i heart handbags

ok so i'm a snob.

this is not a newsflash to those who know me. so i like nice things, suuueeee meeeeeee.

while i'm not a snob about everything when it comes to fashion (hellllooo forever 21), there are some things about which i just cannot NOT be a snob... and one of those things is bags.

here's the thing about purses, handbags, whatever: you wear one with EVERY outfit, so it should be (has to be) THAT much better than anything else in your closet!

you can literally be wearing your PAJAMAS to the grocery store to be buying a jar of peanut butter and a bag of M&M's (don't ask) but if you are carrying a classic louis vuitton, say no more! you will never be mistaken for a homeless person, just a very lazy person who is clearly so fabulous you can't even be bothered with real pants... hmmmm this has become an exaggerated example.

so here's one of the many things i have learned about bags:

your handbag's shape should be the opposite of your shape

now WWWHHHAAAATTTT does that mean??

it means, that if you're round(-ish shaped, i mean) then your handbag should be VERY STRUCTURED. if you're very slim and angular, your handbag should be BIG, SOFT and SLOUCHY.

examples of a wonderbar structured bag by kate spade for round people:

and now a beautiful badgley mischka hobo bag i found at saks for all you pointy people:

now, as far as size goes, your bag must 1. be practical for your life.

yes, that's right! i'm for ONCE advocating practicality.

whhhyyyy though? because MULTIPLE MULTIPLE handbags are a no no. you should never plan to carry more than two bags unless you're coming home from the grocery store!! if you do, that means you don't own the right bags for your life... an excuse to go shopping??? OOKKKAAYYY!!!!

anyway, 2. the size of your bag should be similar to your size!! if you're extra-large, and you're carrying an teensy tiny purse, GUESS WHAT?? you're making yourself look EVEN BIGGER!!! and visa versa, if you're a tiny li'l bit carrying a ginormous bag, you're going to look even more like a pre-teen just WAITING to hit that growth spurt.

more to come because i can't help but heart handbags....