subject: How to Choose a Style of Handbag that Suits You [print this page] How to Choose a Style of Handbag that Suits You
When it comes to clothing, most of us are aware that some styles suit us, whilst others do not. We know that to look good in our clothes, we need to find the right cuts, wear the right colours, choose the correct size, and choose patterns that reflect our personalities, but how many women afford such considerations when choosing a ladies handbag? Probably not too many, these considerations are easy to overlook, and yet by doing so, we run the risk of choosing handbags that impact badly on our sense of style, rather than selecting a handbag that enhances our style. Here, we will discuss various factors that need considering when purchasing a new handbag.
Colour
Firstly, we need to select a suitable colour. To do this, we need to consider which colours we wear most often, but also which colours suit the colour of our hair and skin tone.
Fair Skin: choose any bright colours that contrast well with your skin tone, never choose a pale or a pastel colour as these colours tend to wash-out the skin, and you will appear more pale than you actually are.
Olive Skin: avoid yellows and greens, as these colours will bring out the same shades in your skin, all other colours are suitable. Choose bright, pale, or pastel colours, as all complement your skin tone.
Dark Skin: this is the most ideal skin tone as dark complexions suit all other colours, the only advice we have is to avoid overly bright colours.
Tip: If in doubt, choose a neutral colour, black, grey, brown, or white, as these colours are always complementary.
In terms of matching your ladies handbag to the clothes in your wardrobe, this is more complex because you probably wear many different colours. A great trick to use, to make sure you do not clash, is to purchase an artist's wheel, these will tell you which colours are complementary, and which clash.
Size
It is important to purchase a handbag that suits your body shape, and neither exacerbates areas you wish to downplay, or downplays areas you wish to accentuate.
Pear Shapes: these individuals have heavyset hips but a small bust. This means that you will want to draw attention away from the hips and towards the bust. When choosing a handbag you need to avoid styles that rest on the hip, or which hang down as far as the hip. Your ideal choice is a bag that you can hold under the crook of your elbow or under your armpit. This means that you need to select either a clutch bag, or a bag with a shorter strap.
Apple shapes: these individuals have narrow hips but a larger bust. Here, you should aim to accentuate the hips, and downplay the bust. Do this by selecting a ladies handbag that hangs at your hips, so choose a variation with a long strap. Avoid bags that need to be held under the armpit or at the elbow.
