Burberry Handbags
    

Burberry is known for its plaid-trimmed designer handbags and accessories. Even if you don't recognize the Burberry name, you will most likley to recognize the company's trademark plaid - consisting of red, camel, black and white checked pattern - which adorn everything from scarves to coats to umbrellas. Founder Thomas Burberry, is best known for inventing 'gaberdine' in 1879. Gaberdine is a breathable fabric made using pre-waterproofed yarn. Gaberdine fabric is water resistant and very durable and was ideal for the manufacturing of outdoor wear for sportsman and soldiers who were Burberry's prime clientele in the late 1800's and early 1900's. In the 1920's, Burberry introduced its signature checked fabric; an instantly recognizable trademark to this day. Today, the Burberry plaid is seen on many celebrities such as Martha Stewart, Prince William and Selma Blair in the form of Burberry handbags, Burberry scarves and Burberry bucket hats. Thanks to designer Rose Marie Bravo, who became CEO of Burberry in 1997, the Burberry raincoat became a worldwide fad and the plaid is now seen on shirts, bags, crusher hats, scarves and Burberry's checked eye-popping plaid bikini worn by supermodel Kate Moss. Designer, Christopher Bailey joined Burberry in June 2001 and introduced Burberry's unforgettable line of python-skin, plaid trimmed, designer handbags under the Prorsum label.