Bags: The Classic Collection (The Classics)

Featuring 30 of the world's most desirable models, this supremely elegant volume takes you on a journey through luxury, fashion and design, exploring the aesthetic world of each featured bag through stunning photos and revealing design stories. Each of the featured handbags has transcended the functional and even the fashionable to become a bona fide status symbol in its own right. From the Hermès Kelly to the Fendi Baguette, the Chanel 2.55 to the Balenciaga Motorcycle bag, each is defined by a unique vision, and each has impacted 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.

Designers and their bags included: Chanel - 2.55, Mulberry - Alexa, Givenchy - Antigona, Anya Hindmarch - I’m NOT A Plastic Bag, Roberta di Camerino - Bagonghi, Fendi - Baguette, Gucci - Bamboo, Issey Miyake - Bao Bao, Hermès - Birkin, Chanel - Boy, Bottega Veneta - Cassette, Jacquemus - Chiquito, Balenciaga - City Bag, Alexander McQueen - Clutch The Knuckle, Gucci - Dyonisus, Stella McCartney - Falabella, Prada - Galleria, Louis Vuitton - Graffiti Keepall Bag, Gucci - Jacki, Hermès - Kelly, Dior - Lady, Céline - Luggage Bag, Guinness - Lulu Guinness Florist’s Basket, Prada - Nylon Vela Backpack, Chloé - Paddington, Loewe - Puzzle Bag, Dior - Saddle, Louis Vuitton - Speedy, Judith Leiber - Cupcake Bag, and Launer - Traviata.