Women are always looking for a new bag. That may be a stereotype, but it’s true. As women, we may love the bag we have, but we never get tired of looking for that perfect one. The one that goes with everything, carries everything we need, feels great and looks great. As women, we also have a variety of different roles and personalities that we put on and take off throughout the day. The bag needs to fit them all.
A messenger bag is that bag. We can fit everything into it, but it’s also stylish, comfortable to wear, and it crosses the boundaries of personality differences. Messenger bags really are convenience with style.
Carry it all
Messenger bags are more than a fashion accessory; they carry all the things we need. They started out as a bag used by couriers or workmen to carry mail or tools. They have a great history of use by many groups of diverse people, from men to women — from foot soldiers in the civil war carrying messages and packages, to women in the hill villages of Thailand who carry food and other necessities.
From that beginning, they are now worn and used by everyone, from students to office workers. They can carry papers, laptops, books, lunch, gym clothes, baby items, and all the necessities of the day. They are usually rectangular-shaped with a fold over flap to keep the bag closed. Everything that we need is at easy reach with a messenger bag, so it’s no wonder they fit everyone.
Comfortable to wear
Messenger bags fit over the shoulder so that the weight being carried isn’t all one sided. Women know that carrying even a medium weight shoulder bag every day can lead us to sore shoulders, stiff muscles and an aching back. A cross-body bag, that is, a messenger bag, distributes that weight across our whole body, making it easier to bear. The bag balances nicely, and it doesn’t move around as much or slide off the shoulder in that irritating way that bags can when our hands are full of shopping or when we are trying to sign something on the go. All we have to do when we need to take something from it is to lift the flap and remove the item.
Don’t forget stylish
They are stylish because they are so versatile. They can be made from canvas like the originals, leather for the more professional look, and even silk for an evening out. They can look funky with buckles, tassels, jewels, or skull pins. They can be pretty with thin straps, chain straps, soft colors or feminine accessories. Or, they can be masculine, in brown or black leather, with plain stylings. That makes them a bag for everyone and every activity we indulge in.
Messenger bags are a bag with a history. That’s what makes them so cool and stylish. One thing they are not is elegant, and neither are we, most of the time. They are hip, trendy, masculine in a feminine way or feminine in a masculine way, and they keep on getting better and more stylish the longer we wear them. A messenger bag is a personal statement — it’s the bag that becomes a part of us. That front flap makes a great artist’s canvas for buttons, pins, even your own artwork. They look great in vintage style so they won’t ever go out of fashion.
Take it everywhere
Take your bag with you wherever you go. If you go to school, choose a canvas bag, a lycra bag, or if you want a bit more style, try a leather one. A leather bag is good for the office, but so is a wild and funky one. They always look good. And guess what, women, they work for men too. As a casual, masculine-as-you-want-it-to-be, funky carry-all fashion accessory, they work just as well for men as they do for women.
So, whoever we are, whatever our lifestyle, a messenger bag will take us there, and it will provide us with room to carry everything that we need. A messenger bag will work within our lifestyle, providing convenience with style for all of our styles, all of our purposes, all of our personalities. It’s the bag that is always in style because of its versatility.