Fendi Handbags

1. Fendi Gologo Large Transparent Bag.

Three R’s come to mind; repugnant, repulsive, revolting. This bag looks as if it were made with a cheap shower curtain that you would find at in an in-state college dorm shower. To make it stand out even worse, there is a sort of diamond pattern, tacky leather trim, and fug Zucca print bands with beaded embroidery. Of course it is unlined, to show all your private accessories to the world. Beyond overpriced for this fugly number via eLuxury for $1580.

F stands for Fendi and F stands for fugly. Seriously the house of Fendi needs a major recall ASAP. Make up any excuse in the world; you can even use my own personal excuse; you broke your arm on the slopes and had an extremely difficult time designing. I don’t care what you say, but do something about this. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my Honey Spy beyond belief, it is so mushy and the color is divine and the shape is perfect for me, but this line of bags is gaggable. Even Vlad, the mainly tech man behind Purse Blog, just looked at me and said, “Oh gawd, what’s that atrocity?” Today is designated Fendi Fug Day. Enjoy!

This wacky winter weather has varied from undoubtedly blizzard-y in some areas and overly balmy in others. For those of you looking forward to spring/summer 2007, get ready for bright and bold colors. While shopping today bold, daring, and beautiful colors were splashed all over handbags, shoes, and clothing. One of the hottest colors for spring/summer 2007 is yellow. The Fendi Yellow Patent Leather B Bag rings in the New Year with yellow patent leather and brass hardware. Totally sexy, totally bright, and totally the color to look for this spring/summer. Available via Net A Porter for $1730.

The Spy bag hit big a little over a year ago and since then house of Fendi has designed quite a few hit Spy’s and quite a few total busts. My Honey Spy bag is absolutely stunning and I still am complimented on it whenever I take it out for a stroll. To add a simply drop dead gorgeous color to the Spy creation list, Fendi has designed a lush and rich blue, to make the Fendi Blue Lambskin Spy Satchel. I can attest to the supple leather, beautiful woven handles, gathered sides, and front flap all being designed to the utmost beauty. I am sure I would not be blue if I had a piece of this Fendi heaven. $2120 through Neiman Marcus.

Fendi has undoubtedly made some bags that are extreme hits, and undoubtedly made some bags that show lack of ingenuity or design. I must admit on a pair of heels, placing a buckle is cute and looks great under jeans. But the Fendi Pebbled Leather Hobo Handbag is a major miss and shows a design fart from the House of Fendi. Overused and so-over, is the over sized buckle detail and closure. The pebbled leather usually can be pulled off for a casual appeal, but in this bag is is mis-matching when paired with patent trim and the patent buckle. I’m so over it. Via Saks for $1290.

I am not even here to advocate or not advocate this handbag and its use of animal fur. Rather I am here to question why a store like Barneys give an elementary description of a handbag that equates to the the down payment for a brand new BMW (or any other $44,000 car). Barneys New York advertises the highly pricey rendition of the Fendi Spy Fur Handbag as “The best selling spy bag updated for Fall in grey fur. With metallic silver woven leather handles and lining. 16″x10.5″x6″. Okay, thank you for your time and serious care in describing this handbag. Seriously? I end at this page realizing that all I have learned is that Barneys carries a grey fur Spy bag that is just like all the other Spy bags; except for the fact that it indeed has grey fur and costs over 4 times as much as the leather Spy’s. Love it, hate it, want to know more about it, want to puke on Fendi for using fur, this bag is available for a whopping via Barneys for $8,800.

The Fendi Spy Handbag has been arm candy hit since it’s arrival, being seen on A-list celebs, fashionistas world wide, and me of course . Recently Fendi paired with super luxe French skiwear company Moncler to create a new Spy bag. The Fendi & Moncler Spy Handbag has been labeled the ’ski jacket bag’ and is available in fire-engine red, emerald green and black. Designed from water-resistant nylon and filled with top-quality down, this bag looks more like plastic to me than a hit design. But as supply and demand goes, with only 500 of these bags being produced, you may hope for a Holiday miracle to track one of these high demand low supply bags down at Fendi stores, Barneys and Sak’s Fifth Avenue’s two licensed Fendi boutiques, in Manhattan and Troy, Michigan. Buy it via Barney’s online for $2,100 while supplies last.

The Holiday season is now officially upon us (oh yea, decorations are up around my house!) and gold handbags are all the rage. If you are not as keen on buying a completely gold bag, opt for a bag with gold details. A new hot bag is the Fendi Zucca Leather Boston Bag with Palazzo Print. The golden metallic palazzo print is a hit for me, but the combination of it placed on top of the Zucca print does not make me love the bag. The combination reminds me of 3-D books; you remember crossing your eyes and staring at the pictures. Yet the representation of the Palazzo print pays tribute to the neo-classical architecture of Fendi’s Palazzo flagship store. Shape wise there is a Louis Vuitton Speedy vibe, measuring 9.75″ x 9.5″ x 4.25″. Golden metallic leather pull tab and leather handles cap off this Fendi number. I have heard this bag is hot but I am not feeling it, just too busy for me and the Palazzo tribute is offset by Zucca print. Prove me wrong and tell me how hot the bag truly is. Buy it through eLuxury for $845.

Looks like a re-post from 2 days ago, I know. I did not lose my mind quite yet, but I am wondering your thoughts on this color combination? Would you party with this bag to bring in the year 2007? This Fendi Black and Silver Canvas B Bag is hard to miss with its black canvas body featuring silver leather trim. For the simple reason that I am not flossing with Benjamin Franklin’s, this bag will never find its way into my closet. So would you buy this handbag, and if so, where would you wear it? We want to hear your opinion!

Via Net-A-Porter for $1580.

Not all purse lovers are college football fans, but I am sure many of your significant others appreciate it. This past weekend Vlad and I attended what was touted as the college football rivalry and game of the century, the Ohio State vs. Michigan game. Both Vlad and I met through Ohio State athletics while we were students there and will both love Ohio State until the end of time. For an early Christmas present I managed to find Vlad and I amazing tickets to the game. So this past weekend we were busy watching our team clobber Michigan. We even stormed the field after the game. If you looked on TV at the swarm of Scarlet and Gray (mostly scarlet) we were 2 of the people out there. I carried my Louis Vuitton Damier Speedy with me to the game and realized that to be a true Ohio State fan I need a handbag with team colors. Granted this bag is no where near my usual radar (ironically enough because of the color scheme), it is a viable bag option to carry when cheering on Ohio State.

The Fendi Canvas B Bag is made with natural canvas body and red patent leather on the front buckles, shoulder straps, and outlining. The huge contrast is colors is a bit much for my typical palette, but for Ohio State, this bag has colors that work out well. There is a clasp fastening underneath the front flap closure. Along with the shoulder panels are brass chain handles. Many would think this bag is a tad expensive merely to show school spirit, but if you attended a school like ours, you would understand (and this may be one of the only times your SO will get you ). Buy it via Net-a-porter for $1430.