https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:19:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130379 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:44:29 +0000 Nicole D 1130379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I avoid crossbody bags...not sure if it is because I'm tall or I just prefer shoulder bags. &nbsp;I'm a big Rebecca Minkoff bag fan: the mini MAB (although the drop is a bit short if I am wearing a heavy jacket), the cupid... I think tall women can generally wear bigger n=handbags and should avoid wee ones unless it's a clutch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130210 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:02:40 +0000 rute 1130210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Big totes and big clutches! You can go smaller also, if you have a party, you can go for a small party clutch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130207 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:58:51 +0000 April 1130207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm 5'2" but I have a tall sister and have one observation from seeing her bag choices: on a tall frame,&nbsp;a small bag can definitely look too small. &nbsp;</p> <p>At 5'10", I would embrace the opportunity to go as big as you like.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130162 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 07:02:22 +0000 lyn* 1130162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not terribly short for being asian - 5'7" - but I find that cross body bags or those with really long straps (like messenger style) do look a little wonky on me. I prefer a satchel type or something I can wear over my shoulders. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130158 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 06:53:36 +0000 Gigi 1130158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I remember correctly, Imogen Lamport, on her Inside Out Style blog, had a post on scale of handbags. You could run over to her blog and do a search if you're interested. (I'm very short, so I have the opposite problem.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130139 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 06:15:20 +0000 jamieyh 1130139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Girls, how about the handbag on the following link:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vogueplaza.com/bags-and-purses/shoulders-and-cross-bodies/london-style-cross-body-messenger-shoulder-bag-blue.html">http://www.vogueplaza.com/bags.....-blue.html</a><br />Personally, i love it very much. I guess it will fit you well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130134 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:57:26 +0000 Marillen 1130134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just assume we can rock any size bag! :P</p> <p>Large totes are no problem, I know some tall girls worry that small clutches make them look bigger but I don't see it.&nbsp; Maybe the length of a shoulder bag strap is the only thing I personally think about, making sure it doesn't sit too low or high, but that's about it.&nbsp; </p> <p>For (5' 11") me personally I care more about color and structure of a bag than how it looks on me&nbsp;compared to shorter women.&nbsp; I use mostly medium-ish bags that I can sling over the shoulder and fit a sketchbook in.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130104 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:06:28 +0000 Beth Ann 1130104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome, Jeannette!&nbsp; Unfortunately, at 5'6", I'm not an expert at managing handbooks for women of great height.&nbsp; I have learned that an adjustable shoulder strap is key for me, since I'm particular about where a handbag sits.&nbsp; </p> <p>If your goal is breaking up your height, a crossbody satchel might work well.&nbsp; Perhaps something like this one from Banana Republic.&nbsp; Mary K has a similar bag in red.</p> <p><a href="http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=85207&amp;vid=1&amp;pid=950213002" rel="nofollow">http://bananarepublic.gap.com/.....=950213002</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130051 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 03:50:18 +0000 Echo 1130051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would bet that the size of the bag in relation to the size of the person means more. In other words, while we all sometimes carry what is convenient regardless of what flatters, smaller people tend to look swamped by large (especially large and unstructured) bags, and larger people tend to look even larger against tiny, cross-body swingpacks.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think if you find the size that looks best next to you, you could probably carry almost any style - a shoulder bag or satchel or clutch. In my mind, a cross-body bag is purely for practical purposes and not everyday, though others would differ with me on that point. If you like a shoulder bag, try to find one where the bag falls so that your elbow is about in the middle of the body of the bag. Those styles don't have the long straps that look odd on some people, but they aren't underarm-huggers that are tough to carry on the shoulder, either.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1130044 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 03:40:38 +0000 Suz 1130044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeanette!! Yay! Welcome!&nbsp;</p> <p>I somehow missed this thread when it came up but I am bumping for some of our other tall members.&nbsp;</p> <p>Not long ago, Cocolion had a really interesting thread about scale of handbags and fashion backpacks. As a relatively shorter woman she found that she had to make "translations" from the website -- what looked just right on the models would totally overwhelm her. I'm the same height as she is and I find that a shopper bag, for me, is the scale of a tote bag. A tote bag looks like a suitcase on me.&nbsp;</p> <p>I happen to know that Jeanette has a rectangular body shape. I'll bet that's a factor as much as anything. A really long strap would make a long vertical line and would seem to unbalance. How about a cross body bag? Or a shorter strapped shoulder bag? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1127192 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:57:31 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1127192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. I'm 5'9" and I have occasionally found shoulder bags that I can't sling over my shoulder with one hand, because the strap is too short. Besides avoiding those I haven't thought about height vs bags that much - I suppose the usual advice to keep your bag in scale to your build would apply, but I'm, in the end, a function over form person most of the time so it's not like I'm going to carry around a bag bigger than I need just so it doesn't look weird. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1127124 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:15:15 +0000 viva 1127124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have an answer for you but am so intrigued to find out what advice you get from others, because I have a daughter who is 5'10" -- and I have never thought about this!!!! <br />Welcome to YLF! I hope you have as much fun here as I do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/handbags-for-tall-women#post-1127109 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:08:13 +0000 Jeanette Lynes 1127109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi All, I'm new to YLF, thanks to my dear<br />friend Susan Olding (who always looked<br />fabulous). So please forgive me if this<br />has already been discussed many times.<br />I'm 5' 10" and love handbags. But I have<br />never been sure what style of purse&nbsp;<br />suits someone of my height. Sometimes<br />a long-handled shoulder bag makes<br />me look *too* tall or out of balance,or<br />something. I'd love to hear advice on<br />this. I have many purses but lately<br />can't seem to find one that I really feel<br />'at home' with, if you know what I mean. </p>