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false <![CDATA[It's In the Bag: What Purses Reveal---and Conceal]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174708188m/432797.jpg 432797 1 <P>The time is perfect for a short, smart purse book. The "good bag" has nudged out shoes, jeans, and jewelry as the must–have fashion possession. Despite price hikes –– $1,445 for a Prada bowler bag that once cost $940 –– the craze for high–end purses helps fuel the booming luxury–goods market and, via knock–offs, hugely influences the $6 billion–a–year mainstream handbag industry. But purse mania isn't just an outgrowth of a strong luxury–goods market –– human thoughts, feelings, and dreams are involved, too. As Nadia, a high–powered interior designer says, "My cell and my big Tod's purse –– that is my life."</P><P> In IT'S IN THE BAG, noted journalist Winifred Gallagher explains it what means for a purse to be a life. This cultural history of the handbag borrows from psychology (Freud noted that sometimes a purse is a vagina –– which is perhaps why the first "handbags" were carried by men!), sociology (a purse as a "status symbol") and even economics (Why have prices gotten so steep?). Researched and erudite yet always fun, Winifred Gallagher offers in IT'S IN THE BAG a charming theory of modern identity as seen through one of our keenest obsessions.</P> 421755 1 11 2006 It's In the Bag: What Purses Reveal---and Conceal total:13|5:1|4:3|3:6|2:2|1:1| 13 40 23 3 432797 0061137480 9780061137488 13 3 It's In the Bag: What Purses Reveal---and Conceal 3.08 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174708188m/432797.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/432797.It_s_In_the_Bag_What_Purses_Reveal_and_Conceal 3 0 false Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 09:09:47 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 14:12:39 -0700 2008 House Thinking and The Power of Place also by Gallagher. In comparison this book might seem a bit more "fluff," but it's as equally fascinating. Though I only recognize some of the designers Gallagher talks about, I do love bags and purses designer or not. 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