Luxury handbags It has surpassed other holdings in recent years and is increasingly seen as a potential investment category in the eyes of consumers and analysts, at least according to some recent reports.
For the first time, the proposal for the value of the designer's bags grows from the best brands, such as Hermes, Chanel, Goyard and Louis Vuitton in all fields, one report from the luxury residence site Ribag I found last year.
“These trends indicate exciting investment opportunities through both heritage and brands that can be achieved,” said the Rebaj report.
Handbags are among the least fluctuation of any collection and good risk of reward, and they have also proven that they are worthy of attention against Economic inflationAccording to a separate study 2022 by Credit Swiss.
However, while some designed handbags, especially classic and studded patterns, can maintain or even increase value over time, it is not a traditional investment in the way in which stocks or real estate are located.
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Over the past two decades, luxury handbags have moved from being attached to what is now known as “the only female collection category centered around females,” according to a report issued in 2020 Art Market Research.
Yasmine Taker, Vice President of Research at the National Women's Center, said that the development of these priced purchases increasingly has reached a price.
“In order to show that you are in your place, you have to look in a certain way, and that grooming can cost more for women, and they do it with less wage,” Taker said.
Hermes Birkin bag at a window display at Kadewe Store in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, January 3, 2025.
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As the investments go, only a few luxurious bags, instead of losing, over time.
Historically, only Hermes Birkin Rebag has found that the small group of other upper designers bags has rates of value near 90 % or higher.
Birkin bags, in particular, have increased value on an annual basis, with an average annual leap of 14.2 % between 1980 and 2015, according to another study conducted Pagontter. Bags are currently fragmented for $ 9,000 and above, but can be reselling 30,000 dollars or moreDepending on the size, color and condition.
Meanwhile, since the stocks rise and down, S & P 500 The index has an average annual return About 10 %.
The bag may be a “smart purchase”, not “investment”
Frame the designer's handbag as a “investment” that does not harm women Caroline McLanahhanApproved financial scheme and founder of Life Planning Partners in Jacksonville, Florida.
“This brings me out when I see purchases that have been placed as investments, it strikes me in a wrong way,” said McLanahhan.
McLanahhan, who is also a member of CNBC Counselor Council.
“If you have a handbag, you know that you will keep it forever, and this may be considered a smart purchase,” she said. “But you still need to make sure to spend less than you are making while you are saving.”
At some point in their lives, most women are likely to be alone and Only responsible for their financial resourcesThis makes it necessary to plan women and invest in the future.
