Lighten up with a white handbag

By: Susan Wagner Topics: Fashion & Shopping

Summer is right around the corner, so it's time to lighten up and look for accessories that will work with your summer wardrobe. May I suggest a white handbag?

It's the perfect compliment to any summer outfit.


 

White is clean and light and simple; a white bag is versatile, because it can go with everything. A white bag will always appear light and sleek, even when you have it loaded with everything you own. Or am I the only one who does that?

When you're choosing a summer bag, look for a clean shape, something with slim lines. You don't want the bag to compete with your outfit, and because summer clothes are more pared down, your bag should be pared down as well.

Choose a bag that will go with everything you have, one that you can dress up or down, depending on the occasion or your outfit. The hobo pictured here is large enough for your wallet, a book, and a water bottle, which is really all you need in the summer. MICHAEL Michael Kors hobo, available at Nordstrom for $268.00.

Your summer bag should be able to go everywhere and do everything -- summer is all about simplifying. The perfect white bag makes that so much easier.

Vivre Magazine also loves a white handbag for summer.

Alphabet By Design has found the perfect white handbag -- at Target!

Stylerunway at Designer Handbag has me coveting Angelina's Valentino bag. LOVE that bag. LOVE IT.

 

 

Comments

 

Pretty White Bags Not for Everyone!

By: PrincessP

I, too, thought the large white handbag would be the perfect accompaniment to my summer wardrobe. So, I purchased one last year and felt oh, so smug and trendy!

http://www.whitetrashmom.com/2007/11/tales-from-the-.html

That is, until I put it in my lap while driving. Not a good plan. Go here for the results of that little misstep.

Suffice it to say that the picture of me wearing "rings" made out of the cruise control shaft from the steering column of my car...well, it just doesn't do the scene justice. My blog post explains the situation in greater detail, but you can bet that I won't be driving with the bag in my lap any longer. In fact, I've given up the purse altogether. It's sort of lost its luster for me!


 

Thanks!

By: Indykari

Thanks for the shout out and link love today!

I do love my white handbag from Target -- it brightens up my spring wardrobe, from the office to running errands!


 

They're Defintely IN!!

By: nolestyleandbeauty

White is definitely in and I MUST get me one soon!

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