Liz Claiborne

When a small trendy handbag no longer works, Liz Claiborne handbags serve as refuge for on-the-go women who look for style and ultimate functionality.

Dress designer Liz Claiborne is the name behind the label that aimed at providing career women with versatile yet feminine attire in both professional and flattering fashion. Together with three business partners namely Art Ortenberg, Leonard Boxer, and Jerome Chazen, Claiborne established the clothing company in her namesake in 1976.

The company revolutionized the fashion industry by first setting the trend on the modern look for working women. Claiborne threw away the traditional drab one-color suit and introduced ‘separates’ popularizing the mix and match philosophy in dressing. Liz Claiborne, immediately, became the ideal brand for accomplished career women.

Several years, later the fashion house spawned its own stylish designer handbags to match its professional clothing for women.

An extensive range of Liz Claiborne leather handbags were produced through the years that served not only as popular but useful companion for active women on the go. Here are some of them:

The Grand Central Suede East/West Hobo. The world’s fashion cognoscenti love the handbag’s nice and smooth suede leather and acknowledge its superb functionality. The handbag appears incredibly large to store everyday essentials such as make-up kit, wallets, sunglasses, perfume, etc, but unlike a traveling sack the handbag is amazingly not too heavy to sport and carry.

The Business Class Boxed Jotter Handbag. Working like a magic bag, which can hold a lot of stuff but maintains to still look good, chic on-the-go and socializing women are really in love with this handbag. Its outside leather is soft and lovely while inside pockets could store up a dozen credit cards a perfect companion in expanding a network of friends.

The Broadway Jewels Shopper Handbag. Sporting jewelry handles, this handbag is a definitely an eye-catching piece. The leather soft handbag, which is manufactured with zipper-locked compartment holding internal pockets, has great exterior stitching design while the handles have fabulous detail works. Its interior is light tan while the whole bag looks absolutely elegant and functional.

The Bleeker Chenille Tapestry Hobo. Used as a daily bag, this can hold everyday items including a paperback, bottle of water, and even an I-Pod. An attractive combination of metallic blue and brown creates the fabric design of the handbag, which is made with a sturdy base, black trim and handles.

Aside from its trendy appeal, pairing with many department stores for sales promotions helped the company to capture a significant chunk of the handbag market. One of its main attractions, aside from product quality and sophisticated designs, was the modest prices of its handbags that range from $50 to $100 each. From starting out as a less than half million dollar company, Liz Claiborne has now become an approximately five billion dollar public company.

Several brands were also added under the fashion house including Ellen Tracy, Laundry, Liz & Co., Concepts by Claiborne, Kate Spade, Dana Buchman, Kenneth Cole, DKNY Jeans, City DKNY, Mexx and Juicy Couture. Some of these labels attracted the lucrative younger hip market, which catapulted the company to greater heights. The label has also reached worldwide presence in about 340 specialty stores, 320 outlets, and numerous brand Web sites.

Despite its fine craftsmanship and designs, Liz Claiborne has and always been the bag for the professional women. Having a Liz Claiborne does not make one at par with celebrities or being the main fashion topic of a social event. Having a Liz Claiborne handbag, however, would mean a practical, attractive handbag that is top-notch quality but without a hefty price tag.