We first featured the Burberry Fall/Winter 2009 runway previews in June 09 and most items are now available in the stores. The Burberry check has been reinvented in many variations and for Fall/Winter 2009, Christopher Bailey has reintepreted it again in military overdyed print which makes it come across tougher and non-pretentious. Featured here are two versions of the tote, one trimmed in smooth leather (left) while the other in crocodile skin (right). Watch out for this trend as there will be more designers trimming their fabric or canvas bags with exotic skins such as crocodile, snakes or ostrich. Meanwhile, for these totes, the smooth leather trim is priced at GBP950 while the croc-trim version at GBP4,000. I am digging the latter.

Images are courtesy of Burberry