Handcraft Museum in Deggendorf near Munich has dedicated an entire exhibition to the handbag.
Handbag makers have begun giving their products names since women identify themselves through their handbags.
Women feel that with certain outfits, the purse is more important than their clothes.
It can articulate more about a woman than her shoes and because the accessory has become so important, handbags are challenging shoes as the top-ranking object of desire among women going on a shopping spree.
It is also considered as a best friend, a status symbol and a mirror of character.
Trend among woman is wearing an evening dress or suit to sport a leather bag that would match their colored outfit.