Handbags: The Power of the Purse (Paperback)

This is a wonderful little book all about handbags....and it's small enough to slip into your bag! Full of gorgeous photos of all kinds of bags, from the funky, fun type to the serious office bag and from the beaded extravaganza to the functional tote. It also gives a brief history of bags as well as some background info on some of the top designers. Did you know for example that handbags were an item used only by men until the invention of pockets meant men no longer needed a bag? This is a book to delight any lover of handbags.