Now that the weather here in New York is changing, it is time to change my wardrobe. I am pulling out the sweaters, the warmer jackets, and the many scarves I own, I am contemplating what bag to use for the upcoming winter season. The decision is becoming more and more difficult the deeper I get into my closet; I cannot make a clear choice on what bag to use. I have my backups like all of us do, but I am yearning for a new handbag for the upcoming winter season. I don’t want to buy a bag to just buy it to fill my yearning desire for a new bag; it needs to be the right bag that will carry me through the winter season and the many more to come.

I think the major problem is that there are to many beautiful handbags to pick from this season. With all the decisions, what is a girl to do? I think then I need to start looking at what celebrities are carrying and what is trendy right now; let's face it, we want to have a bag that will last us many seasons, but still we want to be trendy at the same time. Right now I see many celebrities carrying bags with hints of animal print and there are those who are carrying bags larger then they are! The decision is tough because a bag can make or break an outfit or be the finishing piece to an outfit. What makes the decision even tougher is the known fact that a woman’s handbag can say so many things about a woman; what kind of mood she is in, if she is a pack rat, or what kind of profession they might be in.

So bottom line is I want a bag that can be both trendy and classic, to be functional, can mix and match, and most importantly last me multiple seasons. So the hunt is on and lucky for me I still have time and designers are still be bringing in new styles for the upcoming holiday season, and who knows it might be under the tree!

Author: Betty Dankowski (Want to become a Handbag Correspondent?)