For the majority of ladies out there, walking out the front door with no bag is just not conceivable. After all, where are we meant to keep our cash, change, keys, lipstick, perfume, mirror, diary, phone etc. So if you are going to carry a handbag you might as well have one that makes you look good.
You’re probably well aware of how to use your designer leather handbag as a fashion accessory and match it to your outfit. But are you aware of the fact that you can more effectively match your handbag and your body type and further improve the overall effect of your outfit.
Balance is the key here. A purse should be used to hide what you want to hide, and accentuate the parts that you’re most proud of. To help you with this I’ll briefly go through some different body types and give you a specific example of the type of handbag that may work best.
A simple principle to start with is this: the more padded your body, the more padded your handbag.
Body Type 1: Short and Slight
You are best served by choosing a handbag that is quite small and is something you can carry close to your chest. You don’t want a large bag that looks almost clownish against your smaller frame.
Body Type 2: Tall and Slim
If your body type tends more to straight lines as opposed to a more curvy figure, the good news for you is that it is possible to use you bag to give some appearance of curves. A medium sized handbag with a shoulder strap that is a little bit longer is going to be your best option. By wearing this type of handbag tucked in tightlu to your waste will give you the appearance of having curves where none really exist.
Body Type 3: Wider Across the Hips
If you’re a little heavy across the hips, your handbag can be used to pull peoples eyes to other features. The key for you is to get yourself a bag with a shoulder strap that leaves the bag sitting just above your hips. Peoples eyes will be pulled upwards from the bag along the strap to your upper body, well away from your hips
Body Type 4: Busty
You sould get yourself a slightly larger bag and have it sitting close to your hips which will give the effect of greater baalnce with your upper body.
Body Type 5: Perfect Hourglass
Fortunately for you, most bags will work well with your body type. As long as you are aware of how the bag is balancing out your figure you should be fine.
Using your ladies leather handbag as a fashion accessory should be a whole lot easier for you now that you’re armed with the knowledge that your body shape has an effect on how well suited a bag is for you
