Fendi Spy Bag

The Fendi Spy Bag Background

The inspiration behind the success of the Fendi Spy bag is fueled by Fendi Creative Director, Karl Lagerfeld. Though Karl has also worked as the Creative Director for the great name of Chanel, the Spy bag features an entirely different style scheme than the Chanel 2.55. Whereas Chanel designs, even at their most extreme, appear almost classically feminine, the Fendy Spy bag defies the subtle grace of Chanel and pushes fashion to an extreme, perhaps far beyond the efforts of fellow Italian brands such as Dolce & Gabbana.

This slouchy and typically heavily embellished handbag is notorious amongst celebrities and up-and-coming starlets. Hitting the Hollywood scene hard, the Fendi Spy bag has been seen on the arms of Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, and the Olsen twins.

Who Totes the Spy Bag

As previously mentioned, the haute Spy bag has been pushed into popularity by celebrity endorsement. Fendi styles, however, are far from classic, timeless pieces. Fendi is frequently sported by daring divas and fanatical fashionistas who crave the limelight; Fendi styles are, for the most part, a long shot from subdued.

Whether or not the bag is beautiful, or even attractive, fails to matter when one is toting around a Fendi. These styles are often garish, ostentatious, and perfectly incredible, but always in a way that is considered absolutely fabulous by the fashion world. Fendi bags are art, and art doesn't need to be understandable in order to be desirable.

Types of Spy Bags

The Fendi Spy bag is as fashionably versatile as it is eye-catching. Much like the Chanel 2.55 model, it evolves seasonally into new splashes of flagrant Fendiness. Whether crafted from rich leather or riddled with beads on an embroidered velvet background, the Fendi Spy bag can range from fantastically urbane to kittenishly bohemian.

The Spy bag is distinguished by its double top handles (which are often braided) and slouchy, almost sack-like body. Linings are typically satin or canvas and the exterior is often manufactured using:

• Leather
• Patent Leather
• Denim
• Velvet
• Silk

Of course, one distinctly important characteristic of the Spy bag is the hidden coin purse that is featured within every Spy style.

Fendi Is Luxury

The Fendi Spy bag is manufactured using high quality materials, and, sadly, these materials translate into one formidable price tag. A simpler patent leather Spy bag will frequently start at around two thousand dollars. Heavily embellished models will cost anywhere from six thousand and up, ensuring that Fendi bags are hallmarked within the annals of luxury fashion.

But unlike Chanel and Hermes, Fendi bags are not quite as exclusive. Wait lists are usually short, simple, and sometimes altogether unnecessary. Many Fendi Spy models are also available at upscale department stores such as Saks and Neiman Marcus (and online at Saks.com). Therefore, buyers do not have to hunt down select international Fendi retailers in order to make a purchase.

Replica Fendi

Alas, due to the luxury status and exposure of Fendi, this prime designer has fallen subject to the replica industry. Most Fendi bags that are sold online are not authentic products. Suspicions should arise when Fendi Spy bags are being auctioned off at severely discounted prices.

In order to ensure that you are acquiring genuine Fendi merchandise, it is important that you only purchase these handbags from licensed department stores or online retailers such as Bluefly and Eluxury. Naturally, Fendi products can also be purchased from Fendi retailers both nationally and internationally.