What's in a Name? Designer Handbag Brands.

The designer handbag brand and type of purse helps a woman to make a statement about their personality, social status, and personal style.

For many, money is not an issue when it comes to carrying their designer handbag of choice. This is attitude is part of the reason why globally, the luxury goods market, which includes purses, handbags, and women's accessories, was estimated at $220 billion in 2007(1).

Some of the companies historically dominating the luxury goods market worldwide are LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Richemont(Cartier, Van Cleef, etc), Gucci Group, and some of the major specialist players are Hermes, Prada, Tiffany & Co., and Burberry to mention a few. Many of these large companies, consist of a grouping of consolidated luxury brands. French firms including LVHM hold the majority of these dominating companies with a 35% hold on the global market share(2).

Listed below are the many designer handbags available to consumers from luxury couture purses to everday affordable handbag brands. This is just a general list, but if you want to research more details about these specific purse brands, you can do so here.