History of the handbag…..
Prior to the invention of the handbag, women carried necessities in pockets and came the birth of the women’s bag. As the years progressed and handbags became further entrenched in women’s daily lives, handbag since becoming the sensibilities of the women who sported them and the culture in which those women lived.
In the 1940s, women’s bags were simple and functional, reflecting the more sober sensibilities and limited resources of wartime.
In decades when women were breaking through barriers and carried a sleek, color-coordinated clutch with her, to danced, drank, smoked, cut her hair short, walked the streets without a chaperone, wore makeup and pants. The nonconformist, the hippies of the 1960s sported craftwork bags made of natural materials and personalized them with patches and artwork, thus provided women an additional way to express themselves during times of social change. The handbag’s past may not be long, only a recent few hundred years out of many millennia, but the history of the handbag is the history of women: women’s changing tastes, priorities, and roles in society. Handbags have thrived in times of excess and survived in times of scarcity. We cannot define the future of the woman’s handbag. But, if its past is any indicator, we can be sure the handbag of the future will reflect the values of the woman of the future.
Narrative
- Woodstock era crystal bag in turmeric by “ Creazion of Bianca” made in Italy…..this gorgeous smallish Italian crystal evening bag, comes with 61 cm crystal straps in turmeric colour. (Length 9 cm x width 16 cm)
- Firucci Australia ribbed Satin long rectangular bag in red and taupe… Made with quality ribbed polyester rayon satin, gorgeous long rectangular shape handbag, can be hand held or use as shoulder bag comes with 125 cm detachable silver chain (Length 26 cm x width 8.5 cm)
- Firucci Australia Metallic rectangular bag in silver and gold… Made with polyester metallic flecks, this gorgeous bag can be hand held or use as shoulder bag comes with 121 cm detachable fabric cord strap, the hand bag has three compartment, zipped middle compartment (Length 20 cm x width 10 cm)
- Firucci Australia Satin long rectangular bag in black…..Made with smooth polyester rayon satin, this gorgeous long rectangular bag can be hand held or use as shoulder bag comes with 51 cm detachable silver chain with diamanté buckle (Length 25 cm x width 11.5 cm)
- USA brand touch up hand dyed rectangular satin bag….. Made with polyester satin hand dyed in red, the gorgeous hand dyed satin bag can be hand held or use as shoulder bag comes with 115 cm detachable silver chain with diamanté buckle (Length 19.5 cm x width 11.5 cm x bottom width 6 cm) it sits up on the table