Small Luxuries: Handbags

By Emily Blumenthal

The fashion, trends, and stories behind the world's most coveted purses and handbags in one stylish little book.

From classic standards to contemporary boundary pushers, Small Luxuries: Handbags explores one of the world's most coveted yet accessible forms of style and fashion, tracing how today's handbags have evolved into cultural symbols of identity, creativity, and status. Across four richly illustrated chapters, discover the design breakthroughs, subcultures, and collaborations that reshaped the global market.

Featuring over 80 photographs and illustrations, this compact yet luxurious volume spotlights:

Iconic brands and bags such as the Fendi Baguette, Hermes Kelly and Birkin, Chanel 2.55, Louis Vitton Speedy, Lady Dior, Celine Luggage Tote, Balenciaga City, Loewe Puzzle Bag, and many moreCelebrity and manufacturer partnerships and limited-edition releases that define today's handbag economySustainability and resale culture
Both a robust history and a collector's keepsake, Small Luxuries: Handbags transports you to a world of high fashion, personal style, and endless customization and creativity. Whether for a collector, dreamer, or everyday admirer, this book is a "small luxury" every aspiring collector deserves.

Small Luxuries celebrates the artistry of the everyday objects that shape our style and stories. Each volume explores the craft, culture, and character behind these beloved obsessions, revealing how they evolve into lifelong passions. Richly illustrated and insightfully written, the series is a tribute to the makers, materials, and memories that turn familiar belongings into extraordinary icons of personal expression and style.

Also available from the series:

Small Luxuries: Watches
Small Luxuries: Film Cameras
Small Luxuries: Vinyl

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFHK911Y
• ISBN13: 9798317904173
• Release Date: April 2027
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.6" x 5.3"