Making a statement with
a handbag used to involve spending lots of money.
In these straitened
times, however, it seems all you have to do is carry it in the right way.
A body language expert
has analysed how women hold their handbags, and suggests there are ten
distinctive styles which reveal volumes about their personalities.
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For example, while a
woman who holds her handbag tightly under her arm in the ‘Armpit Vice’ may
merely think she is freeing up her arms, the look also suggests awkwardness,
according to American author Patti Wood.
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Younger women, she says,
tend to go for ‘The Hands-Free’ look, wearing a bag draped across their body
from one shoulder.
But, Miss Wood warns:
‘The girl who wears a hands-free bag willingly covers up her silhouette and outfit.
It’s useful but it also shows you’re slightly dorky.’
Meanwhile ‘street-smart’
women are likely to adopt the protective ‘Thumb-to-Pit’ style, keeping their
thumb firmly hooked around the bag’s handle in a look often sported by Sarah
Jessica Parker’s character Carrie in Sex And The City.
Few mere mortals,
however, are likely to find themselves in the final category – the ‘I’ve Got A
Bag Bitch’ look.
Usually reserved for
royalty and, occasionally, Victoria Beckham, it involves not carrying a handbag
at all, because you have an assistant – or boyfriend – to carry it for you.
‘When people feel the
need to look fabulous all the time, they can’t be encumbered with anything,’
Miss Wood said.
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Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
