Plastic Handbags: Sculpture to Wear

Rating:
Summary: A Better Than Average Reference Book
Review: Although it's in no way as beautiful as "A Certain Style", this is a better than average reference book on plastic handbags, particularly for beginners. There are a few huge misidentification issues (eg: inclusion of the common and dreadful 1970s Merle Norman cosmetics giveaway as a legitimate 1950s handbag.) The price guide is out of touch with the market --- but what price guide isn't? Based on the sheer number of bags shown, it's definitely a must have for any lucite purse collector.

Rating:
Summary: Good reference book
Review: Not as glorious as "A Certain Style" is, but this one has more photos and is still a treat.

Rating:
Summary: Is is art or is it a handbag? You gotta have this book!!
Review: The photos may not be as large as those in "A Certain Style, the Art of the Plastic Handbag" (out of print now anyway), but there are many more bags featured and they are just as magnificent. The grouping of the bags according to manufacturer is helpful, too! The price guide is not perfect, but they never are, and this one still gives a good idea of which styles and features are more valuable. No lucite purse collecter can be without this book.