In Mitzi Rozeboom's home workshop, her leather purses have had a previous life. Some are cut and sewn out of cowhides. They have straps that once held up someone's pants. They may have even been a ...

The gentleman who called to tell me about this story sounded ever so slightly uncomfortable on the telephone. He began to talk about a woman in his community who is making cloth purses for young girls ...

People have been using handbags since ancient times. 18th-century "purses" were actually pockets. Designer "status bags" originated in the '50s. If you keep your whole life in your purse, it's easy to ...