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Zusatztext "...[a] jaunty meditation on the apotheosis of the designer handbag." Informationen zum Autor Winifred Gallagher is the author of House Thinking , Just the Way You Are (a New York Times Notable Book), Working on God , and Spiritual Genius . She has written for numerous publications, including Atlantic Monthly , Rolling Stone , and the New York Times . She lives in Manhattan and Dubois, Wyoming. Klappentext 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." 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. Zusammenfassung 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." 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. ...
