Monogram purses can either reflect the monogram of the designer, or your own monogram for a personal touch. In fact, a personalized monogrammed purse can be a walking ad for your business – after all, your image is everything.

Monogrammed purses at one time used to have just one or two initials. Over time however, the three-letter monogram (and sometimes more) has become the standard layout. Interesting stuff monograms. Even more so when it comes to the placement of the initials on the monogram purse. What order do they go in? This amazingly is a major controversy. To make a long story a bit shorter, three initials or more going on a monogrammed purse are usually put in order of the man’s initial first (if this is a marriage situation), his last name second and the wife’s initial next, from left to right. Now, the other option is to just use your own initials and save yourself some major headaches when you order a monogrammed personalized purse.

So far we’ve been talking mostly about your personal initials, but you will also find company initials (based an a person’s name usually) on many items, from purses to luggage. For instance Louis Vuitton. Vuitton was a Paris trunk maker in 1854, who became famous for his designer luggage, handbags and accessories. You’ll know an authentic Louis Vuitton monogram purse because it will have the LV signature gray Trianon canvas.

Usually, monograms are associated with leather purses, but in this day and age, just about anything can be and is monogrammed. If you have a denim purse monogram that is classic and tasteful, or even a tad unusual, it’s still perfectly acceptable nonetheless. Speaking of fun purses, imagine a Buckhead fun monogrammed purse and where you could go in fashionable style sporting your catch. Fun purses are just that, unique, alive, vibrant, and lively bags that look smashing with that final touch of class – the monogram. Bags also include totes for all occasions, so why not use monogrammed totes? Purse totes, a nice and convenient combination of tote and purse are also in the running for a stylish set of initials.

Monograms have been with us at least as far back as ancient Greek times, and possibly may lay claim to Egyptian heritage. The prevailing wisdom is Greek, because the word monogram is derived from two Greek words. 'Mono' meaning sole, and 'gram' meaning letter, giving the definition of being two or more letters interwoven, being an abbreviation of a name. Whatever the origins, it’s a practice that has remained with us over the years and is still going strong.