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Harrods – Handbag Narratives

It’s interesting to see innovation and creative concepts unfold when luxury brands gear up to commemorate important milestones in their growth story. Like Louis Vuitton came up with the limited edition LV San Francisco Neverfull Tote Bag to celebrate the 30th anniversary of LV Cup serving as the qualifier for the American Cup. For Harrods, the grand occasion of expanding their Luxury Accessories segment is accentuated by what they call, the Handbag Narratives campaign.

The Handbag Narratives is where more than 20 luxury handbag makers across the globe come together, showcase some giant-sized bags – that seem to convey the message of ‘luxury expansion’ – and then put their normal-sized versions up for sale as limited edition bags. Some of the participating brands are – Mulberry, Burberry, Chloé, Prada, Victoria Beckham, Fendi, Loewe, Gucci, Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen, Anya Hindmarch, Coach, Salvatore Ferragamo, MCM, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Sophie Hulme and DKNY.
There were a few pieces that I thought stood out.

There are crocodile prints and animal prints – but the perforated texture of the Coach Legacy Ostrich Haley Satchel caught my eye. I think this is a growing trend – I have seen a couple others and I think it is a welcome change. Honestly, I am tired of the crocodile prints and the animal prints are too loud to be carried around everywhere.

coach legacy haley

Another interesting one was the Crush by Burberry:

stella falabella

The Stella McCartney Gold Falabella was another interesting variation, though of course, meant for special occasions:

burberry crush

This campaign is on from 6th July to 24th August, at Knightsbridge, London. This would be a not-to-miss event for all those present in the vicinity!

All images from harrods.com

About the author

Vidya Gupta

Mother to three lovely boys and wife of a banking professional, I am extremely passionate about a host of topics, bags being one of them. For the record, the others are - makeup, travel, photography, in no particular order. Here I share my perspective on the Indian as well as the international bag-scene. As a youngster I would spend most of my money on bags and carry one according to my outfit. It is this love that I express through this blog. Needless to say, any suggestions for improvement, even healthy criticisms, are highly encouraged. Hope you enjoy your stay here and find something useful to help you on your next bag purchase!

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