Choosing the Right Summer Handbag

Title: 
Choosing the Right Summer Handbag

Word Count:
449

Summary:
How to make sure you have the handbag for your style and the season.


Keywords:
Balenciaga, Franco Sarto, Coach handbags


Article Body:
Some women have handbags for day of the week and seem to be toting a different one every time they go out. No matter whether you�re looking for one or two understated purses, or if you�d prefer to have a dedicated handbag room full of �loud�, stylized satchels, there are a few simple rules to live by when buying a new handbag or just selecting from your existing panoply of purses.

As with clothes, different handbags suit different girls with different body types. If you see someone carrying a purse that you absolutely must have this second, think about it for a bit before rushing off to visit Sam Moon; will that handbag really fit your body type, or did it just look good because of the person carrying it? If you�re tall and thin, it may not make sense to get a cute and tiny purse that you saw a shorter girl carrying, as it may just serve to make you look bigger. 

If you�re small and petite then it�s important to give some thought to proportion � a bag that looks fine carried by a taller may look oversized on your smaller frame. If you�re trying to draw attention towards or away from a particular attribute, ensure that you get a bag that hangs at that body level, as eyes will be drawn wherever your handbag sits.

It�s very important to give some practical thought to your handbag � if you carry very few items on a daily basis, it�s not important to have a massive bag with dozens of pockets. But at the same time if you�re a higher-maintenance gal, a tiny one-pocket purse crammed full of essentials is going to wind up looking like a shopping bag! 

Quality is important too � good materials and good construction will yield a bag with good structure, keeping it from flopping and sagging, showing bulges from its contents, and of course a good bag will last you longer.

If you like having a veritable menagerie of handbags to choose from, you may be more able to play with effervescent summer colors, prints, and styles in all kinds of funky materials but if you�re a one or two-purse girl, stick with leather or even suede in neutral colors so that you can get the highest quality and the most versatility from your purse-buying buck.

Regardless of what kind of girl you are or what kind of bag you�re looking for, enjoy the shopping experience, but make sure you think ahead to what that bag will look like with your other outfits � no one likes a case of purse buyer�s remorse!