10 Different Types of Handbags – Do You Know them All?
The very first handbag style was probably the drawstring purse, which was worn on a belt by both men and women.
When dress styles became simpler and slimmer at the end of the 1700s, women could no longer wear their pockets under their skirts. Instead, they began carrying them around as small bags.
They were worn under clothing, which technically made them undergarments. The first women to carry their pockets publicly where people could see them were daring and scandalous, the feminists of their day who broke with common convention, according to the Women’s Museum of California.
Originally, purses were simply small pouches used to hold money. In this sense, a purse could also be called a wallet.
But by the rules of fashion, the two words are pretty much interchangeable. In fact, the worse “purse” is becoming more and more outdated.
Type Of Handbag
1. Belt Bag
Micro bags attached to a belt are called belt bags. The difference between fanny packs and belt bags is that fanny packs have no visible demarcation between the belt strap and the bag, whereas belt bags are just a pouch attached to a belt.
However, some brands use the two terms synonymous to describe these types of bags. Also called waist bag. Also see fanny pack.
2. Backpack
Bags that are carried over the shoulders with the help of two thick straps are called backpacks. Traditionally, backpacks have been large-sized, especially used by students to carry books, or travelers and hikers to carry food, camera or water bottles.
However, 2017 brought about the fashion trend of smaller backpacks, that were anywhere from the size of a laptop to palm-sized.
3. Hobo bag
A fabric sack tied around the end of a stick, carried over the shoulder by a hobo in the American Northeastern hobo community is called a bindle. Bindles were also commonly used by the poorer sections of the north and west-India.
In the modern context, bindle is the term used to describe a sack made by knotting opposite ends of a fabric, and are created by fashion brands to give a modern, wearable twist to the hobo subculture.
4. Box clutch
Hand-held evening bags in the shape of a box are known as box clutches. While box clutches may also be designed in a more casual way, used in the day time to complement casual outfits, traditionally, box clutches have been used as an evening accessory.
Box clutches are sometimes without handles or straps. Also see clutch.
5. Duffel bag
Inspired by traditional bags used to carry bowling balls, bowling bags are semi circle in shape with short handles.
6. Briefcase
A hard, rectangular box-like bag with a small handle is known as briefcase. Also see laptop bag. Men’s briefcases are almost always hard-cased and boxy. Some women’s briefcases may be of soft material like leather, and have rounder, softer edges.
7. Bucket bag
Elongated bags that have top handles, resembling a bucket, or drawstring on the top as a closure are called bucket bags.
These types of bags may also have a zip or snap button closure on the inside, and often have an oval or round base. Also known as a drawstring bag, when the top closure is a drawstring.
8. Coin purse
Small bags used to carry coins are called coin purses. They’re usually carried with other bags, or are included as a part of a handbag.
Among all different types of bags, coin purses are the tiniest, although some brands use term ‘coin purse’ to describe wristlet.
9. Cross body
Bags that are worn with the strap looping over one shoulder and crossing your body diagonally are called cross body bags.
These type of bags are worn both with long straps, which falls at the hip, and with short straps, which falls at the waist.
10. Messenger
Usually used by men, messenger bags are medium-sized rectangular bags with a long and thick strap.
These types of bags are cross-body and made out of soft material, like leather, often with a flap and buckle closure, sometimes used to carry books.
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