SITE OF THE WEEK - Forzieri - Online Retail

Forzieri – Great site! Definitely worth a look if you haven't checked it out. Department store style site with lots of fine designer brand handbags, nicely laid out.

HANDBAG RETAIL - Rated 1-4 "handbags" (about our ratings)

Bag Borrow or Steal – Marvelous site, membership allows you to rotate handbags on a regular basis, definitely worth a look, great concept, bags from Prada, Chanel, Louis and many others

Bergdorf Goodman – Bergdorf Goodman's online department store

Choix Supreme Fashions – Great selection of current fine Italian handbags from many of our favorite names like Prada, Luella, Pucci & more

E Luxury – Online department store, marvelous selection with wide array of handbags and other goodies, spectacular!

Foot Candy Shoes - Lovely place to find designer handbags, and also designer shoes

Forzieri – Department store style site with lots of fine designer brand handbags, nicely laid out.

From Bags to Riches – Handbag rental site, wonderful for special events and being seen with a steady supply of fine handbags

Neiman Marcus – Neiman Marcus' online department store

Nordstrom – Nordstrom's online department store

Saks Fifth Ave. – Saks Fifth Avenue's online department store

Shop Bop – Spectacular selection of smaller brand names, not too many Italian brands but still a nice collection

Sophisticated Spirit – Beautifel site with many handbags from a nice variety of designers including Hermes, Chanel, Marc, Prada, Gucci, Chloe, etc.

Style Drops – Lovely selection of top-name handbags

Barneys – Barney's department store site, stocks Goyard among others

Bella Luxe – Pleasant collection, reasonably priced Prada Handbags, Hermes, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, and many others

Blue Bee – Small selection of hard-to-find luxury brands… some rare finds

Brands Boutique – Choice collection with some hard to find brands, a good place to track down bags from a few seasons ago

Browns Fashion – London boutique, smaller selection from a few choice brands like Bottega Veneta, Prada, Marc Jacobs, Luella, etc. prices in pounds.

Designer Exposure – Fine site with a large collection of fine designers such as Chanel, D&G, Jimmy Choo, Moschino, De La Renta, and many more

E Fashion Store – Nice layout, small collection of bags from Luella, Gucci, Prada, Chanel etc.

In Trends – Well presented selection of Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Prada and Fendi among others

JemznJewels – Marvelous site, with an enticing selection of luxury handbags, check out their selection of Hermes Birkin bags

Lux Moda – Very admirable selection of Gucci, Fendi, Prada, and Tod's bags, with a user friendly site design and reasonable prices

Lux Viva – Brilliant selection of Gucci, Fendi, and Prada bags

Net-A-Porter – Large selection of off-the-beaten path designers, well laid out, worth a look

Overstock – An outlet store of sorts with some heavily discounted designer bags mostly from prior seasons

Shopping Leshanta – Wide selection of designer bags from Chanel, Hermes, Balenciaga etc. at very reasonable prices

ShopTwigs Great site with some nice handbags from Marc Jacobs, rumor has it their going to stock Luella bags soon as well.

Unique Moda – Smaller collection of brands such as Fendi, Chloe, Celine, Prada, etc.

E Luxury For Less – Small but good collection of heavily discounted handbags from Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Chanel, Yves Saint Lauren, etc.

Fabulous Lane– Small but nice selection of discounted designer brand bags

Hot Fashion – Fine but small display of luxury bags, i.e. Gucci, Prada, Ballenciaga, Marc, Tod's, Christian Dior, etc.

Le Monde Du Voyage – Vintage travel bags, purses and trunks. Can't order on line but you can reserve for pick up in France or call. LV , Goyard etc.

Find Prada at Pure Moda – Small selection of Luella, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, Gucci etc.

DESIGNER WEBSITES

INTERNATIONAL HANDBAG SITES

Elle France – The French version of the magazine (translated)

I Piazza – Japanese site with some bags that would otherwise be hard to come accross (translated)

Mermaid – Japanese site with a fun layout, some hard to find handbags one might not find anywhere else from (translated)

YOOX – Fine French site with wide array of European bags (Translated)

Milan Point – Pleasant Japanese site, mostly translated

FASHION AND ACCESORY CONTENT

Elle – Magazine website with free articles

Le Figaro – Online French style content, beautiful site with good information (translated)

Luxist – Large handbag section with lots of interesting stuff

Pink Mirage – Wonderful fashion blog with posts about high-end shoes, bags and other fun stuff

She Finds – Fun blog site for shopping stuff with a nifty discussion board

Go Fug Yourself – Fashion blog with some strong content and fun information to pick up

I Am Fashion – A nicely laid out fashion blog with some interesting content

Printemps – Wonderful French site with photos and content, worth a peek

Shoo Magazine – Content geared towards accessories, shoes, bags etc.

The Style Group – Reviews of items and services

HANDBAG GALLERIES

Handbag Glossary – Gallery of weird and wacky handbags

Handbag Museum – Some great shots of vintage handbags!

NVO – Some vintage stuff by brand

BagBrat.com's Handbag Rating Scale

– Excellent handbag site with great design, exemplary selection and/or content, very user-friendly

– Great site with wonderful inventory and/or content, fun with a great design

– Good site with strong inventory and/or content, user friendly

– Mediocre site offering little in the way of inventory or content, and not user friendly