A bag is the most popular and versatile accessory. The popularity and the demand is increasing day by day for this fashion accessory. Although it has been the most functional fashion accessory, a bag has become an inseparable part of daily human life. Just like clothing, a bag is an important part of our personality. This accessory has been in such a demand because of its variety. For every occasion of our daily life we need different types of bags. From schooling to shopping, from official work to attending any party, a bag has to be with us in its different form.
An ancient men started using animal skin bags and baskets made of woven plant fibers around 26,000 years ago. That bag was helpful to collect food items which were difficult to carry in hands like grains, and transport easily from one place to another. According to a few archeologists, people from China started using earthen pots to carry food items and daily needs by around 20,000 years ago. All these things were being used by humans to hold things comfortably, just like bags in today’s scenario. In India it is depicted in some literature, saints holding a ‘kamandalu’ made of hollow dry bottle gourd, metal, coconut shell or clay with a handle was a kind of bag for them to hold necessary things. So, that was the basic idea behind the invention of bags. A ‘mashk’ is a bag to carry water made from water proof goat skin still being used in some remote areas of India, Nepal and Pakistan. A bag has always been a very useful accessory in human development. But nowadays bags have been introduced as a luxury item also.
As the life of humans has changed year after year, accessories used by humans also got the impression of all those changes. We are talking about bags here. Bags have covered a huge canvas of changing civilization and still serve as a necessary part of human’s daily life. It started from a roughly stitched animal skin bag and came a long way to a designer, expensive, exclusive and precious fashion accessory. Today we have a lot of bags to choose from for men and women. Each style is different from the other in terms of shape, design, cost, usability, brand, material and status. This is not that era when one bag was enough for every kind of deed. We now need and have bags for every occasion. A woman whether she is working or a housewife, she has a huge collection of bags. From clutch to shoulder bag, from satchel to sling bag, every type of bag she wants. A quilted bag, hobo bag, beach bag, minaudiere, wristlet and wallet are a few trending bags women use as a fashion accessory on different events. Not only women but also men do have many styles of bags available in the market. They only have to choose the best one which suits the occasion. Briefcase, hobo bag, tote bag, satchel, duffel, messenger bag classic and a backpack are a few styles for men to choose from and impress the world.
Youth is the most fashion conscious in our society. This fashion accessory has reserved a few styles for youngsters only. For example shoulder bag, cross body, casual bag, sling bag, chevron backpack, stylish pouches and cute hand bags are available in such styles and colors that it seems the whole collection is made for young people only. Dozens of brands are creating new designs of bags almost everyday to attract the crowd. They are trying to provide not only the style but the quality also. The raw material used in the production holds a high quality. Earlier only leather was considered to be a top quality material for bags. Nowadays big brands like Skybags, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Nike, Wildcraft and many have come up with new material after lots of experiments done with different materials. We can get bags made of rexine, synthetic leather, vinyl, jute, corduroy, cotton canvas, polyester pack cloth, nylon, PVC fabric, rip-stop fabric and many more. Somewhere many options creates confusion about what to choose and what not. We only have to make a wise decision to opt for a required bag to fulfill that particular need for which the bag is going to be bought. And To make this wise decision is as easy as to bag something. You just need to ask yourself a question – so, bag your style of bag.