images through Vogue.com
Marc Jacobs moved his show from its customary spot in the middle of new York fashion Week to the very end because of the work days lost thanks to Hurricane Irene, which just made the presentation, always among the most highly anticipated of new York fashion Week, all the much more a special occasion. For some reason, though, the bags in particular left me feeling cold. maybe it was the fact that Thursday marked my 12th day in a row of 16- to 18-hour workdays, or that the dizzying pace of fashion week implies that nothing that comes at the end ever seems as great as it should, or maybe it’s just that some of Marc Jacobs’ spring 2012 handbags look a lot like a trainer bag I had in 2004. maybe it’s all of the above?
Even while viewing the blurry livestream of the show late on Thursday, I discussed to Megs that the bucket bags in particular reminded me of Coach, and she agreed. and that’s fine; those bags are actually pretty cute in their technicolor calf hair combinations. The problem, of course, is that based on Moda Operandi’s pre-order pricing, these bags will cost in excess of $2900. That’s not great when you consider that they remind me so strongly of a design that cost less than $500, but there are still a few cute bags in the group. judge for yourself, after the jump.