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Handbags – I think they are every woman's first fashion love.
To have quite a collection of handbags and love to change up your bags with different outfits. Having some hits and misses over the years as you’ve purchased different bags. So I thought I’d share with you some of the tips on what makes a great handbag that is both practical and beautiful.
Yes, a handbag, just like your clothing has to have a comfort level that you’re happy with. “no wonder people normally pay so much for this kind of good design”.
So try on a handbag, and notice does it push your arm out in an uncomfortable way? Does it slide off your shoulder too easily? Do you have to carry it by the handles which is not your style?
you can love the look of a handbag, but if it doesn’t have the right kind of comfort for carrying around (and you will be carrying it around a lot and sometimes for long periods), then you’ll start to resent it pretty quickly.
you might love leather bags as if they get scratched (which they will) they can be improved, unlike all the faux leather handbags. This means your investment will last much longer as just like a good pair of leather shoes, you can polish you leather handbag. That said, sometimes some leather handbags can be very heavy when they are empty, which means as soon as you tip my kitchen sink into the bag, you willl be carrying 45kg of weight on my shoulder. Not good for your back (or mood).
So test out the bag and notice just how heavy it is. Sometimes that extra metal detail can also weigh down a bag – it looks great but it’s impractically heavy.
Is it just an empty void inside or does it have some pockets? If it has pockets, what kind and how many?
What you like will be personal to you. you might don’t like a central divider pocket, but you do like a pocket you can pop a pen or two, a glasses cleaning cloth and some other small pieces. Or you might like a pocket you can store your phone in, and a pocket on the outside that zips up that you can pop your car keys in. This shoulder bag is perfect – it has pockets both inside and on the outside of the bag, front and back!
Plus there must be enough space for lipstick, reading glasses, phone and keys as well. Nothing worse than an evening purse that you can’t fit your essentials inside.
you might like a handbag that can be fully zipped or closed up so that if you are travelling and it falls over, nothing falls out. Particularly with totes and larger bags, having a zip closure is something that makes a difference for those times when you need to be able to properly close your bags to keep your contents safe.
And then there is the design.
Colour is one way – and so you might have a collection of bags in different colours.
A handbag can be fairly plain in design if it’s in a fabulous colour – colour is the hero.
But if you’re going for a black handbag, then it needs to have some extra design details to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Black and plain = dull and boring and not stylish.
Design details (like on this messenger handbag) make a potentially boring black clutch a work of art and conversation starter instead. If your outfit is basic, make your bag the hero.
There may be bags for specific purposes (such as an evening bag), but for your everyday bag, if you tend to be someone who has just one bag that you wear with everything – to everywhere – every day – it needs to be versatile in its design.
How to choose a bag that goes with all your outfits? Start with the colour being a reflection of your hair colour. This is a signature colour you never take off. You’re always wearing your hair, which is why hair colour is such a great colour for handbags, shoes, coats and belts – as these are the elements of outfits that “go over” lots of other garments.
Alternatively, the second choice is to reflect your eye colour – another signature colour – as again, unless you have a range of glass eyes in different colours, that part of you doesn’t change from day-to-day.
