A few days ago, PurseBlog friend BryanBoy tweeted that Marni designer Consuelo Castiglioni would be the perfect replacement for Karl Lagerfeld once he’s ready to move on from Fendi, and I can’t help but completely agree. Marni’s signature retro-minimal approach gets better and more fully realized by the season, and Consuelo’s sense for accessories and embellishment keeps improving right along with it.
It probably won’t surprise anyone that I think the handbags from Marni Fall 2012 are excellent. They have the signature quirky Marni look without being unappealing to the buying public at large, and the addition of a few flower-embellished pieces alongside the standard neutral leather is a welcome one. Fendi’s aesthetic has been going in a similar direction in recent seasons, and just like Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz seems like Karl’s heir apparent at Chanel, I hope that Castiglioni will be the woman for the job at Fendi.
Images via Vogue.com
i love the tweed… other juz like my granny”s bag… sorry
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Love it!
they’re all gorgeous ..hope there are Larger sizes..too small for me lol
Love doctor bag.
#4 is my favorite. Adorable.
So pretty! Very classic shape and I love the design.
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Those basket bags remind me of bags my grandmother used to carry. As a matter of fact, most of them look like some of my grandmother’s vintage bags.
I hope that there are small, medium, and large sizes. As it is, I couldn’t see myself using this as an everyday bag.
I would never wear that flower embellished bag, but I do really like it oddly as a piece of art!
The idea of Consuelo going to Fendi is interesting from a design perspective but extremely unlikely. She and her husband own Marni- she isn’t a hired hand at the house.
I love all the fold-over ones with the three compartments, especially the powder blue exotic. The bags with the leaf cut outs are lovely as well.