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The ‘Perfect’ Handbag, According to Women in Their 20s, 30s, 40s and 70s - WSJ

WHAT DO millennials, Gen Xers and boomers have in common? An appreciation for pocket-laden handbags. Interviews with style-savvy New Yorkers of different ages and luxury retailers proved that most everyone craves purse pockets. Except, perhaps, for fashion entrepreneur Linda Rodin, 75. She’d prefer to skip a bag altogether. Not because she doesn’t like purses (“I used to buy bags all the time!” she said) but because she abhors lugging extra weight. “I do need a bag for certain things,” such as her lipstick, mirror and pout-shaped cosmetics pouch, she conceded. For her, incredible lightness trumps plentiful pockets. 

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The ‘Perfect’ Handbag, According to Women in Their 20s, 30s, 40s and 70s - WSJ

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