga Twiggy Handbag or a Balenciaga Medium Leather Biker Bag is unmistakable whether or not it’s being handled by a celebrity, though. That’s because Balenciagas are celebrities themselves, born in the tradition of one of the most innovative, staunchly brilliant designers of the twentieth century: Cristobal Balenciagas.

With a Balenciaga Twiggy Handbag or a Balenciaga Medium Leather Biker Bag, you get real thick leather, black and rich with industrial looking zippered pockets. The double handle for tote carrying is leather. The handle for carrying on your shoulder is leather. Even the attached makeup mirror is framed in leather. Inside, the soul of the Balenciaga is filled with soft black cloth. These bags are classics for women who want a hard-edged style, who demand to strut their stuff in the nighttime, but who are soft and subtle on the inside.

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written by Karen

A biography, Cristobal Balenciaga style perhaps starts at a not so opportune moment in world history. The Spanish Civil War, which began in 1936, transformed Cristobal Balenciaga’s homeland into the testing ground of modern warfare. Communists pitted themselves against nationalists and fascists, with other forces providing the bullets and bombs. Before this horrific event in Spanish history, Balenciaga ran a modest but burgeoning fashion business of three couture houses. With the onset of tragedy, however, Balenciaga fled. So began the most exciting phase of a biography, Cristobal Balenciaga style.

When war struck in 1936, Balenciaga first fled Spain for London. A year later, he found his way to the heart of international fashion, Paris. There, he opened The House of Balenciaga in 1937 on the Avenue George V.

He launched what would become one of the highest reaching careers in history. Balenciaga quite literally changed how fashion is designed. He began in the 1930s, when he designed suits with tucked in waists and hips that were rounded. His gowns of this era feature unprecedented wide skirts. He essentially invented the New Look of 1940s fashion before it was supposedly invented by Dior. When his invention, the New Look, became passé in the 1950s, Balenciaga turned away from it and created another fashion revolution. His inventions of the 1950s thus were soft shapeless suit jackets.

The brilliance of all of Balenciaga’s works perhaps comes from his uncanny ability to make the best out of any women’s features. Instead of highlighting the defects in the classic womanly shape, Balenciaga tended to hide these defects and accentuate only the positives. In this way, Balenciaga was a genius. He could make any woman, no matter her size or shape, look like the bell of the ball. As he himself liked to boast, a woman did not need to be a runway model to get away with wearing his dresses. The dresses themselves could get any woman on the runway.

For instance, Balenciaga created a furor in the 1950s with his set-back (or standaway) collar. This unique collar gave women the look of a long neck, like the neck of a swan. He originally designed the style for the famous New York editor the sole reason to disguise the fact that this woman had no neck! For many of his clients, who were rather short, plump, and older, Balenciaga invented shorter sleeves, which magically could endow any women with the appearance of greater height.

Perhaps a biography, Cristobal Balenciaga style ends on a far quieter note than it began. After rocking the fashion world in 1956 with the invention of his “sack” dress, and amazing the runways with full shapeless jackets and dolman sleeves in the 1960s, Balenciaga retired. With as much trauma as the shells and bullets of the Spanish Civil War, Balenciaga dropped a bomb on the fashion world in 1968. He retired to Spain because the fashion of the day displeased him. He died four years later.

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written by Gail

Did you know that more than $25 billion worth of counterfeits are sold over the Internet each year?

You heard right.

That’s billion with a B.

It’s a scary figure for everyone involved. Designers are aghast as their good brand names are dragged through the muck.

Buyers are scared to death that their supposed brandname purse is actually a fake.

Imagine spending hundreds of dollars on a handbag to later find out that it’s a Balenciaga replica purse, a fraud. You probably would never dare bring that Balenciaga replica purse out in public for fear of someone figuring out the truth.

That’s the major problem with shopping on the Internet. Sure, it is full of steals and deals, but usually what sounds too good to be true is, of course, not true. It’s liable to be a fake. This is especially the case with designer goods like handbags.

These bags are worth the hundreds of dollars they go for in retail, but when buyers see them at huge discounts on online auction sites, they can’t resist.

These counterfeits may even look real, and the seller may claim that they are real. Chances are, however, that the reason that someone can sell a Balenciaga or other high-quality bag for 50 bucks is because it is a Balenciaga replica purse, a rip off.

The Internet is not regulated by American or international government bodies. So it is nearly impossible to clamp down on con artists and scam jobs. Even if local or federal authorities shut down a bogus handbag dealer, the Internet is way too accessible to slow them down.

In a matter of days, even hours, that same bogus handbag dealer could be up at another domain selling the same replicas and counterfeits.

What can a lone consumer like you do? First off, always shop online well aware of the dangers that await you. And follow the axiom, what sounds too good to be true is probably a crock. However, if you come across a deal, say, on a fine vintage Balenciaga motorcycle bag and the dealer swears it’s legitimate, check with the site’s return and customer satisfaction policies.

If they protect you, go for it.

As for buying a Balenciaga replica purse willingly, understand that even replicas that admit they’re replicas violate the law. You’re better off saving your money and buying into the lore, luster, and look of the real thing.

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written by Julie