Straw Bags, Hobo Bags, Tote Bags & Summer Handbags

Fashion Tidbit: The Hobo Bag is a style of handbag made from soft material that slumps, or slouches, when set down. Historically hobo bags are shoulder bags with crescent shape. Modern version of this popular women's accessory has zippered top closure and comes in many different sizes and shapes.

Another Fashion Tidbit: Wicker comes from different natural materials that handbag manufacturers converts into the most sought after items of fashion and design. Some of the most common wicker raw materials include reed, rattan and bamboo. The word wicker is believed to be of Scandinavian origin. "Wika" which means to bend in Swedish, and "vikker" meaning willow. By definition wicker means any sort of hard woven plant fiber formed into a useful object. Wicker also refers to a construction technique where slender flexible branches or twigs are woven around a coarser frame.