Large bags can be harmful to your posture. My wife had a marc Jacobs bag, full leather that weighed a ton. Even though she spent good money on it, loved the design, it was like hiking with a weekend backpack, except to one side. The leather bags tend to have heavy details. Ive recently saw articles about why bags have become lighter, indicated iphones have replaced many pieceds carried. I’m not sure I buy that. Maybe women just want to lighten the load, because life has been a heavy load lately.

My wife began a handbag company about a year ago called SAM HARVEY. Now she designs bags for http://www.sam-harvey.com which are lightweight. If your bag is lighter, you can carry those few extra things. We have had some of our users even mention that.

I personally went through a similar process. Even though men dont carry purses, we do carry wallets. I have in the last year gone to a slimer wallet and went through what items I use daily. For example, why carry membership cards to the zoo, art museum, children museum, grocery store, etc. Most places do have a computer system with this information and you can always bring a card which is usually a planned event anyhow. I have considerably lightened my load. I even stopped carrying change, leaving it in my car for those meters I occasionally need.

Maybe some of us are just getting better at carrying things around.

Jeff Serbin