When we think of designer hand bags there might a picture of small, shiny and has a badge from one of the big Italian fashion designers but this is not always the case as smaller brands are entering the market to fulfil the demand for affordable and a range to suit all functions.



In the article we are going to look at the range of handbags and the purposes they fulfil. Spending a few hundred pounds on a Prada or Gucci is fantastic but how often is going to happen and will having just one handbag fulfil all of your daily practical usages, probably not so here we are talking about what types of bags you might need.



Types of handbags purposes:



Going Out



So if you going clubbing or out for a meal you might consider a smaller more formal bag that is a clutch type bag. Many of these bags have detail like gold edging or clasps. Matching your outfit with a going out bag is easy and there are plenty of colour options to select from. White and black are popular colours.



Shopping



These tend to be larger and fit over the shoulder and are useful at putting your shopping in without the need to carry the plastic bags the shops tend to hand out. Shopping bags used to be plain and boring but now are floral and bright as people buy a shopping bag as a fashion accessory not just something to sling your purchases in!



Work



Again when going to work you are likely to have quite a big bag that can cater all of your every items and many of these will fit over the shoulder. Some people will have a separate bag or case if they carry a laptop or netbook around with them. Work bags are sometimes more formal depending on your place of work or viewpoint on fashion and style against having a bag that you might be expected to use in your particular place of work!



A work bag will have plenty of internal and external pockets to help keep you orgnaised maybe pockets for phones, keys, purses, make up and much more.



Beach



When we go to the beach we typically take a bag and these are big and bright and should be stylish as the beach is where most of the fashion conscious will end up on a hot sunny day. Inside the beach bag many will take their day to day handbag which has some of their essentials listed above.



Gym



Like going to the beach you do not want to let yourself down with your gym bag so get something that is both practical but also is stylish. Many of the big sports brands like Nike, Addidas and Reebok are really catering their sports bag range for women to look good as well carrying your gym wear and towels etc.



Summary



So to have many bags for some of the purposes above it well worth looking at some of the upcoming fashion brands like Storm, Bulaggi, Guess, BENCH and LaCoste to name just a few as these will cost a lot less than the high end fashion brands but allow you to change your bags more frequently.