Designer Italian Fendi handbags have dropped jaws in the world of fashion since the Fendi family teamed up with Karl Lagerfeld to release their first couture collection in 1966. Soon after Fendi gained worldwide attention, the president of Bloomingdales’ added the Fendi handbag collection to his famous New York stores and Fendi has been a household name ever since. High quality fabric and leather coupled with innovative style make the purchase of a Fendi handbag a status symbol as well as a fashion statement.