Introduction [excerpt] Why study designer handbags as a communication problem, one might ask? Well, for the past few years this trend has exploded throughout the female population. Younger and younger girls are carrying handbags made by designers such as Coach, Fendi, Gucci, Prada, and Louis Vuitton (to name a few), which each can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. Workingwomen can afford to splurge on themselves from time to time, however, it is astonishing how many women are spending their hard earned...