I always find it interesting during fashion week that design houses that rely on handbag revenue as their bread and butter are loathe to actually feature many of them on the runway. I understand that designers want to keep the focus forward-looking--on their latest "vision" for the clothes--and that YSL, for instance, would never want to show the Muse, which came out in 05, during an 09 runway show. I just wish that there was some other venue to showcase the handbags that they'll actually be marketing to the retail masses. Especially since YSL.com does a pretty poor job of displaying the seasonal colors for their bags.
