In the 14th century, it is revealed in Egyptian hieroglyphs that people carried small bags, secured about the waist through the use of “girdles”. Influential and wealthy people had bags with many ornaments. Their bags were accessorized with embroidery and precious stones. The 16th century was a time when the emergence of functional and artistic bags took place. Bags were usually made from leather with a drawstring.
For the travelers, their bags were made from cloth and much larger than an ordinary bag. Bags for travelers were fashioned in such a way that they can be carried by the body diagonally.
That brings us to the term ‘girdles.’ Girdles were originally Egyptian of origin. Even during those times, bags were already being used, and in this era, they were worn around the waist, hence the term ‘girdle’. The girdles of the rich were different from those of the common folk by the embellishments on their girdles that would have embroidery and jewels embedded on the bags.
In 18th century, the use of neoclassical clothes became widespread. Men and women favored the use of reticule than carrying purses because reticules were more fashionable at that time. There were a lot of women who liked to collect bags that would compliment their apparel for different occasions.
The next century saw to a more fashionable sense of bags, hence the period of the purse was born. Fashionable men and women had the clutch purse, and it radiated status symbol, especially on the type of purse one was seen to be holding. Young girls were even taught to learn embroidery, to make sure they are considered a ‘prize catch’ if they knew how to embroider, and this was during the classical period of the states and English time period.
Nowadays, the constant innovation of the handbag designs still carries on. It is not surprising when a woman almost treats it like a person, especially on important events like anniversaries, weddings, black-tie and red carpet events.
There is no discrimination on ages. For both men and women, these bags will complete their outfit. Youngsters can use totes to accentuate their styles. If you are shy, sassy, or exuberant, there surely are bags to your liking. There are also sleek styles perfect for professionals such as briefcases, travel luggage, and handbags made from leather.
There are many different personalized bags – you just have to know where to look for them. You might want to try those with charming embroideries, bags especially made for cosmetics and all. But if you’re not into that, then you might want to have a go with chic, elegant purses for evening events. Buy one now and gratify your girlfriend or your girly side.
Take a look at the Twilight messenger bag and specifically the Twilight bag.
