What features do you like in a purse?

Any woman will tell you: You can’t buy a handbag for anyone else. An evening bag, yes. A tote, no problem.

But, The Bag, the one you carry every day, is a deeply personal item. It’s a private sanctuary that only its owner is allowed to visit.

For this reason, each of us has a particular set of prerequisites: this kind of zipper compartment, that kind of strap, this size, that weight.

We’d like to hear from you: What features must you have in a handbag?

Be specific: How many pockets does it have? Are they inside or outside? What’s it made of: leather, microfiber, nylon, denim? How and where does it fasten? Does it have a zipper? How big is it? What color?

We’d also like to hear your handbag secrets and successes, anecdotes that shed light on why handbags are so important to us, and why we’re so picky about them.

Write us at: Handbags, Island Life, Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Or fax: 525-8055. Or e-mail our Island Style correspondent (paularath@aol.com).

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