LV,Gucci,Brand Handbags

Shoe designers cross over and become bag designers with varying amounts of success. The recent example that most of us know best is jimmy choo : the long-time shoe brand added a bag line a few years ago and hasn’t looked back. They have a dedicated following and have used bags as a way to introduce a new group of women to the brand that may not have previously thought they needed $800 stilettos in their lives.

Some shoes brand don’t perform quite as well as Choo does in the bag arena, however. I saw this Christian Louboutin Schoolita Framed Bag from the internet today and actually kind of liked it, so I thought I’d share it with you. It is elegant enough for the evening, yet casual enough for daytime wear. The graceful shaping with the metal plates (balanced by metal feet you can’t see in this image) is echoed in the pleating and stitching, giving the purse a very deliberate, contained feeling. The bag is 15″W X 12″H X 5½”, with 7″ drop double handles, and made from soft, Italian calf. There’s a surprise inside — the lining is blood red cotton! The inside also has a cell phone and zipper pocket. This bag would be great with stilettos under jeans or with a fitted dress. The Christian Louboutin Schoolita Framed Bag is available from Saks Fifth Avenue for $1,495.