Popular Purses: It's in the Bag! [Hardcover]

Leslie Pina (Author), Donald-Brian Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

From fun and funky to excitingly exotic, popular purses of the mid-20th century have a fashion appeal all their own. More than simply functional, these bags feature bold, often whimsical stylings. They say notice meand buyers continue to do just that! Crocodile and carved Lucite, and elegant beaded evening bags are here, as are bags by Enid Collins, all enticingly displayed in over 400 color photos and vintage ads. The bright, breezy, and informative text pays tribute to fashion at its flirtiest, while the current price guide will have collectors reaching for their pocketbooks!

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

In creating this book, my co-author Leslie Pina and I were amazed at the variety of examples we found which effectively illustrated our concept of "popular purses". Lucite, Enid Collins, glittery evening bags, exotic animal fabrics, "fantastic plastics", and many more all capture the exhilarating trends in popular fashion which began after World War II, and continued on into the 1950s and 1960s. "Popular Purses: It's In The Bag!" focuses on the most colorful and imaginative handbags of this era. We hope you'll find the book informative, visually appealing, and as much fun to read as it was to write! --Donald-Brian Johnson--

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764312936
• ISBN-13: 978-0764312939
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 11.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, March 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Popular Purses: It's in the Bag! (Hardcover)

I have the book and think it's full of imformation.The photo's are beautiful and the purses are fun.The section on lucite clearly states the word lucite is used under the broad umbrella of "hard plastic's".While some might consider the purses ordinary,the exsamples shown are different from other shown in other purse books.As a collector I can appreciate the varity in this book since most books cover beaded or lucite purses only.If there is a more imformative book out there I like to know.It seems a lot of attendtion and research went into this book it's not just another pretty face.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll want to "bag" this one and make it your own!!, March 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Popular Purses: It's in the Bag! (Hardcover)

Popular Purses: It's in the Bag! is a refreshing oasis in a world of often mundane collector books. Donald-Brian Johnson and Leslie Pina have done it again!! Ms. Pina's photos make this book a sheer delight to behold and Mr. Johnson's text makes learning about mid-twentieth century purses a rewarding experience. The book is obviously well researched and contains lots of interesting and useful information for the purse collector. And, as in previous books, Johnson's writing style assures that you'll never be bored. A beautiful book in every way!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK on PURSES, March 9, 2001

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Ray Williams (Shawnee Mission, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular Purses: It's in the Bag! (Hardcover)

My wife and I just purchased this book and cannot recommend it highly enough to other purse collectors. They have some beautiful purses pictured and the photographs are very well done. The information in the book is VERY INFORMATIVE and the author who ever he is did a really great job. Too bad all books on things that people collect cannot be as informative as this one. We just cannot recommend it highly enough.