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#18
1923 Hermes Bolide (Bugatti)

1930 LV Speedy 30

1945 Roberta di Camerino velour top-handle

1947 Gucci Bamboo Top-handle

1955 Chanel 'Reissue' chain shoulder bag
1956 Hermes Kelly
1957
1958 Hermes Trim (or Gucci Bouvier)
1959
1960
1961 Gucci Jackie
1962
1963
1964
1965 Louis Vuitton Speedy 25
1966 Gucci Bamboo Top-handle (reissue, as seen in the film Blow-up)
1967 Plume (as seen
1968
1969 Hermes Constance
1970
1971
1972
1973 Gucci 'Britt hobo' (as seen in James Bond: The Man with the Golden Gun)
1974
1975 Loewe Amazona
1976
1977
1976
1977
1978 Hermes Lady Clutch (coz clutches were big news and I have one from this year)
1979 Gucci GAC Boston
1980 Bottega Veneta 'Lauren' Clutch (ASI American Gigolo)
1981
1982
1983 Chanel Classic Flap
1984 Hermes Birkin
1985
1986
1987 LV Speedy (coz they were big again in the 1980s)
1988 Coach 'something' HELP Coachies
1989 Hermes Novelty bags
1990 Ferragamo Lady D
1991 Gucci Bamboo backpack
1992
1993
1994 Prada black nylon everything
1995 Dior Lady Dior
1996 Prada Nylon backpack
1997 Bottega Veneta, Veneta Hobo
1998 Fendi Baguette shoulder bag (launched the year before)
1999 Dior Saddle (squeezing this one in)
2000 Chanel 2000 Millennium bag or the LV Graffiti bags
2001 Balenciaga Moto City
2002 Mulberry Giselle or LV Milticolour Speedy
2003 Gucci convertible Horse-bit clutch
2004 Fedni Spy or Gucci Dragon evening bag
2005 Chloe Paddington
2006 Marc Jacobs Blake
2007 Gucci Horse-bit Chain Hobo
2008 Prada Fairy bag or Hermes Jypsiere
2009 Gucci New Jackie or YSL Muse
2010 Celine Luggage
2011
2012
2013 Gucci Soho Disco
2014
2015
2016 SLP/YSL SdJ
2017 Gucci Marmont (introduced the year before but going strong)
2018
 
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#19
papertiger said:
I'll go in 'blind' because I can't see the original list :panic:

If someone could kindly fill in the blanks (or if you want to correct, feel free)

As you can see I am heavily biased towards Gucci and Hermes

1923 Hermes Bolide (Bugatti)

1930 LV Speedy 30

1945 Roberta di Camerino velour top-handle

1947 Gucci Bamboo Top-handle

1955 Chanel 'Reissue' chain shoulder bag
1956 Hermes Kelly
1957
1958 Hermes Trim (or Gucci Bouvier)
1959
1960
1961 Gucci Jackie
1962
1963
1964
1965 Louis Vuitton Speedy 25
1966 Gucci Bamboo Top-handle (reissue, as seen in the film Blow-up)
1967 Plume (as seen
1968
1969 Hermes Constance
1970
1971
1972
1973 Gucci 'Britt hobo' (as seen in James Bond: The Man with the Golden Gun)
1974
1975 Loewe Amazona
1976
1977
1976
1977
1978 Hermes Lady Clutch (coz clutches were big news and I have one from this year)
1979 Gucci GAC Boston
1980 Bottega Veneta 'Lauren' Clutch (ASI American Gigolo)
1981
1982
1983 Chanel Classic Flap
1984 Hermes Birkin (launched the previous year)
1985
1986
1987
1988 Coach 'something' HELP Coachies
1989 Hermes Novelty bags
1990 Ferragamo Lady D
1991 Gucci Bamboo backpack
1992
1993
1994 Prada black nylon everything
1995 Dior Lady Dior
1996 Prada Nylon backpack
1997 Bottega Veneta, Veneta Hobo
1998 Fendi Baguette shoulder bag (launched the year before)
1999 Dior Saddle (squeezing this one in)
2000 Chanel 2000 Millennium bag or the LV Graffiti bags
2001 Balenciaga Moto City
2002 Mulberry Giselle or LV Milticolour Speedy
2003 Gucci convertible Horse-bit clutch
2004 Fedni Spy or Gucci Dragon evening bag
2005 Chloe Paddington
2006 Marc Jacobs Blake
2007 Gucci Horse-bit Chain Hobo
2008 Prada Fairy bag or Hermes Jypsiere
2009 Gucci New Jackie or YSL Muse
2010 Celine Luggage
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 SLP/YSL SdJ
2017
2018
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2003 gotta ad the Louis Vuitton multicolor/marc Jacobs era. It was so hot! I still have a bag.
 
#20
1923 Hermes Bolide (Bugatti)

1930 LV Speedy 30

1945 Roberta di Camerino velour top-handle

1947 Gucci Bamboo Top-handle

1955 Chanel 'Reissue' 2.55 chain shoulder bag
1956 Hermes Kelly
1957
1958 Hermes Trim (or Gucci Bouvier)
1959
1960
1961 Gucci Jackie
1962
1963
1964
1965 Louis Vuitton Speedy 25
1966 Gucci Bamboo Top-handle (reissue, as seen in the film Blow-up)
1967 Plume 32 (as seen on Catherine Deneuve)
1968
1969 Hermes Constance
1970
1971
1972
1973 Gucci 'Britt hobo' (as seen in James Bond: The Man with the Golden Gun)
1974
1975 Loewe Amazona
1976
1977
1976
1977
1978 Hermes Lady Clutch (coz clutches were big news and I have one from this year)
1979 Gucci GAC Boston
1980 Bottega Veneta 'Lauren' Clutch (ASI American Gigolo)
1981
1982
1983 Chanel Classic Flap
1984 Hermes Birkin (launched the previous year)
1985
1986
1987
1988 Coach Duffle Sac
1989 Hermes Novelty bags
1990 Ferragamo Lady D
1991 Gucci Bamboo backpack
1992
1993 Chanel quilted backpack
1994 Prada black nylon everything
1995 Dior Lady Dior
1996 Prada Nylon backpack
1997 Bottega Veneta, Veneta Hobo
1998 Fendi Baguette shoulder bag (launched the year before)
1999 Dior Saddle (squeezing this one in)
2000 Chanel 2000 Millennium bag or the LV Graffiti bags
2001 Balenciaga Moto City
2002 Mulberry Giselle
2003 Gucci convertible Horse-bit clutch or LV Multicolor Speedy
2004 Fendi Spy or Gucci Dragon evening bag
2005 Chloe Paddington
2006 Marc Jacobs Blake
2007 Gucci Horse-bit Chain Hobo
2008 Prada Fairy bag or Hermes Jypsiere
2009 Gucci New Jackie or YSL Muse
2010 Celine Luggage
2011
2012 Mansur Gavriel Bucket bag
2013
2014
2015
2016 SLP/YSL SdJ
2017
2018
 
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#21
snibor said:
2003 gotta ad the Louis Vuitton multicolor/marc Jacobs era. It was so hot! I still have a bag.
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OK, changed the LV Multicolor Speedy from 2002 to 2003.

Which year was LV's peacock bag (loved those and know I couldn't get my hands on one)?

Also Diors Samurai bags, which year?
 
#25
Thenewestgirl said:
The craze for the Dionysus line from Gucci was quite big for some time, but not Marmot-big, was it?
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Dionysus (and the Padlocks) were designed before AM was appointed CD for Gucci. Most a nearly twice the price of the Marmont camera bag. The original Marmot flap and camera were designed as replacements for the also very popular Soho Disco as kind of entry level bag.
 
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#26
Ah thank you for the info! :smile:

Chloé Drew was named in the cosmopolitan article, and the Cult Gaia and Mansur Gavriel Bucket bag too, they ofc all had their moment. Then ofc, Valentino rockstud, or rockstud spike have been popular, and the Givenchy Antigona! Chloé Faye too.

I don't know if any of these deserves to be on the list, I'm just namedropping!

But I am pretty sure though that Mulberry Bayswater should be on there somewhere though? :biggrin:
 
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#27
snibor said:
Hmm. Don’t know. You have so much knowledge the list is great!
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Thank you but my knowledge outside H and G are limited. I have recollections of the Galliano Diors and have a Saddle bag and of course I have a Chloe Paddy and a Marc Jacobs (a Venetia) but Coaches and other so sketchy or non- existent

MJ Stam?
LV NF? Which year?
I remember my mother had a green Epi Noe, the envy of her friends, but which year?
She also had a Chanel back pack guessing 1993??? Shall I add? There was a huge back pack thing in the 1990s
 
#28
Thenewestgirl said:
Ah thank you for the info! :smile:

Chloé Drew was named in the cosmopolitan article, and the Cult Gaia and Mansur Gavriel Bucket bag too, they ofc all had their moment. Then ofc, Valentino rockstud, or rockstud spike have been popular, and the Givenchy Antigona! Chloé Faye too.

I don't know if any of these deserves to be on the list, I'm just namedropping!

But I am pretty sure though that Mulberry Bayswater should be on there somewhere though? :biggrin:
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Oh please add them if you think they're worthy.

Put the Bayswater in, you'll make my sister happy (HUGE Mulberry thing with office workers in the 1990s not sure if the Bays was a thing then)

I think the Valentino Rockstud thing was still more shoes than bags

Mansur Gavriel Bucket should def be in there


The 'it' bags were always the ones you couldn't get. The minute you can/could you know/knew they're on the way out :D
 
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