[url=http://www.guccicheapshoes.com]Handbags[/url] : Handbags are older then some people might think, the very first mention of handbags in literature was somewhere in the mid 14th century. Handbags have been essential to fashion for decades upon decades, and handbags are still becoming more and more of the rage.
In the mid 16th Century, handbags started becoming even more popular and took on more of an air of practicality, something women used daily. They started making handbags out of everyday material such as leather, or cloth, and they put a fasset on top -- some times made of draw-string to close the handbag.
In the 17th century, handbags started coming in more variety, and this is when handbags really started getting fashionable. Several brands started releasing new models of handbags just for fashion, and this is the first time handbags have been percieved in that light. Handbags started becoming a good marketing venture, and young girls were taught embroidery at a young age, as making handbags was a very lucrative career. By the end of the 17th century almost all women and some men were carrying small handbags of varying sizes and shaped to hold their belongings.
In the 18the century, a certain fashion known as neo-classical clothing became popular, and since a cloth handbag would ruin this look, many women started carrying their handbags if they were fashionable, these handbags were known as "reticules". By this time, handbags have been coming so popular almost all woman had several handbags for different events.
Antique Handbags
You are looking at two stunning antique handbags, used by fashionable women in the last 18 century. These handbags today would be worth around 5,000,000.00 USD each. These handbags are made out of Silk and fine cloth, with a leather handle and sterling silver zipper and clasps. The flowers on the front of the handbags were designer and stiched by hand. It has a inside pocket lined with velvet, a truly standing handbag to say the least.
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