Nate: Why do women have so many bags? You have one. You put all your junk in it, and that’s it. You’re done. Doug: Fashion is not about utility. An accessory is merely a piece of iconography used to express individual identity. . . . Amen. And yet there are still some who think me to be simply searching for some sort of justification for my predisposition for handbags. An unhealthy predisposition. Also known as an o b s e s s i o n for the frank. But my love for bags do extend beyond the materialistic reasonings – yes, I do love “pretty” [upon seeing the new Marc Jacobs bag, Lily squeals: “And it’s so prettyyyyyyy!”] things, but this obsession is also interlaced with an appreciation for bags. I believe the handbag to be an iconic symbol of independence and individuality for the woman. Of course you and I can go on about the actual history of it; how it was only men who carried variations of bags, then developed into a perfectly-coordinated-with-the-outfit accessory, then became un-matching in the early 1920s, etc. I shall leave dearest Wikipedia to explain that. My personal interpretation of the handbag’s…