by Maxwell Scott
When it comes to choosing the right leather handbags, remember that size does matter.
Leather handbags – Size or Style
It’s a difficult balancing act when it comes to buying a stylish leather handbag. On the one hand, you want it to be beautiful and, as they say - small is beautiful. On the other hand, you want it to be roomy enough to contain your keys, mobile, purse, essential cosmetics, unpaid bills, half written novel, emergency chocolate bar, favourite CDs and that book you’ve always meant to read but never got round to. Let alone the vast variation on these basic handbag essentials depending on the woman – nappies, laptop, hair straightening irons – or even a Chihuahua!
Dainty leather handbags
It’s clear we need stylish leather handbags to look good, but we also need them to be practical too. Which is why size matters. Traditionally, small, petite leather handbags suggested a woman of style. A woman who had no need for practicality, who was wealthy enough to plan her life around her outfits and not around her job or children. Dainty leather handbags suggest that the woman in question doesn’t need to carry emergency tights, her gym kit, umbrella or anything else that suggests multitasking. Those tiny leather handbags that would just squeeze in a lipstick and credit card, screams ‘jet setting’ and ‘luxury lifestyle.’
Bulky bags for busy mums
The large, bulky leather handbags used to be the domain of the busy mums, down to earth office workers and practical shoppers who needed to pull out a spare nappy or notebook or squeeze in their lunchbox or gym kit. But just to confuse things and put dedicated followers of fashion into a tailspin – big bags are now hip for celebrity starlets.
Size zero fads
Some fashion experts are putting the trend down to body weight – as size zero reigns and celebrities are literally dying to be thin – a big bag makes them look even tinier. Having a bulky bag draped over tiny bones simply highlights their daintiness. Some people have joked that these size zero LA starlets who fling huge leather bags over their arms, have more animal skin on their leather handbags than on their own bones.
Classic leather handbags – enduring style
But no doubt, like size zero, it will be a passing fad. The fact is, no matter what fashions come and what fashions go, simple leather handbags will always endure for their classic look and effortless style.
Leather handbags – Size or Style
It’s a difficult balancing act when it comes to buying a stylish leather handbag. On the one hand, you want it to be beautiful and, as they say - small is beautiful. On the other hand, you want it to be roomy enough to contain your keys, mobile, purse, essential cosmetics, unpaid bills, half written novel, emergency chocolate bar, favourite CDs and that book you’ve always meant to read but never got round to. Let alone the vast variation on these basic handbag essentials depending on the woman – nappies, laptop, hair straightening irons – or even a Chihuahua!
Dainty leather handbags
It’s clear we need stylish leather handbags to look good, but we also need them to be practical too. Which is why size matters. Traditionally, small, petite leather handbags suggested a woman of style. A woman who had no need for practicality, who was wealthy enough to plan her life around her outfits and not around her job or children. Dainty leather handbags suggest that the woman in question doesn’t need to carry emergency tights, her gym kit, umbrella or anything else that suggests multitasking. Those tiny leather handbags that would just squeeze in a lipstick and credit card, screams ‘jet setting’ and ‘luxury lifestyle.’
Bulky bags for busy mums
The large, bulky leather handbags used to be the domain of the busy mums, down to earth office workers and practical shoppers who needed to pull out a spare nappy or notebook or squeeze in their lunchbox or gym kit. But just to confuse things and put dedicated followers of fashion into a tailspin – big bags are now hip for celebrity starlets.
Size zero fads
Some fashion experts are putting the trend down to body weight – as size zero reigns and celebrities are literally dying to be thin – a big bag makes them look even tinier. Having a bulky bag draped over tiny bones simply highlights their daintiness. Some people have joked that these size zero LA starlets who fling huge leather bags over their arms, have more animal skin on their leather handbags than on their own bones.
Classic leather handbags – enduring style
But no doubt, like size zero, it will be a passing fad. The fact is, no matter what fashions come and what fashions go, simple leather handbags will always endure for their classic look and effortless style.