How to Carry a Handbag with Style

A handbag is more than a sac of supplies to get you through the day. This accessory is an opportunity heighten your style factor by acting as the finishing touch to any outfit. Carrying a great purse can declare your fashion sense and emphasize the mood of an ensemble: fun, racy, flirty, chic, sophisticated, casual, bohemian... You name it: handbags are a smart way to infuse personality into any look.

Since they're usually compact, you can make a bold design statement with shape, color, fabric, other embellishments.
While the exterior of your handbag is limited only by your imagination, the inside of a woman's handbag is serious business. The contents of your purse function as a style and organizational survival tool kit, in which superfluous items are sacrificed and cast aside in order to make room for those implements you would rather not live without. Most women vow that each and every article in their handbag is indispensable and accounted for. However, in reality the deep recesses of a woman's purse are treacherous places, virtual black holes where forgotten odds and ends converge and mutate with lint, crumbs, hairpins, dog-eared business cards and loose change.
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The Handbag Revolution

In 19th Century Victorian England the handbag came of age. They were made of all manner of materials and decorated to co-ordinate with the dresses of the day. They also began to appear in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the heavily embroidered carpet bag, as immortalised in the film Mary Poppins, to the more delicate woven silk clutch bag. They were decorated lavishly with embroidery, beads, ribbons, or anything really, and instructions for personalising them appeared in the magazines of the day.

In the 1920s and again in the 1950s the handbag became a true fashion statement. The emergence of fashion houses like Chanel and Louis Vuitton gave the humble handbag the chic accessory status it has today. The 1980s brought the rebirth of the pocket on a belt with the new bum bags4. These are made from durable nylon and include zips and velcro, but are essentially what women were wearing under their skirts in the 17th Century. The new improved bum bag gained favour with both men and women, and has proved useful for the likes of nurses to carry their essential little bits and pieces. Bum bags are a secure way to transport your valuables and can still be seen today around busy towns, at popular holiday resorts, and being used by climbers or walkers5 throughout the world.
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Fashion Handbag News!

Come to The Accessory Shoppe. You don't have to look elesewhere. "Purses makes the outfit”. A fashionable purse can enhance the dignity of a women. It makes her more fashionable and hip. The Accessory Shoppe is a one stop shop for trendy products like handmade purses, fun purses and stylishly designed Fashion purses, trendy bangles. Handmade purses or fashion purses can make you feel exceptional and chic.To flaunt your own style choose the fashion purse of your choice. We have handmade purses for every occasion. We design purses with unique patterns, materials, fabrics, and trims to produce high fashion purses, beaded evening purses or every-day purses.

Your requirements and the current trend are kept in mind are kept in mind to make you feel comfortable while holding these handmade purses.handmade purses are available in a wide variety of designs, shapes, colors and patterns. For those of you who do not want to settle for anything less than the best we have authentic fashion purses. Our intricately designed fashion purses can complement any attire you wear – be it Casual or Modern. Be it the pattern, the texture or the appearance of the purse, we bring an element of fun to you via our fun purses.
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Introducing the NEW fashion fix that every girl has been waiting for!

The decision to change handbags is all too often made at the last minute, resulting in items being left behind! Finally Borne Naked has developed a bag organiser that will see an end to the universal problems that arises with changing handbags and leaving your favourite lippie, perfume, tampons, hair elastics, sunglasses and diary - and all your other MUST HAVE items - in your previous bag!

Borne Naked is a unique clear handbag liner that sits inside your handbag and holds your handbag contents in organised compartments, managing to keep all of your favourite things in the one completely see-through pouch. For sassy, organised women all over the world who want to change their handbag to match their outfit, all you have to do is simply remove the handbag liner (which you keep your daily necessities in) and place it into another bag, making changing handbags extremely quick and easy! Now you can share the love between your Chloe, Gucci or Balenciaga bag - changing over handbags has never been made so easy!
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Handbag Trends for 2008

The northern hemisphere summer 2007 colour palette was of cream, grey, beige, soft pastel dusty pinks, silvery white, palest lemon, mauve, lilac, cherry red, brown, olive green and petrol blue. The biggest trend seen everywhere was the metallic twist! For an easy metallic hint add a clutch to your favourite LBD to update the look (check out our clutches for some hot new distressed metallic looks).

Summer 2007 will see us wearing golden bronze, sky blue, grey, coffee, chocolate and cream. All these colours follow through to Autumn/ Winter 08 as important fashion colours. So invest in a key piece for your wardrobe (try the Andrina in Chocolate or Cognac), that can become the staple, everyday piece. Purple is another Spring/Summer 2007 trend colour that will linger through to Autumn Winter 2008 (check out our favourite - The Vivian- in striking purple). The metallic trend meets purple this Spring/ Summer for a strong and confident look. The next 12 months will see a strong colour pallet meet soft metallic hues for a dramatic and confident yet feminine look. Be sure to invest in key colours with a long lifespan but don't be afraid to follow new and different trends. But most of all - have fun! Enjoy Summer 2008 and stay tuned to the news page for Autum/ Winter trends. Hollypoppins.