Are you confused by the thousands, if not tens of thousands of handbags out on the market?
Do you want to find a trendy “signature” purse for spring, but haven’t narrowed down your choices yet?
There are several strong handbag trends for Spring 2009 including:

Unique embellished details like studs, woven leather or other decorative details.
Pleated bags – especially hobo bags – that almost resemble origami.
Fringe is showing up on shoes and handbags for spring.
Don’t forget that a warm yellow shade “Mimosa” is Pantone’s color of the year.
Clutch purses are a welcome change from massive handbags that made our shoulders and backs sore!

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Let’s see – love the turquoise handbag – the straw hat is totally adorable and those shoes… are not for every day, but with enough confidence I’m sure they can be pulled off…
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What can I say – I love Betsey Johnson’s designs
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Just one more week to go before the models hit the runway for the Spring 2009 New York Fashion Week!
So where is your favorite place to catch up-to-the-minute news about the shows… other than b5media’s Beauty & Style channel, of course!

Glam has a channel just for fashion photos.
Style.com’s site redesign has an extensive fashion week area.
The Fug Girls have a snarky good time covering the scene, the fashion and the people for New York Fugging City.
Or if you prefer your fashion snark-free, New York has daily coverage all of the fashion.

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