Luxury designer handbags for women: a Balmain bag always begins with the handle, the point of contact between hand and object, considered with the same rigour as a couture gesture. Nappa lambskin, full-grain calfskin, python-printed calf: every leather is tanned and crafted in Italy. Sphynx, 64-83, Metropolis, Dinner at 8 — sculptural silhouettes punctuated by engraved tubular metal and gold-tone clasps. Carried by hand or in the crook of the arm, bags made for movement, never for display.