Luxury handbags have continued to dominate the fashion industry — in both their cultural relevance and their resale value in the secondhand market. As Italian fashion journalist Anna Dello Russo once said, “Accessories are like vitamins to fashion. Handbags are the main course.”

Assouline on Monday has launched its latest coffee-table book with luxury re-commerce platform Fashionphile — “The Book of Iconic Bags.” Ranging across the past three decades, the book examines the 25 most iconic bags that have been seen as status symbols , a means of personal expression, collector’s items and investments.

The book features everything from Hermès’ record-breaking Birkins and Kellys to “ Sex and the City ”’s Carrie Bradshaw and her beloved Fendi Baguette and Dior Saddle bags. Ne

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