I’m
going to do another frivolous post today and this time I’m going to talk about
charms. Specifically bag charms and includes bag accessories too. Do you do it?
Do you dress and accessorise up your bags?
I
read that it could be a cultural thing. For instance, in Japan, the girls there
love to accessorise their bags and even have gizmos hanging from their
handphones. In other countries, some women sniff their noses at this idea of
accessorising one’s bags: they feel expensive bags should not be saddled with
charms or accessories, nor do the bags need them in the first place. Parisian women
especially don’t wear big logos and other accessories on bags. They claim they like
to be mysterious and they consider too many accessories give a cheap look. They
prefer to project what they claim is understated luxury or understated elegant
nonchalance.
In
other countries, it’s pretty much do what you love although it does look like
it’s mainly Asian and American girls who like accessorising their bags, me
included. I say, to each her own! I love accessories myself and hardly leave
home without a fashion necklace or bracelet or rings. On some days, I may wear
a couple of necklaces, a couple of bracelets and at least a couple of rings and
on top of all that, I also put on a flower brooch and/or belt. If there is one
accessory I don’t leave home without, it is my watch. I get upset if I somehow
forget to wear my watch because I rely on it so much and my wrist just feels
naked without my watch (I don’t get as upset if I leave my handphone behind so
you can see which one I value more or rather which one’s absence I would feel
more). So it’s a natural extension for me to also accessorise my bags with a
simple bag charm or twilly (I may have even invested in some charms for shoes
too but if I did, I can’t recall where they are now). I don’t go overboard (at
least I don’t think so!) and I don’t accessorise all handbags that I carry,
only selected ones. I don’t accessorise my Chanel bags but I do accessorise
some of my Louis Vuitton and Hermès bags. Some bags are already
heavy enough even without the added bag charm so I only use light charms. I
also draw the line at spending on Fendi Karlito and monster bag charms: they
are expensive and I don’t find them appealing.
There’s
also a comment that twillies are so last decade but hey, I want to enjoy
carrying my bags without having to deal with the headache and heartache of
premature wear and tear on the handles. Also, twillies help absorb the oil from
my hands. After all, I’ve spent a fortune on my bags so it makes sense to me to
care for them in my own way.
Is
bag accessorising a young thing? Well, I’m a believer of ‘you don’t stop
playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing’. Maybe one
day I’ll grow out of it. Yeah, I can’t see a lady in her 50s still rocking bag
charms but hey, fashion changes and who knows it wouldn’t look and sound so odd
in the next decade or so.
What
about you? Do you accessorise your bags too?
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