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Fendi's baguette handbag celebrates its 15th anniversary

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 09, 2012

~~<p>The Fendi Baguette helped usher in the decade of the &quot;it handbag&quot; when launched 15 years ago. With its shape &mdash; designed to be carried under the arm like the French loaf that shares its name &mdash; and eye-catching stream of creative embellishments and fabrications, it fueled an appetite for ornamental designer bags.</p>
<p>More than 700 baguette styles have been produced since Silvia Fendi created the first in 1997.</p>
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The Fendi Baguette helped usher in the decade of the "it handbag" when launched 15 years ago. With its shape — designed to be carried under the arm like the French loaf that shares its name — and eye-catching stream of creative embellishments and fabrications, it fueled an appetite for ornamental designer bags.

More than 700 baguette styles have been produced since Silvia Fendi created the first in 1997. Login for more...



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