• A designer name can make the handbag.red handbag image by Elena Vdovina from Fotolia.com
  
  The designer handbag has become a necessary accessory for millions of women all over the world. Women sometimes find it necessary to carry their makeup, cell phones, money and other miscellaneous items with them wherever they go. Sometimes it is not always about carrying a handbag, but carrying a chic designer handbag. Chanel, Coach, Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton are just some of the most desired designer handbags.
  
  

Coach

• One of the most popular designer handbags is Coach. The company was founded in 1941 in New York City, and you can buy its handbags in one of the 330 North American stores or in Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom and 20 other countries. Coach offers 16 handbag collections, including Mia, Sutton and Brooke. The handbags come in 13 colors ranging from black to yellow. Coach uses mostly leather in its handbags, and they are made from print and mixed materials. Coach's initial signature C (shown forward and backward and crossed together) is the logo on most of its handbags. Prices start at $298 and go up to $1,200.
  
  

Prada

• What distinguishes Prada from the other major designer handbags is that it doesn't have any stores or website where they can be purchased. Not to worry; you can purchase Prada handbags from department store Neiman Marcus or shopping websites like Amazon.com. Prada is an Italian fashion house that was opened in 1913 by brothers Mario and Martino Prada. Prada's handbags have fall and spring collections and are made with leather, nylon and calf leather. Colors are in various blacks, browns, reds and tans. Prices range from $380 to $4,400.
  
  

Louis Vuitton

• The initials LV on a handbag stand for Louis Vuitton, who started his fashion house in Paris in 1854. There are now stores in 63 countries. These are some of the most sort-after handbags in the world. The Monogram Canvas collection has handbags that are waterproof and scratch-resistant, and actresses Cameron Diaz and Sarah Jessica Parker have been photographed carrying them. The Suhali handbag collection is made from goat leather. Overall, Louis Vuitton offers 14 different handbag collections that come in black, white, gray and other colors. The cost starts at $240 and can surpass $4,260.