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Why do women love handbags? See below.

It seems that handbags have far more importance than just being a fashion accessory. They are a deep part of a woman’s psyche and are a very powerful female symbol. By its nature a handbag is an item that ‘contains’. Containing is an archetypical female concept that is recognized in many cultures on this planet. The handbag has an air of mystery; the contents are unknown to anybody but its owner. And even the owner often wonders about the exact contents of her bag! The similarity between a high end authentic designer bag and a satchel belonging to an African witch doctor is that both bags hold a secret and can represent power. What you put in your bag is very important. It makes a bag very personal, because in it you have a secret. A secret that gives you some sort of power.Traditionally, for a woman, a bag holds the things you need for daily living, but it's also your little beauty factory, which is very important to the identity of the woman.

Why do women love handbags? A magician does not want to explain his tricks. There is an aura of taboo about a closed handbag. Every woman feels uneasy if somebody glances into its sacred privacy. A decent man should always tactfully stare at the ceiling whenever his companion opens her bag. Experts who have studied the psychology behind the handbag phenomenon believe that carrying a handbag gives a woman a sense of security. A woman without her handbag feels lost. The contents alone can reveal very much about the person who carries it and what is most important to them. A bag can be compared to a safety blanket, as most women feel discomfort when they are without one. The handbag is the movable base of her supplies-the depot of her expected needs. These eventual needs may reach out to a degree far beyond any man's power of imagination. A woman's handbag is a mysterious dungeon. It's the key to her real self; the prosaic answer to many poetic conceptions.

Whereas the inside of one's bag is supposed to be personal and intimate, the outside is a virtual advertisement of one's place in the world. This became emphasized at the end of the 18th century, when women shifted to the neoclassical style of dress. The 'outside pocket' became the modern bag, and by 1920, it became a symbol of women's independence. It said she could go wherever she wanted to go, and didn't need a man who had traditionally held all the possessions. A man carriers everything in his numerous comfortably deep pockets. It is estimated that a man wearing a suit with a vest and an overcoat has twenty pockets. No wonder he can never lose anything! According to research by fashion website Designer Replicas, the average 30-year-old British woman now owns 21 handbags and buys a new one every three months.

In the current economic climate, one might expect both men and women to be less inclined to spend money on accessorising their outfits. But those working in the fashion industry say sales are stronger than ever. Some psychologists think the way a woman carries her bag is characteristic. There is the strap type, the shoulder-strap type and the woman who tucks her bag under her arm. There are a great number of women who hold their bags both by the straps and pressed under the arm. Seen from the psychologist's angle, the way a woman carriers her purse demonstrates the entire scale of characteristics, from light-mindedness and generosity to caution and greediness. One analyst warns men against women who keep their bag rolled around the wrist and the hand firmly clasped around the lock.