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HANDBAG [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Clothing Accessories
CONT

The job of handbag designer is a specialized position in the field of fashion design. As a handbag designer, you imagine and create the next big color, shape, material and overall look for purses and bags.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
DEF

A small handbag without a strap or handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
DEF

Petit sac à main sans poignée ni bandoulière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Marroquinería
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Record 3 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
OBS

Term that is sometimes used in the shoe and handbag industry to describe a dyed reindeer sueded on the frized grain side.

Key term(s)
  • antelope leather

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
OBS

Terme parfois utilisé en chaussure et maroquinerie pour désigner une peau de renne veloutée sur fleur poncée.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Purses, Wallets and Similar Articles
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
DEF

A woman's handbag that can be worn suspended by a shoulder strap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sacs, portefeuilles et articles similaires
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
CONT

Indispensable cette année - le sac à bandoulière. Modèle enveloppe classique, [...] bandoulière réglable.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
  • Clothing Accessories
DEF

A small handbag of knitted silk, beading, brocade, plush or embroidery fashionable in the eighteenth century.

CONT

The slim cotton gowns permitted no pockets and as a pleasantry, the inadequate little bag was called a ridicule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
DEF

Sorte d'aumônière plus ou moins ornée qui fut à la mode à la fin du XVIIIe siècle et sous l'Empire.

CONT

C'est à l'époque des Merveilleuses, dont les robes transparentes ne leur permettaient pas d'avoir des poches, que s'est instauré l'usage du sac à main que l'on a alors appelé réticule.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
OBS

Manufacturers and importers of ladies’ handbags and accessories; suppliers and contractors. Formerly :(1986) National Handbag Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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