I have a question for you. What is unusual about the woman in the photograph above? What about this picture tells us that it's a fantasy, with no relationship to reality whatsoever? Is it the height of the woman? Nope. Some mad scientist somewhere might be able to pull that off. No, I'm talking about something nobody could pull off, something utterly inceivable. Give up?
It's the fact that she's walking outdoors without a handbag. That's an unthinkable situation which could never, ever occur in the real world. Even a giant woman would
never be seen in public without a handbag. Why? 'Darned if I know.
Remember when ladies' purses used to be small (above)?
Well, not any more. They're huge now....
...and getting bigger all the time.
What's in 'em (above)? Well, other handbags for one thing. There's also phones, ipods, candybars, photo albums, tissues, mints, gum, books, cameras, a second wallet, brush, bottled water, tea, teasing comb, checkbook, hair dryer, scrunchies, hair spray, sun glasses and case, glasses and case, reading glasses and case, letters, crumbs, pens, markers, cosmetics, clothes, soap, tissues, coupons, umbrella, thread, receipts, chap stick, keys, aspirin... well it would be a long list.
How do I know this? 'Cause there's a kazillion youtube videos where girls passionately talk to each other about their handbags.
A bag that packed (above) is a formidable tool for preventing people from passing you in narrow aisles.
Handbags are a big deal now. Movie stars advertise them. Here (above) Madonna's famous crotch endorses a Gucci bag.
Here (above) Scarlett-Johansson shows off her handbag. Scarlett's a nice girl but she's a liitle chair-challenged.
Hey, lots of people don't know how to use chairs. It's fairly common. But I digress.
If you're a guy you're focused on the girl in the picture (above), if you're a woman, you're scoping out the handbag. The brown florette pattern identifies it as...GASP!...a real LOUIS VUITTON, the towering MOUNT EVEREST of handbags! There isn't a girl on the planet who wouldn't kill to own one!
This (above) is the coveted Vuitton pattern, the one with little gothic wildflowers and Vuitton's initials.
For some the florettes are too subtle. Vuittons can cost well over a thousand bucks, and if you shell out that kind of money you want the world to know it...thus the labels (above).
Check out the fox tails. Handbags can be embellished with tails, feathers, beads and Hello Kitties.
At this point guys are probably breathing a sigh of relief. Handbags are something only girls have to worry about, right? Er...maybe. Check out the link below. It's a youtube video but embedding wasn't allowed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8tqaGHUu4Q&feature=fvst
