Gucci handbags are world renowned for their high quality materials. In addition, they feature classic timeless looks without giving up functionality. A quick visit to their Web site reveals a branding sensibility that captures haute couture sensibility with upscale personality.

There are a number of Gucci bags to get the sophisticated lady for ever occasion. If you're going out for a night on the town, then look for an evening bag. If you will be doing some shopping, consider shoulder bags or totes. Gucci also features a line of exotics for those on the cutting edge of fashion. Perhaps the most famous icon of this house of fashion is the Jackie O. shoulder bag which was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis when she was the wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. This piece featured the famous GG logo as it rose to prominence.
Not long after the Jackie O. bag symbolized Gucci's rise to success in the 60s, fake handbags using the Gucci name flooded the market and cheapened the product. Even today, knockoffs can be found in the streets of Italy. Entrepreneurs sell handbags using the famous names of many fashion labels in the major piazzas with aggressive sales tactics that target tourists. Occasionally local Italian police ask them (in a not so polite tone) to close up shop, but the vendors simply move on to another square.
