Designer bags for women are not just another accessory. They go beyond style, beyond elegance, beyond the occasional status symbol (when certain brands are involved). For most women – us included – a designer bag is an everyday milestone. It’s the choice we make every morning: an object that has to be practical, carry us through long days in the city, but also represent us and keep us a little bit in love.
The love story between women and bags is probably the most enduring and legendary of them all – and we’re frankly surprised that tender souls like Shakespeare never wrote about it. In London, however, there is someone who has spent decades capturing the poetry of this special relationship. You’ll find it stitched into the designer bags in the latest Vivienne Westwood collection.
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While the world is obsessed with vintage – too often a polite way of saying old and used – the latest Vivienne Westwood collection is more accurately about tradition.
Not the tradition of golf clubs, scene-y dinners and the kind of society adored by the usual crowd. This is a tradition made of history that’s never dull and – in Vivienne Westwood’s case – utterly unique.
Vivienne Westwood’’s bags are rooted in the great British fashion tradition, reimagined through the life and eye of one of the most important designers in history.
That same tradition runs straight through the brand’s latest collection of designer bags, from compact phone bags to handbags with unmistakably Vivienne details – chains, metal hardware and, of course, the iconic orb, a symbol recognised worldwide and claimed by thousands of women as part of their own style vocabulary.
There’s a generous choice of materials and colours, with clear nods to Vivienne Westwood’s heritage: from glossy leathers that echo London’s subcultures to tartan, used as the base for structured handbags and easy crossbody bags alike.
Classic bag shapes are reworked alongside Vivienne Westwood’s most iconic designs, like the Josephine Heart Crossbody Bag – heart-shaped, symbolising Vivienne Westwood’’s immense love for humanity and for the planet that hosts it.
In Vivienne Westwood’s collection of designer bags you’ll find over 100 styles – more than enough to guarantee several serious contenders for your next purchase.
Orb, everywhere
The iconic Vivienne Westwood orb appears across every model in the collection.The Vivienne Westwood orb logo embodies Vivienne Westwood’s ethos of linking to the past and culture to inform ideas. At the centre of the house logo is an orb which symbolises tradition, encircled by the celestial rings of Saturn, symbolising the future. Embroidered or cast as a metal emblem, it’s the reassuring symbol that tells us we made the right decision with our latest bag.
An orb as a beacon, guiding us through contemporary fashion – fashion that’s unafraid to remind the world it belongs to a long, evolving tradition.
You can discover all the latest bags from the Vivienne Westwood collection on the official website and in all boutiques that carry the brand. You’ll also be able to pair them with other accessories from the collection – from jewellery to small leather goods, all the way to the House’s most iconic ready-to-wear pieces.