women also wore more ornate drawstring bags, typically called "hamondeys" or "tasques", to display their social status. the 14th-century handbags evolved into wedding gifts from groom to bride. these medieval pouches were embroidered, often with depictions of love stories or songs. eventually, these pouches evolved into what is known as a "chaneries", which were used for gaming or food for falcons. during the renaissance, elizabethan england's fashions were more ornate than ever before. women's wore their pouches underneath the vast array of petticoats and men wore leather pockets or "bagges" inside their breeches. aristocrats began carrying "swete bagges" filled with sweet-smelling material to make up for poor hygiene.