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The pinnacle of Marc Jacobs’ career so far is his hugely successful Stam bag. This high profile, high priced handbag is named after model Jessica Stam and the oversized quilted purse was launched in 2006. With its detachable gold chain handle, the Marc Jacobs Quilted Stam Bag is now the most popular quilted handbag in the world. A new colour is launched each year to keep Stam Bag addicts interested and ready to buy their next bag from this successful designer collection.

The Stam bag includes almost every popular detail from recent must-have bags, such as the squishy soft leather body and ostentatious clasps, fastenings and gold chain straps - chandeliers would not look out of place here. As regards colour, the Stam bag refuses to play it safe, as this metallic silver example shows clearly. The Marc Jacobs bag is a hit with style leaders like Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan and Kate Moss, being seen on their arms is essential to the launch of a top It-bag.

The Chloe Paddington made its name as the first handbag from the designer house in 2005 when the first release of purses sold 376 in less than two days. Part of the reason for its success was possibly the way that the Chloe bag used over the top hardware, with decorative padlocks and numerous clasps sprinkled over the exterior of this cute bag. The rounded edges of the Paddington bag make it very feminine, chic and stylish. The designer touches include the heavy padlock, round handles, square details as well as the pebbled leather effect. The Chloe Paddington has become the girlie club bag, creating a community of Paddington owners who could compare their bags’ addons and, if they run out of things to say they can play with the multiple clasps and ostentatious additions. The Chloe ready-to-wear fashion house has been a presence in France since 1956, when it was established by Gabi Aghion. Chloe has employed many world-renowned designers, such as Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Phoebe Philo, who was responsible for the Chloe Paddington. The present creative director at Chloe’s Paris HQ is Paulo Melim Andersson.

The Paddington bag, with its distinctive slouchy, well-worn look and trademark gold lock and key - has been a victim of its own success since it was introduced in 2005. The pre-launch publicity for this Designer It Bag hype was so effective that the Chloe Paddington was a sell-out before the first deliveries arrived.

The desirability and high ticket price of the bag have made the Chloe Paddington an easy target for counterfeit copies. When you look on Ebay you will find dozens of bags described as “authentic Paddington”. But at a price of less than £100, a bag sold as Chloe Paddington from China is NOT authentic.

Chloe has always confirmed that these bags are counterfeit, so do not be fooled by these c heap knock offs. The real Paddington bag has a wholesale trade price of nearly 1000 Euros, so a genuine version can never sell for less than that figure.

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