Blimey bays it is!
Did you know that a bag can say so much about the woman who is carrying it? Its contents provide intimate clues about the person’s character, their interests, tastes dependencies and idiosyncrasies.
Handbags are overtaking shoes as the new must-have accessory for women. Bags are becoming more interesting and collectable and are considered the pain-free accessory alternative to expensive designer shoes. Depending which you choose, handbags have the power to label you, rich, original. Cool, well-travelled, sexy, snob, neurotic or insecure. People carry around their whole live in their bags which explain why the current handbag favoured by celebrities is currently the size of a laundry bag. I personally adore the over-sized trend in handbags because l always carries tones of stuff.
There is even a fashionable way to carry these bags; they must be lugged around with the short handles slug over the wrist with arm stretched out in front. And if you happen to be a celebrity you should add a yappy Chihuahua dog to the look. The practicality of the size of the bags is attractive but the aching wrist, back and bicep isn’t you never see any celebrity with the oversized Birkin bag tucked under their shoulder, it’s simply not done which is further evidence of how much a bag and the way you carry it has became such an important indicator of image and social standing for woman.
Handbags are becoming woman’s pride and joy. Somewhat like the motoring revolution which started a few years ago whereby wealthy mothers wouldn’t be seen dead collecting their kids from school in anything else but a shiny new black 4x4. The vehicles were regarded as symbols of status and named ‘Chelsea tractors’. Like the bulky bling off-road vehicles, big bag are a status symbol.
My bags have varied over the years but they always have to be big. L used surfer/skater type rucksacks for many years until my friends reminded me that I was no longer a teenager and so l bought a more adult leather rucksack. Recently l has become a full blow female adult as my day bag {my constant companion} can be considered a handbag. It’s huge and l can fit my life in it. This is the point handbag have become life-bags in our fast pace lifestyles.
My bag history has been the cause of many complaints from boyfriends, my constant rummaging or the weight of it has been the source of many arguments. l have been asked several times if keep bricks in my bag. But the contents are vital, maybe vital junk to some but l needs it, or l may need it, at some time, you never know. My apparently brick-filled bag is jam packed with books/magazines/newspapers and pod in case lam delayed, my phone and charger, dental floss and in the eventuality l have a headache or anyone else does Nurofen, hairbrush, sunglasses, deodorant, moisturizer, suntan cream, knickers{in case l stay at a friend’s} and the obligatory Tampax which most woman carry in the secret inside pocket but mine always seems to break loose and find its way inside my
