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    What your bag-holding style says about you

    It contains the most valuable items in a woman's life—keys, iPhone, wallet, and lip gloss, just to name a few—yet many of us don't realize that how we hold our bags speaks volumes about our personalities. Body language expert Patti Wood outlined for Refinery29 the 10 most popular methods for holding a purse and what it says about you.  - By Elise Sole

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      The Hands-Free: Multi-taskers take note! This stance may free up your paws to get stuff done but in the process you're being swallowed whole by your bag (ahem, Olson twins). "The girl who wears a hands-free bag willingly covers up her silhouette and outfit. It's useful, but it also shows you're slightly dorky. I see this a lot with young women," says Wood.
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      The Hands-Free: Multi-taskers take note! This stance may free up your paws to get stuff done but in the process you're being swallowed whole by your bag (ahem, Olson twins). "The girl who wears a hands-free bag willingly covers up her silhouette and outfit. It's useful, but it also shows you're slightly dorky. I see this a lot with young women," says Wood.

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