According to Hollywood celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, author of Style A - Zoe (Grand Central Publishing 2007), there are 4 essential handbags that every woman should own.
In an age where women obsess about handbags, many of us have a wardrobe bulging with purses of all shapes and sizes. Personally though, I am the kind of woman who has an aversion to swapping bags on a daily basis and am joined at the hip to my Chanel oversized metallic tote – practical and spacious, it carries everything but the kitchen sink.
However, according to Zoe, no woman’s wardrobe collection should be without the “fab four” - four essential styles to cover every eventuality.
Firstly there is the oversized tote – practical enough to carry all your personal clutter and technological gadgetry and small enough to be taken on a plane.
Second on the list is a simple leather medium-sized handbag which will blend with pretty much any outfit proving both functional and fashionable.
Thirdly, a winter white bag, as white has become the new “black” in fashion circles and last but not least a classic black patent clutch, for evening, as patent never dates. The most fashionable clutches are currently the box style and another fashion trend is to hold a chain handled bag as a clutch, proving twice as versatile.
When deciding on your 4 essential handbags, remember to choose one that flatters your body type. This would include considering the length of the strap and the size and shape of the bag itself.
If like me, you are too lazy to change your handbag on a regular basis as it means upending all the contents and transferring them elsewhere, then you may well be categorized as a “Prepared” archetype. After two years of research, author Kathryn Eisman divided women into four main personality types based on the contents of their bags.
