Handbags - A Historical Perspective



A recent study found that the average purse and its contents are worth $ 900! That's $ 120 billion worth of women in the country's handbags. And can you really blame us when the handbag market is so varied?

One could argue that handbags have gone beyond shoes as collectible luxury collectible accessories for celebrities and ordinary women.

But in reality, handbags can have a story as long and controversial as the ubiquitous high heel and, according to the historians of the handbags, they were used in the same way - to show the wearer's status.

In the fourteenth century, the more rich and powerful the person was, the more jewels and embroideries were festooned in the handbag. Few things have changed in the world of handbags.

Over the centuries, handbags have gone through many adaptations and fashions, but the word handbag was invented only in the 1900s. This decade was also marked by the type of handbag that we recognize today: the bags are getting smaller and the introduction of closures, inner compartments and locks for purses.

But it's quite historic, the most important period in handbags was that of the 50s, which saw the rise of ultimate designer handbag houses; including Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermes.

Like Chanel's number 5 perfume, some of these handbags have become instantly recognizable fashion icons; signifiers of the rich and famous. Unfortunately, that means showing your new Louis Vuitton at the office party or having a supply of Gucci handbags in the closet is priceless for almost everyone.

We should be grateful for the Internet, because we may have given mortals the opportunity to own a real Gucci handbag without having to win the lottery or shoplifting. The website is replete with handbag resellers from second-hand second-hand designers. The auction giant Ebay has diversified with its own website dedicated to handbags, e bags.




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