It’s no secret that rag & bone is one of our favorite brands here at SHEfinds. Now, the designers who just brought us swimwear for summer are plotting another release that has us even more excited: handbags!

Elle just tipped us off that the brand’s shoes and accessories designer Lauren Bucquet is “hard at work” on their first line of handbags, available exclusively in rag & bone stores come September. We’re hoping for some of the styles shown above in r & b’s FW12 collex — those structured leather satchels look like the perfect addition to our fall workwear wardrobe.

Bucquet also said that rag & bone is about to “expand our footwear line in a major way” and is continuing to open brick & mortar locations (their latest is at 909 Madison Ave. in NYC).

Check out our past coverage of rag & bone retail news, and don’t forget to shop our guides to the best fashion tote bags, ladylike structured handbags, and designer handbags.

Original: http://www.shefinds.com/2012/rag-bone-is-launching-handbags-we-wouldnt-kid-about-this/