5/21/2023 0 Comments Pocketbook purse![]() At the court of Versailles, round-bottomed drawstring bags-often made of velvet and intricately embroidered with the owner’s coat of arms-held one’s gambling winnings or charitable donations. They might be worn tucked in a pocket or dangling from a belt. Until the late eighteenth century, purses were small, unisex accessories, used to hold money and nothing else they had more in common with wallets than handbags. ![]() While a large bag-however ugly or expensive-will always have a certain utilitarian value, small bags have historically been mocked and derided-and their female wearers with them. Small bags have historically been mocked and derided-and their female wearers with them.ĭoes purse size matter? For women, the purse has always been political, a reflection of changing economic realities and gender roles.
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