We began writing our blog with an appreciation that handbags were not only fascinating but have a rich history as included in museum exhibits and photographed in full page ads with the bags set in exotic places. The message of the marketing images is that a handbag is a “must have” to collect, and covet.
Think black and white images of another time and place when alligator was not merely okay to make into a bag but the ultimate in chic, as our mothers would attest. And, by the way, we remember our mothers also having matching alligator shoes in the perfect rich shade of brown.
Who knew that clothing and fashion accessories could become valued as art? As we have written about, there is no better example than the Birkin bag. 
So we ask, once again, would you rather wear your art or hang it on your wall?
At the other end of the spectrum, what is really important in a handbag if you are not looking at it as an investment but something to put all your stuff in? Does size matter? What about texture? Color, lining, straps, zippers? What is your perfect bag? Tell us as we love this stuff. Ciao, Lucy and Claudia
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