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-The term "handbag" first came into use in the early 1900's and generally referred to hand-held luggage bags usually carried by men.
-These were an inspiration for new bags that became popularized for women, including complicated fasteners, internal compartments, and locks.
-With this new fashion, jewelers got into the act with special compartments for opera glasses, cosmetics, and fans.
-The 1920's saw a revolution in fashion with varying hemlines and lighter clothing.
-Bags no longer needed to match the outfit perfectly and the rage was for the stylish lady to carry a doll dressed exactly like herself, complete with matching bag for her minature companion!
-The discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb inspired Egyptian art on purses.

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Neo-classical clothing became popular in the 18th century with a reduction in the amount of underclothing worn by women. Wearing a purse would ruin the look of this clothing so fasionable ladies started carrying their handbags which were called reticules. Women had a different bag for every occasion and every fashion magazine had arguments on the proper carrying of these purses. In the reticules one would find rouge, face powder, a fan, a scent bottle, visiting cards a card case, and smelling salts.

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In the 16th century, handbags took on more of an air of practicality with the use of everyday materials such as leather with a drawstring fastener on top. During this period, cloth bags were used that were made larger and used by travelers and carried diagonally across the body. The 17th century saw more variety and both fashionable men and women carried small purses with more complex shapes. Young girls were taught embroidery as a very necessary skill to make them marriagable and we see the rise of beautiful and unique stitched artwork in handbags.

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Handbags have been essential to daily life ever since people have had something precious to carry around with them and only the items have changed over time. The very first mention in written literature comes from the 14th century, even though Egyptian hieroglyphs show pouches carried around the waist. Bags were attached to what were called "girdles" which were fastened to the waist. Embroidery and jewels adorned these articles and were used to show status - the richer the person, the more elaborate the bag.

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Types of Handbags for women / 2

Wristlet
-Wristlets are tiny tiny tiny.
-These types of bags are limited in what they can carry, but are also pretty convenient because they don't take up much space and are relatively easy to carry around.
-They are useful if you're just going out and need a few things - a couple of bucks or some change - or if you want to compartmentalize your larger purse but don't have enough pockets and sections in it.
-If you need a change purse or need to keep something separate from the big purse, get a wristlet!
-They're very useful for that, but they won't help you carry your books to class.
-They are called wristlets because of their wrist loops attached to them.

Handbag
-This is probably what you're thinking of when you think of a purse.
- It's a medium sized bag that keeps all of your basic stuff in it. Wallet, cell phone, make-up accessories, mirrors, q-tips, whatever you want can go into this bag.
-It won't fit your books or your laptop, but that's really not what it's for.
-It's for small accessories you need to take with you on any random given occasion.
-Typically you don't carry this purse with larger bags like totes.
-You can put wristlets or even small clutches in them though.

Laptop Bag
-I think this is pretty self explanatory.
-These types of bags are for: you guessed it. Laptops. It's generally not a good idea to carry a laptop without a bag to go with it, they're far too fragile and expensive and dropped laptops are never a good thing.
-You can find a ton of laptop bags that are light and padded with plenty of compartments for other cords, plugs, flash drives, etc.
-There are a ton of different styles and shapes, but what you really want to look for is how secure it makes your laptop and how much extra space it has for all your laptop accessories.

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 Tote Bags
-These are a type of handbag that also known as carry bags.
-These are used to hold numerous belongings that are too many or too large for a purse.
-They are often seen carried by collage students, business women and those who are always on the go.
-Tote bags are not only very popular but casual and practical at the same time.
- Women often feel comfortable using totes during hang outs.

Clutches
-These are the handbags intended to be carried in the hand for they have no any handle.
-They basically comes with a very chick-like look small purse where you can put your cute essentials such as make up, lip stick and other cosmetics to make you stay fresh and look beautiful for the rest of the day.
-Women likes to carry clutches during evening events and other formal, dressy occasions.

 
Satchel Handbags
-These are the types that have one or sometimes two large straps that goes over one should and across the body.
-These are perfect for busy women who are working in an office.
-Such women definitely need satchel handbags because they often need to carry important files, especially during company meeting, or if they need to bring their paper works at home.
-Most student are also using these bags to help them carry their books, notebooks and other school supplies.

Duffel Bags
-These are huge bags that are often used during traveling.
-Duffel bags have large compartments where you'll be able to place numerous valuables such as clothes, shoes, and other things you need to bring while you are away from home.

Hobo Handbags
-They usually comes with large and defined by a crescent shape that are designed to wear over the shoulder.
-They have a very lady-like style and design which makes women looks more attractive and eye-catching.
-These are a perfect choice for busy working women who don't need to bring numerous bulky stuff.

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