Leather Buckle Bag Back In Fashion!
The leather buckle bag keeps on making a return if not every season then at least every other one. One has to ask the question. Just what is it about buckles that makes these bags so popular? After all, little girls start off with buckle bags at pre-school. Seems that at every milestone these bags are there ready to be appreciated all over again from the perspective of the teenager, young adult, or senior citizen. People just seem to love buckles. Maybe it is the sense of security that seeing a closure like this gives them. Or maybe it is just the simple yet effective way that the things work. For me, it's definitely the sparkle of the gold metal, silver doesn't inspire me at all. The buckle and leather bags have always had a very close relationship. Before zips came along and changed the way we closed things, buckles were the main if not only way that bags could be securely fastened. Luggage was always buckled for safety. Even the old Gladstone bag often sported a strap and buckle when it was getting near the end of its life. But those days have long gone and today the buckle is more than not just an ornament attached to a magnetic closure. So fond of them are we that even when they are not needed we still like to see them there.
At any given time you will be able to open any fashion magazine and somewhere you will find a gorgeous model sporting some kind of leather buckle bag. The ones you see in Vogue will ooze Italian elegance with softly burnished leather proudly displaying a gold plated buckle or two. Choose any designer - Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci, Prada, Fendi or any of the others, and they will all have without fail, a range of leather bags which rely on the buckle as the main decorative or functional feature. The interesting thing though, is that nearly all of them will be decorative. Buckle bags have always been a great favorite of the younger generation. Teenagers love them, and most of them won't be made of leather. They are often soft and squishy looking with double straps and corresponding buckles, and they are a must have item for all aspiring teen fashionistas. In just a few short years these young girls will be stepping into adulthood and replacing the soft lifeless old buckle bag with one that definitely has more style. Leather buckle bags seem to be one kind of bag that can be adapted to just about every style possible. Maybe the manufacturers make a short and long version of them because they know that will keep everyone happy. Slouchy shoulder bags showing one large buckle are incredible trendy and comfortable to wear, particularly when they are made in soft leather. Leather buckle purses provide a mid-size range and once again the soft leathers always prove to be winners. Classical elegance wears a buckle, and so too does trendy and chic. It is hard to imagine what could possibly take its place. |
