How many bags do you own? (the ones under you eyes don't enter the counting).
Probably more than one. Maybe more than 15, if you were part of the bag addict group that fashion marketers had the brilliant idea to create in the early 2000's. At that point they decided that the bag was not a lifetime item anymore but an "it-bag" that you should change each season. No matter if the bag, made of luxurious leather still looked as if it was new.
But luckily, consumers are not as sheep like as the industry hoped they would be and, even though P.Rs kept sending tons of bags to the stars so that they would display them in magazines, the bag hysteria (partially) vanished.
Nowadays, in occidental countries especially, people tend to go back to a more reasonable way of consuming fashion. They are bored of buying the item of the moment that will look outdated a few years after and prefer to buy timeless items they'll keep their whole life.
In terms of handbags, I'll say that it is cool to own different bags: one for each use.
And then, for each of this categories, you could have one classic bag, that'll match each and every outfit and one more creative bag that will twist your looks.
It shall be big enough to contain all that you need for work (slate, notebook, papers, glasses, etc).
It is the one you'll spend your entire day with, every weekday.
Therefore you first want to own one classic handbag that will match each and every of your outfits and will be solid enough not to get dirty or broken.
When you own that one, you could go for a second one which would be more fun, maybe with a color or a print.
It shall be in a very classic color and in a solid fabric.
My favorite? Thick black leather. It matches everything and ages well.
Brown leather or navy blue leather are also nice.
– Python bag with caramel (high end item). That print matches pretty much everything.
– Zebra leather tote bag (high end item at low price). Same, Zebra, matches pretty much everything since it is black and white, neutral colors.
Just to go for a drink, to the cinema, to the restaurant, etc.
It shall contain your money, id and stuff like that, cellphone, keys, a bit of makeup, tissues, maybe glasses, etc.
For a cocktail or a night out. Only to keep your cell, your keys and your credit card.
I like having fun clutches cause they add something to your outfit as would a jewel or a designer pair of shoes.
And they won't go out of style if you choose them as you would choose an artwork!
And you? What kind of bags do you own?
Awesome stuff! Personally, I like leather clutch bags.
Does anyone know the name of the LV bag in the top left picture? I'm in love!!
I own quite a few bags, over the last 10 years I might have collected over 20! I didn't count my most loved fabric grocery shopping bags into this number, this woud add another 10 or so.
I never understood things like "bag envy" and "It-Bag" and "Bag addiction". I always wear the ones I feel I like best, I need it to evoke joy and warm feelings simply to see and feel the structure, the surface, the fabric/leather, the colour. I know, I'm such a detail/surface/material lover!
My recent addition to my collection is a quite big real leather doctor bag in a roughed, used look: it was joyous love at first sight, and even if it's my most expensive one (130 €, it was originally 360 €!), I would have been willing to pay almost 200 for it.
What I've been wondering about: I already know this post – did you re-lauch it with some slight changes?
I'm afraid I own more bags than I should but except for one (which is my absolute favourite) they are all classic bags that I can still wear for a lot of years to come. I love matching them with my shoes, it's a pity that my favourite shoes and bag are a horrible combination though.
Je vous suis depuis un petit moment et j'adore vos articles !
Côté garde-robe, j'essaie de tendre vers le minimalisme et vos différents sujets m'aident beaucoup à trouver les pièces indispensables et les meilleures façons de les associer et de les mettre en valeur.
Génial ! Très inspirant comme toujours.
Hâte d'avoir un article sur la façon de porter et nouer ses foulards.
Merci! L'art de nouer les foulards chez moi c'est plutôt "à l'arrache" pour le côté cool.
Je suis egalement dans la meme mouvance.
Mon 24h le tres (trop) vu VB ( taille L). J' ai ete tres critique sur ce sac archi vu chez mais il est ultra pratique et je ne regrette pas . Toutefois, il reste un sac d'appoint ( un sac fourre tout).
Tous mes sacs ont des couleurs douces … Rien de tel pour donner la pêche a la grisaille ambiante !!!
Good trick with the strap removal.