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16th - 17th century Swete bagges ~ France

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16th - 17th century Swete bagges ~ France

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The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

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Purse | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Date: last quarter 16th century. Culture: British. Medium: silk, gold, silver, linen. Credit Line: Purchase, Judith and Gerson Leiber Fund, 1986. Accession ...

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The bags are now made of many materials, such as the waterproof canvas and faux reptile skins. The designers now make transparent bags that are protected but at the same time transparent. A few years befo re the handbag were used only by the women but now they are also used by men, for its great variety of colors and resistance of the handbag.

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Boulevard handbags

Dorothy bags

Summary of the speech

Handbags in the early twentieth century became much more than just hand-held luggage. Women could choose from small reticules, Dorothy bags or some bigger bags usually for work, such as the Boulevard bag. Handbags also included folders for the newly invented pound note which replaced the gold sovereign in 1914 (Foster 1982). During that period the most important development was the “pochette,” a type of handle-less clutch, often decorated with dazzling geometric and jazz motif. After some velty bags, such as doll bags, which were dressed exactly like the wearer, became popular. The discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1923 inspired Egyptomania and purses began to reflect exotic motifs (Wilcox 1999).

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Full skirts become less popular than skinny dresses. This dresses left spaces for pockets. Then they decided to put pockets in bags instead in dresses.

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Full skirts become less popular than skinny dresses. This dresses left spaces for pockets. Then they decided to put pockets in bags instead in dresses.

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Gio.q

19th Century

During the Victorian Era there were many developments in Science and Industry but women continued to carry purses. However, with the advent of the railroad, bags were about to experience a revolution. In 1843, there were nearly 2000 miles of railway lines in Great Britain and women travelled continuously and so the improvement of bags was necessary.

The handbags were invented

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In the 1980 handbags became associated with consupction

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16th - 17th century summary                  ~ Francesca

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16th - 17th century summary                  ~ Francesca

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During the 16th and 17th century there were no bags. The bags were pouches under skirts for women and pockets under the pants for men. There were also Swete Bagges which were bags with sweet smelling material or powdery herbs. These were used to not smell but they lacked personal hygiene so they are no longer used.

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During 1990 around New York and london there where many fake bags because fake bags costed way cheaper, only who had good eyes could recognize an original bag

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During the 1960s there was the narrow long clutch which made them have a youthful look.

Influenced by young travels to India in the late 1960s fabric shoulder bags began to be popular. I ndividual expression became popular after and then “flower power” became really popular. By the end of the 1970s, slung shoulder bags returned with lots of buckles and zippers.

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Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries: Girdle Pouches: Ellie

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Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries: Girdle Pouches: Ellie

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These medieval purses were called girdle pouches. Technically it was a small drawstring purse that hung off someone's girdle (it is a medieval belt). Aa

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Bags changed to a more military look because of WWII. Bags became larger, squarer, and more practical, reflecting a desire to appear self-sufficient. Designers used different styles and the drawstring bag reappeared.

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In this age a new look signaled a new decade of femininity where a very small bag implied beauty and sophistication. A tiny handbag represented femininity and submission.