How to choose your handbag?

Top 6 Best Tips

Like all women, you wonder at one point how to choose the handbag that will suit you best for your daily use. In terms of women's bags , there is so much choice, and with prices that can soar so quickly, that it is sometimes difficult to find your way around to make the right choice.

Although it is not at all necessary to spend several hundred euros on a designer handbag, the first question to ask yourself is whether the purchase of this new bag is more of a fashion accessory or on the contrary a practical object?

Of course, most women want a mix of fashion , comfort and functionality . So, below we have prepared the top 6 questions to ask yourself to choose the handbag that will suit you best.

#1 Choosing the material for your bag

In the world of leather goods, you can choose between a genuine leather bag or rather a synthetic leather bag, made from an artificial substitute for animal leather. Many people today defend the animal cause and refuse to wear genuine leather items, since they require killing the animal to extract its skin. Depending on your values ​​and beliefs on this subject, it is therefore appropriate to ask yourself this first question.

What we can tell you for sure is that genuine leather is quite heavy to carry, even when your bag is empty. If you are someone who walks a lot and would prefer a bag that is not heavy to carry, then we advise you to simply avoid choosing genuine leather as a material for your handbag.

Similar to animal leather and with the advantage of being lighter to carry, synthetic leather bags, called imitation leather or polyurethane leather , are a very good choice. Great progress has been made in recent years in these types of synthetic leather, especially for their uses in the manufacture of armchairs and sofas, to the point where it sometimes becomes difficult to tell the difference with real leather. Today, you can find very good quality polyurethane leather handbags, and this is the choice we recommend if you want a leather bag that is not heavy to carry.

Also other more exotic materials such as straw, wicker, rattan or bamboo are light and allow you to have a handbag that weighs like a feather. In general, choosing a bag in these light materials is preferable for sunny days in order to avoid the burden of carrying a heavy bag during hot weather.

#2 Purpose of your handbag

Take a few moments to think about your lifestyle and how your handbag accompanies you in your daily life. If you don't need to walk for long, for example by car to work, you don't necessarily need your handbag to be absolutely light. On the contrary, if your daily life often involves walking, such as using public transport frequently, then it is preferable for you that your bag is as comfortable as possible to carry, with a solid closure to prevent malicious hands from rummaging through your bag without your knowledge when you find yourself in rush hour.

Other women will be more involved in organizing their home and will spend a certain amount of time in stores to do the shopping, dress the children, or decorate and furnish their home. For all these moments, we advise you to opt for a shoulder bag that you carry cross-body, because it is much more practical and comfortable for this type of activity to have a bag that leaves your hands free.

Also, the quantity of business that you need to carry with you is a determining factor in choosing your handbag. If you do not carry a large number of things with you, then a smaller bag is preferable. On the other hand, if you work for example in a company and you need to carry a laptop and current files, then a large shoulder bag is the wisest choice for you.

#3 What shape or size handbag?

Without paying too much attention to fashion trends , many women will choose a handbag that matches their body shape and lifestyle. If your daily clothing style is rather formal, we advise you to opt for a structured and good quality handbag that will perfectly match your outfit. If, on the contrary, your clothing style is closer to streetwear fashion, then choosing a soft and unstructured handbag will be what will best accompany your outfit .

Also, there are certain rules to follow when choosing a handbag to make sure it is perfectly suited to your body shape. Small women should rather favor small and medium-sized handbags at the risk of appearing even smaller with an oversized bag.

On the contrary, tall women or those with a corpulent body shape should not opt ​​for a small bag, which would make them look even taller than they are. The rule that we advise you to follow is to choose your handbag with a shape that is totally opposite to your body shape. For example, if you are a small woman with curves, choose a structured bag with straight lines. If, on the contrary, you have a rather slim figure, choosing a round handbag will make you look more curvy.

#4 Backpack or shoulder bag?

For several years now, women have increasingly appreciated using a backpack to carry their belongings with them. If you haven't yet taken the plunge and worn a backpack instead of a handbag, it's never too late to try. The main advantage of using a backpack rather than another type of women's bag is that it saves you from all sorts of muscle injuries when the entire weight of your bag ends up on one shoulder. The women's backpack is in particular an excellent everyday handbag if you use public transport or frequent crowded places, because you can comfortably carry it in front of you against your chest, and thus avoid malicious hands that would like to search the inside of your bag. Also, using a backpack allows you to comfortably carry heavy and bulky objects such as a laptop, a bottle of water, current files from the office, a thick book…

If you are one of those with a dynamic daily life and who would like to change bags frequently to adapt to each change in situation, then we advise you to choose a versatile bag with handles and straps in order to carry it both on the shoulder and as a backpack .

THE shoulder bag which has been a great success with women for a long time, also allows you to have your hands free like the backpack. One of the great advantages of shoulder bags is that you can adjust the length of the strap as you wish, depending on the effect you want to give off or if you want your figure to be highlighted in a flattering way. For example, you can draw attention to small hips by having your shoulder bag hang close to your hips. In case you have wide hips, shortening the length of the shoulder strap so that your bag is closer to your waist will draw attention away from your hips.

#5 Compartments are essential

One of the (very) important elements for many women in their decision to buy a new handbag for everyday use is the storage it has. Indeed, having different pockets and separate compartments to organize your things is a real asset to feel efficient on a daily basis.

Being able to quickly find what you are looking for in your handbag (keys, smartphone, wallet, lipstick, transport card, bank card case, entry badge, headphones, handkerchief, etc.), without having to search for it among a host of other things, is a real gain in convenience.

Having a bag with all our things properly stored in specific places is also what most women are looking for when using their handbag, since it particularly avoids stress, annoyance and the feeling of wasting time.

#6 Best Handbag Colors

A color that is easiest to wear with your everyday outfits is obviously black, because black is the color that matches everything. In addition, if you tend to wear colors often, then it is wiser to follow the few recommendations that follow to avoid clothing taste mistakes.

If you prefer colors such as beige, cream, brown, taupe, dark red, orange, or even the palette of earthy tones, then your outfits will be properly highlighted with a handbag in dark red-orange or burgundy tones.

If you often dress in blue jeans, then a dark blue or dark green bag will add a nice trendy touch to the finishing touch of your outfits.

Also, know that green, beige, teal and metallic tones are handbag colors that can be easily combined with any color of clothing, and this for all seasons of the year.

In summary, to choose the best handbag , you must think about the comfort you will have when you wear it, its functionality and practicality, its style and the finish it will bring to your outfit , as well as its format, taking into account our recommendations above according to your body shape.