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The Classic Collection
Series: The Classics
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Bags: The Classic Collection is an unmissable celebration of the most iconic and influential handbags in history. Featuring 30 of the world's most desirable models, this supremely elegant volume takes you on a journey through luxury, fashion, and design. It explores the aesthetic world of each...
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An unmissable celebration of the most iconic and influential handbags in history, offering a visual journey through the aesthetic of each bag.
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Bags: The Classic Collection is an unmissable celebration of the most iconic and influential handbags in history.
Featuring 30 of the world's most desirable models, this supremely elegant volume takes you on a journey through luxury, fashion, and design. It explores the aesthetic world of each featured bag through stunning photos and revealing design stories. Each of these handbags has transcended the functional, and even the fashionable, to become a bona fide status symbol in its own right. From the Hermes Kelly to the Fendi Baguette, and from the Chanel 2.55 to the Balenciaga Motorcycle bag, each is defined by a unique vision, impacting the cultural landscape in its own special way.
Written by Lucia Savi of London's Design Museum, this is a luxuriously illustrated guide to the historical contexts and aesthetic philosophies that make each of these handbags utterly timeless.
The bags include: Chanel 2.55; Mulberry Alexa; Givenchy Antigona; Hindmarch Bag Anya; Roberta di Camerino Bagonghi Bag; Fendi Baguette; Gucci Bamboo; Issey Miyake Bao Bao; Hermes Birkin; Chanel Boy; Bottega Veneta Cassette; Jacquemus Chiquito; Balenciaga City Bag; Alexander McQueen Clutch The Knuckle; Gucci Dionysus; Stella McCartney Falabella; Prada Galleria; Louis Vuitton Graffiti Keepall Bag; Gucci Jackie; Hermes Kelly; Dior Lady; Celine Luggage Bag; Guiness Lulu; Prada Nylon Vela Backpack; Chloe Paddington; Loewe Puzzle Bag; Dior Saddle; Louis Vuitton Speedy; Judith Leiber Handbags; Traviata Launer.
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Sneakers
Sneakers: The Classics is a beautifully illustrated anthology of the must-have sneaker models. In these pages, fashion, sport, culture, and history are finely stitched together. Every entry features gorgeous photographic spreads, in-depth historical context, technical sheets, and aesthetic mood boards, reflecting the cultural and stylistic relevance of each shoe, including classics like the 1969 Adidas Superstars, New Balance 990s from...Hardback$9999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Bags
Bags: The Classic Collection is an unmissable celebration of the most iconic and influential handbags in history. Featuring 30 of the world's most desirable models, this supremely elegant volume takes you on a journey through luxury, fashion, and design. It explores the aesthetic world of each featured bag through stunning photos and revealing design stories. Each of these handbags has...Hardback$13500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9781788843447
Publisher: ACC Art Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: ACC Art Books
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 205.0mm
Height: 255.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Lucia Savi is Head of Curatorial and Interpretation at the Design Museum, London. She curated the V&A exhibition Bags: Inside Out (2020) and authored its accompanying publication. She has contributed to many fashion and design exhibitions and their catalogues including Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924-Today (2022), Shoes: Pleasure and Pain (2015) and The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014 (2014).
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