to be put off Radley handbags

[lorelilee]

because of the ridiculous, 'cute' dog logo that hangs off them?

If you've got past the mind-boggling, obscene, outrageous price and the sort of people who carry them, then yes you are unreasonable to be put off by the dog........

They're not my cup of tea at all.

But I don't do 'cutesy' stuff really.

The dog is naff but they are stuck with it. The handbags are reasonably priced and quite well made. If you like that sort of thing. Mine was around £40 in the sale. I wouldn't spend hundreds on one.

The dogs are removable for a good reason.

They are hideous and I wouldn't buy one if it was the last handbag on earth. I really hate cutey pie clothes and accessories.

Hate them.

It's not the dog logo that puts me off but the 50 and 60-something women who carry them with a 'sassy' "I'm stylish, me" attitude. Cringe.

not all radley bags have the crappy dog thing on them.

i was choosing one for christmas and had no idea i had chosen a radley until i looked at the price label.

I just think they are the antithesis of style - why would any grown up want to pay upwards of £70 to look like an eight year old child?

I love my radleys

The world would be boring if we all liked the same fliss.

hmm, i have a black one. dog is removeable. it's not cutesy at all, v plain.
also have a travel bag which is perfect for hand luggage on flights. that is dark brown & plain.

i got them v cheap from outlet, don't have the dog showing & they're quite simple. i avoid the 'silly' ones. but they are really well made, last years and just seem to have the right kind of pockets & things i need to fit the crap in that i carry around.

what i really wouldn't want is a 'coach' bag, which has the label all over it.

Gramercy - My 50-something Mum buys Radley bags and purses exactly because they make her feel stylish!
Her granddaughter likes the dog on them too. It's not like she matches them with a cutsey pink hairbow and layered skirt. The rest of her is pretty much a standard M&S-JohnLewis-Monsoon hybrid.

They do seem well made, I must say, and in tones of dark brown and black, they never struck me as cute to be honest. Cute is anything from Clare's Accessories.

i think they are nice but would just remove the dog

tonyperottiusa.com I like these, they are availiable in the UK and are coloured with vegetable dye so are better for the environment (polishes halo).

I don't like radly very much.

If you're looking at a plain, sensible leather one, then the dogs are removable (or just tuck inside) and they aren't really 'cute', and rather long lasting and well made - but then they do have some stupid odd interesting things in their range...

Ummm, like this plastictrees?

I love my Radleys too, but only buy the 'sensible' ones without the pictures and cutesiness on them.

Like Kickass, I buy them the following season from the Radley outlet shops or Boundary Mill when they're a lot better value. I think that the leather is gorgeous and the styles are lovely

Can't stand. They are so neat. They make me a bit itchy.... !

i quite like the dogs. but i wouldn't buy the handbags because they are so dull to me!

I've got a passport cover thingie - please tell me that's not mumsy or just downright shameful? It's pink but I can't remember any more detail.. but there may be a hint of canine there

Yep, I am shallow enough to care what everybody else thinks!

I haven't used it yet but now I think if the booking-in clerk raises her eyebrows and sniffs discernably, I might just collapse in Terminal 2...

I have three, but I don't use them! I want to keep them nice in their dust bags, God knows why? They are well made and novelty.

But the grab handles really annoy me as I like to sling bags over my shoulder. I am mid forties, I shall have to start using them now if they are going out of fashion. My friend had one and I really liked it, was the fireside one, mainly green, about £140 I think. I love dogs so I think that's why I was drawn to them too.

I don't like them, there are far better quality bags for the money that aren't so obviously a 'label' which I'm afraid does make me cringe a bit.

Melika - you keep them in their bags and have never used them?

I know, I know, I like to keep them for best!

My Mum loves her Radley bags. Which says it all really.