Bags Defined Blog

Handbags are our favourite fashion accessory – although shoes are probably pretty close to them in terms of appeal, it has to be said!

The richest and most famous are perfectly capable of shelling out thousands for the bag of the moment, and they are also willing to put their egos on hold and go on long waiting lists to get their hands on their treasured item.

At Bags Defined, we don’t ask you to wait quite that long for your object of desire – and in fact, you’ll have your handbag extremely quickly!

We know women love handbags because they are both luxurious and useful – and you can’t say that about many things in life…

We work hard to secure the best deals on fabulous items from major designers such as Fiorelli handbags and Mischa Barton handbags, and we have one of the widest ranges on offer of clutch bags, cross body bags, leather handbags and shoulder handbags.

You can browse our site comfortably and easily, because each bag is presented in full colour with its price – often up to 40 per cent off – so you can see how the same bag looks in different shades.

Ordering is easy, and your lovely handbag will be with you swiftly and in time to set off that outfit. We deliver free in the UK, but we can also arrange to despatch handbags to a number of countries around the world, wherever you need your bag to be.

At Bags Defined, we simply love our clutch bags, and we’re just wild about our handbags – but we have a special soft spot for shoulder bags.

Whether they are cross body bags or shoulder bags for one shoulder, we find them practical, feminine, good looking and useful. And you can’t want more than that from a bag!

Take the Ri2k handbags Ladbroke in tan. It’s a fab large bag in one of the most on-trend shades of the moment, guaranteed to hold all your essentials while looking impossibly stylish.

But if you like a smaller bag, you’ll love the A Oushka Dorian bag, which doubles as a cross body or shoulder bag and has simply divine leather tassels for great effect.

At Bags Defined, we have one of the widest ranges of great shoulder bags you’ll find anywhere – and you will be amazed by our prices, which we have negotiated carefully just for you.

If you are looking for Kipling bags, Fossil handbags, Nica purses, Fiorelli bags, Ciccia bags or Mischa Barton bags, you need look no further – you’ll find them all individually displayed on our site in full colour with some mouthwatering prices to give you all the temptation you need!

We work hard to bring you the most up to date collections and the newest colours and designs on the market, and thanks to our highly-efficient delivery system, you can be sure your bag of choice will be quickly in your hands.

There’s no doubt about it – women have been having a love affair with leather handbags for decades.

At Bags Defined, we find they are perennial favourites, no matter what the designer label – Ciccia bags, Nica handbags, Billy Bags, Fiorelli Bags or ri2k bags….the list goes on and on.

Of course, there are a number of reasons why leather handbags are always popular. First, there’s the feel of leather handbags – a truly luxurious experience, with many handbag designers insisting on particular types of leather to get exactly the right touchy-feely credentials.

Then there’s the colours; leather lends itself to the most wonderful shades, and many designers – Kipling handbags, for instance – are making full use of that versatility these days with bold and exciting shades that can give a real lift to any outfit.

We also love the suppleness and strength of leather. This means that, say, when we pack our natty cross body bags full of all our daily essentials, their straps remain strong and the catches remain closed.

Clever designers know how to make the best of leather when they are designing their bags, valuing the grain of the leather or suede as an important part of the whole look of the bag.

We have a wonderfully up to date collection of bags from significant manufacturers, and we can deliver them free in the UK, but can also deliver them to countries around the world. You’ll love our discounts almost as much as you love leather handbags!

Clutch bags have always had stacks of style. Maybe it’s because they don’t have a strap to dig into a fashionable shoulder and spoil its line – or maybe it’s just that we can’t pack their slim shapes with quite as much stuff as we normally haul around!

Clutch bags have been around for years, adding their envelope chic to elegant women’s outfits, particularly for evenings. But recently they’ve had a total revival, and the fashionable woman these days just wouldn’t be seen without one.

At Bags Defined we love clutch bags, and we’ve got a fabulous range for you to choose from. For instance, Nica purses have a superb clutch that doubles as one of the cross-body bags that are another fashion favourite at the moment, and the Mischa Barton bag collection includes a range of bags to suit all styles.

Clutches tend to be fairly generously sized at the moment, but that’s not an excuse to carry around an arm-aching weight of stuff! Be selective about what you need – a clutch is a bag for an occasion, so you can pack it carefully so you don’t spoil its splendid stylish lines.

Clutch bags are often a favourite on the celebrity red carpet, and it’s not hard to see why – dangling from an elegant hand, they show off a slender arm and great fingernails, and their sheer impracticality (you have to keep one hand on the bag at all times) marks them as an item of sheer luxury.

Women want a lot of out a handbag. They want it to be pretty yet practical, fashionable yet timeless, colourful yet adaptable to many different outfits.

That’s a lot to ask – but it’s a task that Kipling handbags are more than up to. The Kipling brand was launched in 1987 by three friends from Belgium who knew exactly what women want from their bags. And they are still giving it to us today, with an eclectic and appealing range of bags that remain a real fashion favourite.

Kipling’s rang includes cross body bags, shoulder bags and other bags large and small, all available in a wide range of bold colours that goes from the Icy Mint of the Cicely bag to the deep Plummy of the Corinne. We love the Alvar in Wild Blue, while the Corinne is a fabulous business bag when turned out in Minked Grey.

At Bags Defined, we keep well up to date with the latest colours and styles in Kipling bags, and as well as free UK delivery, we deliver to many countries around the world.

What makes our Kipling bags collection so unique is the fantastic deals we have been able to negotiate on them – you’ll find we have up to an amazing 40 per cent off selected lines.

So don’t check out our Kipling bags pages if you are too prone to temptation! Those mouthwatering colours, delicious designs and lovely styles team up with yummy prices to make them simply irresistible…

Do you love cross body bags? Unlike clutch bags, they are practical – you’ll never accidentally walk away and leave them on the table – and they are great for carrying around all those necessary items we women feel we can’t go out without.

At Bags Defined, we’ve been keen on cross body bags for ages, and we have looked long and hard to line up a great selection.  Fossil handbags have some super designs, as have Ciccia bags and also Billy Bag handbags, but that’s just to mention a few.

Many of these cross body bags also double up as clutch bags simply by taking off the strap, which is handy – you can use a clutch to add chic to your evening outfit, then get double value for your money by popping on the strap for daytime use.

But there are a couple of rules when using and buying cross body bags. First is that – although they can often be quite capacious – you shouldn’t overburden them with stuff, because that makes the strap drag across your outfit, causing unwanted crinkles and bulges.

Choose cross body bags that follow the theme of your outfit, but complement it rather than matching exactly – a leopard print bag on top of a leopard print dress will simply disappear!

We’ve too many cross body bags to describe, and we’re updating them all the time, so take time to browse our full range. You’ll be impressed by the bags – and by the prices!