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All handbags
are not created equal, not even close! Just like automobiles and
cowboy boots, some are classic, some are trendy, some are practical,
and some are just simply arm candy. Check out this overview of designer
handbags.
Some of the most popular include:
Accordion:
Made of two or three pouches side by side, fastened together by
stitching, snaps or fasteners to allow expansion or contraction of
the bag, according to its capacity.
Baguette:
Long, small, narrow bag with a shoulder strap, carried under the arm.
Balantine:
Made of leather, fabric or metal, suspended from a long cord. The Balantine
handbag
swings back and forth at knee height as you walk. These are very
popular at present.
Pompadour:
Small velvet or lace pouches worn hanging from a cord used to carry
small items, a notebook or money.
Pouchette:
Also called a clutch
handbag,
this is a small lady's bag without a handle or shoulder strap.
Reticule:
Comprised of string, net or mesh. This bag once used for provisions
or tools.
Rucksack/Backpack:
Worn on the back, held in place by two buckled straps and closed by
a drawstring sometimes concealed under a flap.
Bucket Bag:
Usually known as the "carryall" bag. Sometimes closed by a
flap with a loop to protect against prying eyes but usually open.
Purses
are basically a large pouch, and have been used by man (and women, of
course) for as long as we can remember. African priests carried
beaded bags, which were used for carrying bones considered to be
tokens of seduction. Peasants early on used bags to carry seeds.
In fashion,
it's the little things that mean a lot. It is significant to you what
goes into your bag. Which in turn become very personal, because it
conceals a secret that gives you a sense of personal power. For a
woman, the bag holds not only the things you need for your day but it
is also your personal glamour shop, which is very important to your identity.
While the
inside of a woman's designer handbag is hypothetically personal and
intimate, the outside is a commercial, selling one's place in the
world. The designer
handbag
remains a very desirable item, with must-have status.
Designer
Handbags
will continue to be invented and re-invented at the turn of every
season. They will be done in terry cloth, tweed, with sequins on it,
fabric appliques, jewels, clasps, leather, fur and other most
recognizable elements. To many women, a bag is the entry-level item
to the luxury market.
The handbag
has become even more significant over the past two decades due to the
fact that women do not wear as much fashion. In the 1940's you wore
the total fashion look, now clothes are mixed and matched and
handbags are part of the new freedom of fashion. It is a lot cheaper
to pay for a small bag than an entire outfit. |
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