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The Great Paul Smith
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A great British success story, Paul Smith‘s smart, cool clothes and idiosyncratic accessories have earned him a place in the front ranks of British fashion. Paul Smith’s introduction into fashion was completely accidental.
Born in Nottingham in 1946, Smith started as a gofer in a local clothing warehouse at the age of 18. In 1970, he opened his first shop with a few hundred pounds of savings and took evening classes in tailoring, gradually developing his own style. By 1976, he was playing consultant to an Italian shirt manufacturer and to the International Wool Secretariat. In the same year, he showed his first collections in Paris under the Paul Smith label.
Today Paul Smith Ltd boasts a chain of around 225 shops and concessions, 200 of which are in Japan, where Smith is a local celebrity. In May 1998, he won endless column inches and credit for introducing a new retail experience in his shop-in-a-house on Notting Hill’s Kensington Park Road. And, although his company’s annual turnover is over £100 million, it still manages to retain Smith’s personal touch: a true man of the people, he advises and pilots each division himself, as well as finding time to oversee the running of the shops.
Smith was made a CBE in 1994 for services to the fashion industry and won a Queen’s Award for Export the following year. To celebrate his 25th anniversary in fashion, London’s Design Museum dedicated an exhibition to him, entitled Paul Smith True Brit. He was named Designer of the Year for four years running by the readers of GQ. On 24 November 2000, he was granted the ultimate honour, a knighthood and his wife’s hand in marriage.
Spring/Summer 2009 Handbag Trend Updates
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Leave a Comment Handbag designers played an important role in color proportion and texture for Spring 2009 collection. Chain handbags gave a classic edge and fringed and quilted purses are look fabulous. Whether what type of handbags and purses on your wardrobe, the spring and summer season takes you to the bright and bold colors, enticing textures and chunky chains.
Update your outfits with the best handbags in Spring/Summer 2009.
Chain Bags
Prada chain bags are timeless and classic this season.
Black and White Color
Patent and leather handbags in black and white tone with simple accent and classic styling were like a hotcake on the spring runways. They are classy, versatile and timeless.
Bold Colors
Fuschia, red, violet, green, orange and blue offer the best in bold color palettes, designed to brighten up even the dullest days of spring. Absolutely, they will stand out in the crowd.
Oversized Clutches and Totes
If you wish to carry more than lipstick, keys and a mobile all the time, oversized clutches and totes are perfect. They are still firm favorite and an element of style.
Fringed Bags
If you want to adopt the fringing trend in 2009, then a fringed bag is best. Go for neutral colors like tan, brown, beige and black for timeless look as Gucci fringed bags.
Quilted Bags
Quilted purses are so hot now. If you own this one, surely you are the winner. Ticking two trend boxes in one! Check out the Miu Miu Collections.
Ruched Bags
Ruffles and ruching are also incorporated on handbags too from the runways of Prada to Miu Miu.
Woven Bags
Spring and summer also means textures with multicolored raffia straw bags and woven fabric clutches. Bottega Venneta is on top of the list when it comes to this style.
Whatever trend you embrace this coming season, a handbag is one of the easiest and cost-effective ways to update your wardrobe for spring summer 2009. A purse is less likely to date and will always fit! Investing in an on-trend bag will instantly give a new lift to an old outfit.
