Find all the information you need on shoes and handbags, on these varied and useful online sites.
For those with a passion for purses or a fascination for footwear (which is a fair percentage of the female population!), the internet proves a wonderful source of information and social networking to keep you abreast of new products and the hottest looks.
With the culture of the "it" bag and an ever increasing trend in designer statement shoes, there are a number of useful online sites to guide you through the maze of what’s hot and what’s not. From shopping to swapping, from blogging to simply browsing, here are a few noteworthy websites for you to bookmark:
Handbags and Purses
Purseblog.com. With its witty slogan “shallow obsessing strongly encouraged, “Purseblog is one of the better and most informative sites for bags and purses. It is easy to navigate and its blog is a genuinely useful source of information both on current purse trends and the celebrity handbag scene.
Handbagdesigner101.com bills itself as “the handbag designer resource,” and as well as including the latest trends and purses, features a section on the site for fashion events, jobs and services. It has a designer registry where designers can sign up and be featured as the designer of the day. More of a resource tool for those in the industry, Handbagdesigner101 still provides useful insights to the latest buys in their bag trend section and celebrity bag watch.
Handbaggers.com is a recently launched social networking site where members can upload images of bags, vote on featured purses and take parting in a community forum. It has a useful, quick reference guide to the most popular and least popular handbags on the site as well as general news.
Bagborroworsteal.com allows you to borrow or rent the latest in authentic designer bags, in keeping with the latest trend in handbag rentals. You can borrow as a guest or become a member, saving 20% off borrowing rates. What is unique about this particular site is that it also features sunglasses and jewelry and accessories. The “steal” option relates to a borrower wishing to purchase that particular purse.
Women's Shoes
Theshoegoddess.net is a mine of information on the latest products, trends and labels. Concentrates mainly on the footwear-of-the-moment but does go off on the occasional tangent on anything fashion-forward (such as laptop bags and sunnies). Sign up as a member and get regular updates from their blogs straight to your inbox. The authors, Florence (The Shoe Goddess), Hilary, Tyler and Galit do a good job in keeping readers up-to-date with all the best news in shoes, and for a site that is just over a year old, it is very comprehensive.
Shoeblog.com is exactly that! Similar to The Shoe Goddess in style, it also includes an extensive shoe forum Find the latest in footwear and designer gossip. The authors, Jitterugbaby, Shoemore and Shoesense are confirmed shoeaholics, and their enthusiasm shines through in their posts.
If you are looking for more than information, then there is also an extensive range of dedicated shopping sites, especially for footwear, giving you a far greater choice of products, compared to your local stores.
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