Throw A Purse Party And Be On The Cutting Edge Of Handbag Fashion

One of the latest handbag trends-you may not be aware of-is purse parties. You might think (especially if you are very young or very male) that handbags are just that: bags you carry in your hand in order to keep some of your important stuff organized and with you wherever you go. You know-keys, credit cards, cash, checks, tissues, makeup, hair brush, nail file, medications, and other such handy things to have with you when you leave the house.

Well, it's not so that handbags (or purses) are simply bags to carry your things in. Oh, no. They secondarily are fashion accessories. Historically, the fashion expectation is that your handbag strongly matches your shoes, and that your shoes and purse both go with your outfit. These fashion expectations seem to have been relaxed to some degree in recent decades, as almost anything seems to be put together. Perhaps, though, it's more the concept of matching that has changed.

Another function of handbags these days is that of status symbol. Check any recent fashion magazine for pictures of handbags priced at thousands of dollars-each! Magazines about celebrities often have photos that show actual ownership of such handbags. Online sites even give avid designer-bag collectors the ability to show off their collections.

There is also support online for consumers at the opposite side of the handbag-loving spectrum-people who've created their own handbags out of anything and everything, including recycled memorabilia, heirlooms, anything vintage, photos, soccer balls, maps, trash bags, clothing labels, neckties, scarves, pockets, t-shirts, food wrappers, wallpaper, and soda-can tabs. This support includes free patterns and tutorials to help people embroider, knit, stencil, paint, stamp, bead, cross-stitch, crochet, weave, dye, appliqu, collage, hand stitch, modge podge, and silk-screen their own creations. These sites give instructions for memorializing your favorite worn-out t-shirt by making it into a purse. They even give directions for making purse-like centerpieces out of watermelon!

For those who are somewhere in between the recycling at-home purse-designing whizzes and the well-to-do designer-bag collectors, there are the purse parties. Here, at your friend's, neighbor's, or relative's home you can enjoy a pleasant get-together while you peruse the latest trend in handbags, such as the stylish, affordable purses (both small and large versions) that come with interchangeable exteriors. These purses make it a delight to have your purse match your outfit or your mood. You don't ever again have to be aggravated in moving your stuff from one handbag to another-you only change the outer shell of your bag-in a few seconds. Your variety of shells can fold flat into a small space in your closet. The best thing about this type of handbag (of course, next to the concept of having an interchangeable exterior) is that you don't need a lot of money to have your purse match every outfit and to look like you have many gorgeous handbags.

If you've been out-of-the-loop on this important handbag trend, maybe it's your time for a purse party.

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