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The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do ~ Walter Bagehot

Clutches

A Clutch is a handbag without handles with detachable chain straps, rectangular in shape, often an evening bag but used during the day as well.

Proverb: 'A friend in need is a friend indeed':

Someone who helps you when your in need is a true friend. Choose your friends carefully. Take good care of the friends you have. Don't ever take your friendship for granted. Call your friends regularly and meet up as often as you can. Call your friends on their birthdays. Try your best to meet up for a coffee or meal when you can. Treasure and enjoy the time you spend with your friends. Always be there for your friends, when they need you.

"Purse" or "Handbag" or "Pouch":

The term "purse" originally referred to a small bag for holding coins. In British English, it is still used to refer to a small coin bag. A "handbag" is a larger accessory that holds objects beyond currency, such as personal items. American English typically uses the terms purse and handbag interchangeably. The term handbag began appearing in the early 1900s. Initially, it was most often used to refer to men's hand-luggage. Women's bags grew larger and more complex during this period, and the term was attached to the accessory.

Types of Handbags:

1. A Baguette is a small, narrow, rectangular shape purse representing a french loaf of bread (baguette).

2. A Barrel Handbag is shaped like a barrel or closed tube, usually with shoulder-length straps

3. Bowling bag purse: a popular 1990s "retro" style for younger women, modelled after American bags used to carry bowling balls

4. Bucket bag: shaped like a bucket, medium-size or large, with shoulder straps and a drawstring closure

5. A Clutch is a handbag without handles with detachable chain straps, rectangular in shape, often an evening bag but used during the day as well.

6. Cross-body: A bag with one long strap that crosses over the body, with the bag resting at the front by the waist.

7. Doctor's bag: modelled after a Victorian era doctor's bag for making housecalls.

8. Drawstring: a purse that closes with a drawstring at the top, may have wrist- or shoulder-length straps, popular as an evening bag style Half-moon: shaped as a half-moon.

9. Hobo: medium-size crescent-shaped bag with a top zipper and often a slouch or dip in the centre; a modern, casual silhouette.

10. Kiondo: a handwoven handbag made from sisal with leather trimmings. It is indigenous to Kenya.

11. Lighted: a handbag with a lighting system which has been attempted since the 1950s without success until recently when in 2011 the first successful lighted handbag was brought to market.

12. Messenger bag: one long strap worn across the body, inspired by bags worn by urban messengers to deliver business mail, a modern silhouette.

13. Minaudière: a small rectangular evening bag, usually hard-bodied, sometimes held inside a soft fabric bag that serves as a sleeve Muff: a winter bag made of real or faux fur, wool or velvet that has zippered compartments and a slip opening for hands

14. Pocketbook: small purse, rectangular shape

15. Pouch: small bag such as a pocket, teabag, money bag, sporran, etc.

16. Saddle purse: shaped like a horse saddle, may have equestrian motifs and hardware to emphasize the design

17. Satchel: a soft-sided case usually of leather

18. Sling bag: One long, wide strap that crosses over the body, with the bag resting on the back. Shoulder bag: Any bag with shoulder length straps.

19. Tote: medium to large bag with two straps and an open top

20. Trapezoid: shaped as a trapezoid, usually made of stiff material

21. Wristlet, a small handbag with a short carrying strap resembling a bracelet.

Handbags designed for special purposes:

1. Laptop purse: a medium to large bag that contains a padded interior compartment or sleeve for protecting a laptop computer.

2. Camera bag: for carrying photography equipment.

3. Gym bag: for carrying toiletry items and the clothing and/or shoes a person intends to use for their workout.

4. Cosmetic bag: a small bag for holding cosmetics, often made of synthetic waterproof protective material.

5. Duffle bag: a large cylindrical bag usually used for travel or sports gear, sometimes called a "weekend bag".

6. Security bag: protects the carrier from travel theft and includes an invisible stainless steel strap sewn into the fabric and a protectant on the main zipper.

Men's Bags:

The oldest known purse dates back more than 5000 years, and was a pouch worn by a man, Ötzi the Iceman.

Men once carried coin purses.

In early Modern Europe, when women's fashions moved in the direction of using small ornamental purses—which evolved into handbags—men's fashions were moving in another direction. Men's trousers replaced men's breeches during the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, and pockets were incorporated in the loose, heavy material. This enabled men to continue carrying coins, and then paper currency, in small leather wallets. Men's pockets were plentiful in 19th century and 20th century trousers and coats, to carry an ever-increasing number of possessions, such as pipes, matches, pocketknives, and so on, and they were an item frequently mended by their wives.[

Women, on the other hand, have shown a strong demand for larger handbags that carry more items for everyday use.

Men's purses were revived by designers in the 1970s in Europe. Since the 1990s, designers have marketed a more diverse range of accessory bags for men. The names man bag, man-purse and murse have been used. The designs are typically variations on backpacks or messenger bags, and have either a masculine or a more unisex appearance, although they are often more streamlined than a backpack and less bulky than a briefcase. These bags are often called messenger bags or organizer bags. The leather satchel is also common. Demand is strong after several years of popularity, possibly supported by the growing range of modern electronic devices men carry with them. Men's designer bags are produced by well-known companies such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, Coach, and Bottega Veneta in a variety of shapes and sizes. The global men's bag and small leather goods trade is a $4-billion-a-year industry.Sales of men's accessories including "holdall" bags are increasing in North America.

Handbag Material:

Handbags are made as Soft-body handbags or as Frame handbags, where a metal frome supports the textile or leather of the handbag.

Handbag Clotures:

Frame handbags often use a kissing lock closure, with two interlocking metal beads set on the top of the frame. Kissing locks were popular on handbags during the early- to mid-20th century, and remain popular with vintage collectors and in "retro" designs. These locks are still seen on smaller change purses.

Diamanté clasps were in use by the 1930s.

In later decades, designers found popular success with zipper enclosures, flaps, and even magnetic clasps hidden in the fabric of handbags

Quotation:

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness ~ Jonathan Safran Foer

Choose Handbags that match your outfits:

Make sure the Handbag you choose matches your Outfit. It must fit the clothing you are wearing. A formal handbag will be fine with Work Clothes. A Casual Handbag will go with Jeans and a Tee Shirt.

Famous Handbags:

1. 2005 Burberry Handbag

2. 2006 Tanner Krolle Eva Bag

3. 2010 Longchamp Tote Bag

4. 2010 Louis Vutton Bag.

Advice - Know what's in your Handbag and your Wallet

1. Go through your Handbag and Wallet and only carry what you need.

    Please remove all unwanted items and most importantly, be organized.

2. Always, be aware that you may lose  your Handbag or Wallet.

    You must, therefore know what you have in it.

    Keep an inventory of your Handbag or Wallet's contents on paper, in an email or in a note in your cellphone.

3. Remember, the less credit cards you carry, the less you will have to replace.

4. Keep a copy of any of the documents you carry.

    Also, have a list of the telephone numbers you need to call, to have your cards replaced.

5. In the modern world, we now have inexpensive tracking chips, so you can find your Handbag or Wallet if you lost them.

    Have such a chip in any small item you carry.

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