I carry a handbag everday... it's got my whole life in it really
I carry a handbag everday... it's got my whole life in it really
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I haven't worn a wallet in guy mode since High School, Chiropractor told me to stop that right away - it does VERY bad things to one's lumbars!!!Originally Posted by Barbara G
So ya, me too, car rying that crap sucks, coat pockets fill up........maybe I should find a less femm one to carry around normally.......
Scottie
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Enfemme, I wouldn't know what to do without one. Just like most of you have said: where would I carry everything. I am currently using a large white knit purse with large straps so it may be slung over a shoulder - bought it at the Fashion Bug for the casual summer look.
The first few purses I purchased were "quick" buys, not wanting to stand in the purse section too long. But they proved poor selections. Now I spend more time making my selections and considering the bag's usefulness as well as its cuteness factor. My current summer bag has a single large pocket and while I usually prefer more pockets for organization, I love its light and airy summer-time feel, so I put up with the one pocket, and like many ladies have to fumble around inside it looking for something. LOL
In male mode, I now hate carrying things in my pockets, so I generally use a small backpack to carry my wallet, 3 keyrings, checkbook, eyeglass case, small organizer, makeup, pens and pad, perfume, cell phone and hairbrush. The backpack is generally a bit too big for all that, but I can't bring myself to using a man-purse, or heaven forbid a ladies purse.
Jenna
I carry an orginizer on me all the time. In reality, it is a womens walet. I found it at klohes one day. I was passing by the purse/walet section and one of these was open. I noticed that it had a calculator in it. I stopped, picked it up and started looking thru it. I told myself that this would make a great orginizer. Then another customer asked if I was buying it for my wife. I looked at her and say "No, it's for me, but I can not decide on the color". She looked at me for a moment, then to the walets, then said "Red suites you". So I bought the Red one. I also have a couple of purses. My favorite is a brown one with a long strap so I can put it on my shoulder and rest my right hand on the purse.
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Don't own one yet, and I'd quite like a feminine bag.
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Yes, I do have to have a place to carry my make-up and keys when I am out in public.
i have carried apurse or shoulder bag for years due to diabetes and other problums pockets would'nt hold all the needles,meds.i need for 1 day out of the house.
I don't leave home without one when I'm dressed en femme. Afterall, where would I carry all those things we women need when out?
Sherrie Lynn Pall
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Always carry a handbag when dressed....keys, makeup, wallet....
If you can't wear heels, what's the sense of dressing?......
As Karren said earlier, the bag is part of the outfit. I learned, while working in the stores, that the shoes and bag will make or break an outfit. I take great care in selecting the right bag for the outfit when I am out. GG's take note of the bag and shoes on other women. The bag need not match exactly, but should be the same color hue, or if wearing all black, the bag may be colorful to add color. The bag should also be the correct size and texture for the outfit. The dressier the outfit, the smaller the bag should be.
We hear a lot on this board on "passability". The purse a cd carries can go a long way for making or breaking passability. The wrong bag can ruin an otherwise great look.
Jodi
When I out dressed I have to carry a purse. There's not enough room in my bra for cash, ID, keys and makeup.
It takes a real man to wear a dress.
carring a purse
Carring a purse is one thing I am still becoming comfortable with. The few times I have gone out dressed. The purse seems the last thing Ire,,ber if I do at all. It takes practice being a complete girl. But it is fun practicing.
Hugs PD.
Don't leave home without it.
I've got a couple -- light brown, chocolate, two in black (one casual, one more dressy) and a formal clutch purse -- since I was starting with wardrobe builders, now I'm looking at getting a couple more that are more fun.
As Jodi said, there's a language to accessorizing. For purses it's not only color, size and texture, but also how "dressy" vs. "casual" and/or "formal" vs. "fun" the purse is, which should be appropriate to outfit.
Lena
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Always a purse, period!
i never go out whit a handbag
Naturally. I have a couple because my wife is a purse fiend and has discarded some that suit me wonderfully
Erica
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beautiful large coach shoulder bag
when dressed a large bag is a must and can really add to your look. the problem is, nice bags are so expensive, so i try to use saddle brown with a make up bag and plenty of room for wallet, glasses, tissues, and ??
also i feel comfortable walking with it on my shoulder
of course i keep folding money and id, drivers license safely tucked in my girdle. thats my 2 cents
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Of course, you would not want to ruin that skirt line with a wallet bulge would you? I carry one all the time, no matter what I'm wearing, I have too much to carry.
Carrying a purse is a necessity. How many GG's do you see that aren't carrying one? Its a way to blend in...
Hint, sometimes its wise to carry on big enough to hold a brick! you never know when you'll have to whack a mugger or redneck with it.
Hugs Misty
When going out dressed of couse I have a handbag on my shoulder. With all my lovely things in side. A girl got to have what a girl got to have
Love as always Jasminexxxxxxxx
I've got 4 or 5 handbags, i've got mine in nuetral colours, so they go with most outfits that i wear. I haven't got an evening bag for when i go out clubbing, but i don't do that very often.
I'm lost without my handbag, and love it to peices. Mines big enough for a small make-up bag, a can of body spray (useful as a deterant against muggers), an umbrella, and it's big enough for a purse (mines a lovely light turquoise), and when i was comuting on the train, i used to have my MP3 player and paperback to read.
Sometimes i use a smaller one, but i just love my green Kipling bag, it's gorgeous, so versatile and utterly practical.
Rebecca
Always!
You'd be amazed what a gurl can fit into such a small bag; I carry the usual girly things such as lippy and hair brush, but also a complete male outfit of jeans, t-shirt, socks and trainers, not to mention cotton wool buds and Baby Oil in case I have to remove my makeup and change back to male mode in an emergency.
As mentioned earlier, where else would you put your wallet, keys, camera, etc.
I have a black bag for black outfits, a beige bag for brown and beige outfits, a white bag for white outfits, a blue bag for blue outfits, a pink bag for pink outfits, and a large silver bag that will go with black, white, or gray.
I try to coordinate colors so that it looks good together.
I have often been complimented on my color coordination.
Terri
My wife has so many and I've carried them all, my favorite is the coach shoulder bag, matching wallet and cigarette case, whenn I was single I carried a very fem looking fannie pack with the strap all the way out over my shoulder
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