Miu Miu Beige Bow Bag

The earliest handbags were a small sack like thing carried by gentlemen who used to store their pomanders, flint and money in it. Those bags were called pockets and were hung by thongs from the back of the girdle. Historically, women are the traditional carriers of handbags. In American English, a handbag or a purse is a handled medium-to-large bag that is often fashionably designed, typically used by women, to hold personal items such as wallet, coins, keys, cosmetics, a hairbrush, mobile phone etc. A satchel handbag is a bag with a strap. The strap is worn in such a manner so that it diagonally crosses the body, with the bag hanging on the opposite hip, rather than hanging directly down straight from the shoulder. They are traditionally used for carrying books. These bags have a long strap and are popularly worn across one’s shoulder. This is the ideal bag for students for carrying books and also for picnics. This bag goes well with all western casuals both Indian and Western casual wears. These mostly refer to any type of bag that is used to carry mild to moderate items. These types of bags are in used for centuries. These types of bags became a fashion accessory and were popular during the 17th century. Today, one may find the satchel used as a book bag or to carry other things like laptop etc. These bags are large in size, and of bucket style with two large handles on the side or middle. In the old days, doctors used to carry satchels around with them with their essential accessories, which have evolved into the modern day designer handbag satchels.

Unlike a briefcase or laptop carrier or bag, the satchel handbag may simply be made out of cotton canvas or of leather, which may or may not have zip closure. Sometimes these bags have a flap of cloth that fits over the opening portion. It might have a snap closure, but most of them just hang loosely. These types of bags are popular with celebrities like Jessica Szohr, Halle Berry, January Jones and Vanessa Hudgens.